Systemic Stakeholder Analysis - Background on the methodology and its application within the Bio-Mo-D project

Abstract A multitude of stakeholders, encompassing various sectors, are involved in the modernization of ecosystem-related reporting in Germany at both corporate and national levels. The Bio-Mo-D project aims to identify pathways towards these objectives and recognize key stakeholders and their roles. Employing an explorative stakeholder model aids in comprehending the factors facilitating and hindering each objective, as well as the interconnections between them and the roles played by numerous stakeholders. A refined descriptive model further illustrates generic dynamics, facilitating the identification of major stakeholders along impact chains. This enhanced understanding of processes, triggers, and dynamics enables the Bio-Mo-D project to identify e.g. potential advocacy coalitions, underscoring the significance of pilot applications in catalyzing the dynamics of reinforcing feedback loops in the mainstreaming process and the need for feasible science-policy-interfaces.