About
Team

CEO

Dr. Carsten Zielke

Head of CSR Analysis

Yvonne Walocha

Project Manager

Marie Zielke

CSR Analyst

Susanna Breyer

CSR Analyst

Emilie Pitchot

CSR Analyst

Sebastian Stangassinger

CSR Analyst

Fabian Haramustek

Mission
Our mission is to support financial institutions in their sustainability journey and contribute to the channel of financial flows towards relevant sustainable economic activities. We believe that the financial sector has a central role in leading the transition and can leverage a substantial contribution to addressing the global challenges of our times.
While aiming aim to deliver a positive impact on society through our projects we always seek to develop new methodologies considering the latest market and regulatory developments to create valuable inputs and outcomes for our clients.

We are a young team passionate about sustainable finance and ESG matters. We keep ourselves up to date with the latest development in the field in Europe and globally.

Research Consult

Zielke Research Consult is a consultancy firm specializing in financial and ESG analysis founded in 2013. We support insurance companies, banks, and institutional investors in dealing with the changing regulatory environment in the areas of CSR and financial reporting. With our professional team of experts and over 27 years of experience, we provide our clients with independent research and analysis based on proven expertise in asset-liability management. We are always up to date on the latest trends in financial and sustainability accounting standards and regulations to provide our clients with tailored and needs-based advice. Our expertise enables us to qualify financial products as sustainable following the SFDR. We advise our clients on their investments and products portfolio in this matter. Our label is used by the leading insurance broker provider in Germany (Morgen&Morgen).

Our managing partner, Dr. Carsten Zielke, is a member of international committees such as the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and FinDaTex. Therefore, we are the link (nexus) between our clients and decision-makers.

Dr. Carsten Zielke

Dr. Carsten Zielke, born in 1968, is married, has two children and is an avid triathlete. He studied in Paris and Göttingen and received his PhD in insurance economics. After three years as a consultant in Paris, he spent ten years at WestLB, where he was head of insurance research. After two years as an advisor at Bear Stearns, he joined Société Générale in 2008, where he was Managing Director responsible for the Institutional Insurance Advisory business for Germany and Austria. In April 2013, Dr. Zielke set up his own business and now heads Zielke Research Consult GmbH, based in Aachen-Kornelimünster, which specializes in independent insurance analysis, asset-liability management consulting and regulatory lobbying. He holds a mandate with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group in Brussels, advising the European Commission on financial reporting issues. In addition, he and his father, Mr. Manfred Zielke, a retired forestry director, have started a Luxembourg-based fund that invests in German and Austrian forests to make them more resilient to climate change.

© 2022 Zielke Research Consult GmbH
© 2022 Zielke Research Consult GmbH

Welcome to our new website!

We are thrilled  to announce that our new website is finally online! It comes with more, better structured content  in an all new design and many new features like the newsroom. Right now the website is available in english only, but a German and French version are already in development!

In case you experience any technical issues or want to give us feedback about anything, feel free to use the new contact page, we are happy to hear from you!

Enjoy your visit!