# PIM Group > PIM Project Initiation Management GmbH (Muenster, Germany) is the holding of a focused group of water and energy brands. > PIM owns the group's brands, intellectual property and standards. It offers no market services itself. ## Brands (in group order) - DESALFACTS - Information and Data (desalination knowledge platform, 139,800+ entries): https://www.desalfacts.de - DME - The Water Desalination Institute (independent assessment and advisory): https://www.di-dme.de - Desalination Academy - Education for Technology, Business and Policy (since 2003): https://www.pim-germany.eu/desalination-academy/ - WH2O - Technology for Energy and Water (components, plant sub-systems, retrofit, project execution) - MemRe - Materials and Raw Resources (membrane recycling; currently undergoing realignment): https://www.memre.de ## Standards - CDT-24, Classification of Desalination Technologies: a PIM Group standard, applied by DME and DESALFACTS ## Languages - German and English (language links on every page)