Terra Institute

Terra Institute GmbH is a sustainability consultancy founded in 2010 and headquartered in Italy, with a self-described international and interdisciplinary team of purpose-driven consultants. The firm positions itself as a pragmatic partner for sustainable and digital transformation, supporting companies across Europe and worldwide for more than 15 years. Its service portfolio spans sustainability reporting, strategic alignment, ESG training, CO₂ measurement and reduction, circular economy, innovation, data and AI solutions, as well as supply chain and biodiversity management. The company works on both the "outer dimension" of strategy, methods and processes and the "inner dimension" of leadership mindset and corporate culture, describing its approach as integral and systemic. It serves companies that want to communicate credibly, act meaningfully and be authentically sustainable, and it also offers tailored ESG solutions for tax advisors and auditors, including consulting, further education and software solutions. Terra Institute's leadership includes founders Günther Reifer (CEO and consultant for purpose, finance and circularity) and Evelyn Oberleiter (CEO and consultant for leadership, organizational and personal development). The team also includes CFO Jasmin Kerschbaumer and a range of senior consultants and country managers covering areas such as international business development, finance, mobility, SDGs, climate, natural hazards, ecology, product sustainability leadership and CSRD process support. The firm is privately held and operates from Italy, with a Country Manager Germany role indicating activity in the German market alongside its broader European and global reach. Its website is terra-institute.eu.

Terra Institute GmbH was founded in 2010 and has dedicated itself from the outset to accompanying companies toward sustainable business practices. According to its own account, it has been serving as a pragmatic partner for sustainable and digital transformation for more than 15 years, supporting companies in Europe and worldwide. The firm describes itself as a highly specialized, interdisciplinary and international team of purpose-driven consultants. Its approach combines work on strategies, methods and processes (the "outer dimension") with work on leadership mindset and corporate culture (the "inner dimension"), based on the conviction that the separation between outer and inner is ultimately fictitious. This led Terra Institute to adopt an integral and systemic approach to transformation support and sustainability consulting. Over time, the firm's service portfolio has expanded to include sustainability reporting, strategic alignment, ESG training, CO₂ measurement and reduction, circular economy, innovation, data and AI solutions, and supply chain and biodiversity management. It also developed tailored ESG offerings for tax advisors and auditors, including consulting, further education and software solutions. The company is led by its founders Günther Reifer and Evelyn Oberleiter, both serving as CEOs and consultants, supported by CFO Jasmin Kerschbaumer and a team of senior consultants and country managers. A Country Manager Germany role reflects the firm's engagement in the German-speaking market alongside its broader European and international activities.

• 2010

  Terra Institute GmbH founded, dedicated from the outset to accompanying companies toward sustainable business.

• Company reports serving as a pragmatic partner for sustainable and digital transformation for more than 15 years.

A pragmatic partner for sustainable and digital transformation, combining integral and systemic consulting across strategy, processes, leadership mindset and corporate culture.

• Sustainability consulting

  Consulting to establish a sustainability strategy and navigate regulations and laws.

• ESG training

  Targeted in-company ESG training to build knowledge and awareness of sustainability.

• ESG solutions for tax advisors and auditors

  Tailored consulting, further education and software solutions for tax advisors and auditors.

• Circular economy advisory

  Advisory on circular economy as the most sustainable form of economic activity.

• CO₂ measurement and reduction

  Services for measuring and reducing CO₂ emissions.

• Data and AI solutions

  Data and AI solutions supporting sustainable and digital transformation.

• Supply chain and biodiversity management

  Management services for supply chains and biodiversity.

1. 1Homepage - Terra Instituteterra-institute.eu
2. 2ÜBER UNS - Terra Instituteterra-institute.eu
3. 3Terra Institute GmbH - Wikidatawikidata.org