The core mission for our companies is to do business successfully and innovatively and, with that, to ­secure the ­livelihoods ­and prosperity of our societies. ­At the same time, industry is supremely invested in ­sustainably preserving the natural resources of our planet and strengthening the rule of law as the basis of our success. With its proposals, the BDI contributes to the debate about responsibility in economic relations with ­autocratic countries.