January 15, 2000
Establishment of “Forum für Verantwortung – Stiftung für wissenschaftliche und nachberufliche Bildung” (Forum for Responsibility – Foundation for Scientific and Post-Professional Education) by the founder and CEO Klaus Wiegandt. The purpose of the foundation is “to promote education and science in order to enable people to act with insight and responsibility”. Founding Board of Trustees: Arno Krause (+), Annette Maas, Hans-Dieter Metz (+)
2006
The name of the foundation is shortened to “Forum for Responsibility”. “Courage for Sustainability”, the joint educational initiative of the ASKO Europa-Stiftung, the European Academy Otzenhausen and the Forum for Responsibility, is launched.
2010
Anne Wiegandt appointed to the Board of Trustees
2011
Constituent meeting of the newly founded “Sustainable Development” support group in December
2014
Jürgen Kerwer appointed to the Board of Trustees
2015
To mark the 15th anniversary of the foundation, the Foundation Report
2015 “From evolution to sustainability 2000 – 2015” is presented.
2016
To mark the 10th anniversary of the educational initiative “Courage for Sustainability”
the anthology “Courage for Sustainability. 10 Ways into the Future” (A Sustainable Future – 12 Key Areas of Global Concern) is published in German and English (S. Fischer / Haus Publishing)
2020
20 years of the Forum for Responsibility
2022
Publication of 3 GRAD MEHR by oekom, 10,000 copies sold in the first half of the year
2023
Klaus Wiegandt retires from operational business as a member of the Management Board and moves to the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees elects a new, honorary Board of Directors:
Thomas Fell (Chairman), Anne Wiegandt, Jürgen Kerwer
Board of Trustees: Klaus Wiegandt (Chairman), Hans-Werner Scherer (Deputy Chairman), newly appointed by the founder: Marie Kremer, Christian Falkowski, Dr. Stefan Kroll
2024
The founder Klaus Wiegandt turns 85.
English edition of 3 DEGREES MORE published by Springer Nature/New York as a print edition and in Open Access: 3 Degrees More – The Impending Hot Season and How Nature Can. Help us Prevent it; 164,000 clicks in the first year
2025
25 years of Forum for Responsibility
The Spiegel bestseller 3 GRAD MEHR is published as an updated new edition in paperback by Goldmann Verlag (Penguin Random House publishing group).
