Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung established

The expansion of the foundation’s project work results in a steadily growing number of publications.The Bertelsmann Stiftung founds Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, its own publishing house, in 1985 to document its project work and share it with interested parties and the public. In 2014 the catalogue contains around 150 print titles and 230 e-books, covering the areas of education, social affairs, economics, politics and medicine, with some 20 new titles appearing each year.


Bertelsmann Stiftung employs staff of five

As of the end of 1985, the Bertelsmann Stiftung employs a staff of five.


Conference on "Placing productive resources in employees' hands"

Together with the state government of Lower Saxony and AGP, an association for promoting worker-management relations, the Bertelsmann Stiftung organizes a conference on the subject on October 17, 1985. Leading representatives from politics, business and academia gather in Hannover to discuss past experiences and new approaches.