Dr. Richard Scholz

Shaping Impact Accounting & Decision-Making | Bridging Economics, Sustainability & Business Strategy | Head of Impact Analysis @ WifOR

Greater Leipzig Area

About

As Head of Impact Analysis at WifOR, I develop approaches to make impact transparent, comparable, and decision-relevant across organizations and industries. My mission is to help establish impact accounting as a global standard — enabling companies to go beyond financial metrics and integrate sustainability into core decision-making. I work at the intersection of economics, sustainability, and strategy, supporting: - multinational companies - development banks and institutions - associations and public stakeholders My focus is on translating complex macroeconomic models into practical tools for decision-makers. This includes quantifying impacts along global value chains — from raw materials to final products — and making them usable for strategy, reporting, and transformation. Ultimately, my work aims to enable a shift toward economic systems where performance, transparency, and responsibility are aligned. I am particularly interested in collaborating with organizations that: - want to embed sustainability into core business decisions - aim to understand their full value contribution - seek to lead in impact-driven strategy and reporting Open to exchange on impact accounting, ESG strategy, and sustainable transformation

Experience

  • WifOR Institute (9 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Impact Analysis
      Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • Senior Researcher
      Jul 2017 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Lecturer at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Darmstadt
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

    Nachhaltige Entwicklung als unternehmerische Chance

  • Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft at Fraunhofer IMW
    Mar 2009 - Jun 2013 · 4 yrs 4 mos