EUROPEAN
SUSTAINABILITY WEEK
Königswinter/Bonn
Objective
Built on Trust. Driven by Insight. Focused on Impact.
The European Sustainability Week 2026, organized by EUPD Group, provides a unique platform to discuss the latest national and international developments in sustainability. Over three days, industry pioneers, expert councils, and committees will come together to explore actionable solutions and drive meaningful change.
Each day combines conference sessions with Top Voices on one main stage, interactive breakout sessions, and an exhibition area for solution providers, allowing participants to discover innovative approaches, exchange ideas, and connect with peers.
The European Sustainability Week attracts a diverse audience, including energy industry professionals, ESG leaders, and experts in corporate social responsibility and workplace health management. Attendees can expand their knowledge, gain insights from thought leaders, and explore the latest solutions driving sustainability across industries.
Overview
Day 1 | Nov, 23
Monday
Environmental Forum
English
The Environmental Forum kicks off the European Sustainability Week with an in-depth look at the markets, technologies, and policies shaping the energy and environmental transition.
Industry leaders, solution providers, and market analysts come together to discuss what is scalable, what is bankable, and what’s coming next – grounded in real market insights rather than hype.
The day concludes with the EUPD Group’s Annual Impact Dinner 2026. Attendance is strictly by invitation, offering a unique opportunity to network with top performers and industry leaders.
Day 2 | Nov, 24
Tuesday
09 AM – 10 PM CET
ESG Summit
English
The ESG Summit brings together decision-makers from business, finance, and regulation to explore how ESG is evolving from compliance to strategy.
Through market-driven insights, expert panels, and breakout sessions, the summit focuses on what truly matters for competitiveness, investment decisions, and long-term value creation.
Day 3 | Nov, 25
Wednesday
09 AM – 2 PM
Social Forum
German
The Pulse of Progress - ESW 2025 Highlights
QUOTES
SPEAKERS 2025
Dr. Robert Habeck
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
Federal Chairman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (2018-2022)
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
CEO, Sustain Plus GmbH / Managing Director, SRH Institut für Innovation & Nachhaltigkeit / President, Club of Budapest Germany
Ralph Thurm
Managing Director, r3.0
Dr. Frank Grieger
Product Owner green.screen, Arvato Systems GmbH
Dr. Natalie Lotzmann
Global VP People & Culture | Organizational Growth & Health, Chief Medical Officer, Global Head of Health, Safety & Well-Being, SAP SE
Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel
Chair of Environmental/Resource Economics and Sustainability at Ruhr University Bochum
Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Melanie Kubin-Hardewig
VP Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG
Prof. Dr. Volker Nürnberg
Partner, BearingPoint
Adina Deacu
Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellow, Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) at GFZ
Rüdiger Meyer
Co-Founder, eva service GmbH
Gelkha Buitrago
Director Sector Standards, GRI
David Dohmen
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, OCELL GmbH
Santa Meyer-Nandi
Co-Founder FindingSustainia
Member of the Climate Innovation Fund (Stuttgart)
Erich Maurer
CEO, Energieagentur Nordbayern GmbH
Tabea Roser-Hofmann
Sustainable Energy (M.Sc.), Energieagentur Nordbayern GmbH
Alexander Kraemer
Founder, sustainability people company
Dr. Anna Katharina Meyer
Co-Founder, FindingSustainia
Member of the Club of Rome (German chapter)
Timothy Bankroff
Principal Consultant, DNV
Kerstin Meschke
M.Sc. Public Health – Health Education and Promotion, BG prevent GmbH
Dr. Axel Hesse
Managing Director, SD-M GmbH
Sarah Hildebrand
Project Coordinator CASE | FH Personal, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Jamal Miah
Principal Consultant, ESG & Sustainability, DNV
Elea Erdtmann
Partnership Manager, ZukunftMoor
Lucas Gerrits
Co-Founder and Managing Director, ZukunftMoor
Raya Makawi
Advisor – Government Affairs, ESG & Sustainability
Christian Carow
Co-Founder, Mindfulness Project Thailand
Andrea Sternisko
Partner Regulatory Advisory | Sustainability Reporting & Governance | ESG Reporting Advisory, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Prof. Holger Pfaff
IFOS – Institut für Organisationsdiagnostik & Sozialforschung | Universität zu Köln
Elisabeth Kraut
Founder, 7stepssolution
Katja Keller
Market Unit Lead Sustainability Deutschland, SAP Deutschland SE & Co.KG
Sebastian Hopp
Managing Director, Grubengold GmbH
Dr. Daniel Dahm
Managing Director, United Sustainability GmbH
Katja Wachter
Sustainability Program Manager, EcoVadis
Mario Rieder
Dipl. Sports Scientist (German Sport University Cologne) | Entrepreneur for Healthy Living Environment, Education, and Digitalization, Unternehmen Bewegung
Edina Sewell
Sustainability Principal MEE, SAP Deutschland SE & Co.KG
Dr. Max Koentopp
Global Business Segment Manager PV Power Plants, TÜV Rheinland Solar GmbH
Lucas Porsch
Head of Requestors EMEA, CDP
Florian Meyer-Delpho
Co-Founder & CSO, F&F energy innovations GmbH
Bryan Liu
Founder & CEO, Zendure
Lydia Eckhard
Partner, Deloitte Consulting GmbH & Managing Director, Deloitte Sustainability & Climate GmbH
Daniel Schmitz-Remberg
Founder & Managing Partner, DSR & Partners – Climate Adaptation Advisory
Jan Zöller
Co-CEO, KATE Umwelt & Entwicklung e.V.
Lisa Heiche
Corporate Health Expert, Viega GmbH & Co KG
Markus Hermann
Sustainability Manager, Klüber Lubrication Group
Aida Jukas
Senior Referent Strategy & Development, GLS Bank eG
Prof. Dr. Holger Hoppe
Program Director Sustainability and Environmental Management, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Ralf Betkerowitz
Chief Product Officer Europe, Pylon Technologies
Joachim Goldbeck
Founder & Shareholder, Goldbeck Solar
Mark Poutsma
Country Director Netherlands & Luxembourg, SolaX Power Europe GmbH
Michael Strobel
Business Director Europe, Great Power
Fabian Raschke
Co-Founder & CEO, ESGbot
Björn Maurer
Head of Innovation Management, BG prevent GmbH
Dr. Ingo Dahm
Founder & CEO, capacura GmbH
Julian Yogeshwar
CEO, just forward
Dr. Colin Bien
Co-Founder & CEO, WeShyft GmbH
Jacqueline Lyra
Solution Advisory Sustainability, SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG
Bernardo Lazo
Head of Climate – Namene Solar
Steffen Johann Hubert
Director External Affairs & Sustainability, Seven.One Entertainment Group /
Chair Sustainability Standards Committee, IAB Europe
AGENDA | ESG Summit 2025
Moderated by Philipp Bächstädt
- Rotunda
- Banquet hall
- Exhibition
- BreakOut Sessions
Welcome Speech
Proven through Integrity & Transparency
Powered by Intelligence & Innovation
Realized in Performance & Community
Session 1 – Diversity – Inklusion
Welcome Speech
Session 1
Session 2
Moderators
Philipp Bächstädt
TV-Presenter | Leadership Coach
Dr. Anna Katharina Meyer
Co-Founder, FindingSustainia
Member of the Club of Rome (German chapter)
Anna Graf
Innovation Lead Emerging Tech, Arvato Systems GmbH
Ludovica Principato
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Roma Tre University
Julia Züleyha Pohl
Director Research Operations, EUPD Group
Ali Arfa
Senior Data Manager, EUPD Research
Markus A.W. Hoehner
Founder & CEO, EUPD Group
Sponsors 2025
Topics | ESG Summit
Industry and commerce account for around 40% of the EU’s energy use — making them central to decarbonisation. Technologies like photovoltaics, hydrogen, battery storage, and virtual power plants are moving from pilot to scalable infrastructure. Smart grids and AI-driven energy management reshape supply for commercial and industrial customers, while climate adaptation and mitigation strategies build resilience across operations. As geopolitical shifts accelerate, energy self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative grounded in real market insights and bankability — not hype.
The idea behind a circular economy is to use resources in a sustainable and efficient way by reusing them in a continuous cycle. Instead of a conventional linear economic system where resources are thrown away after being used, products and materials are reused in new products and materials at the end of their life. This avoids waste, resources are used for longer and the environmental impact is reduced. Companies can consider circularity in all phases of their product cycle – from production to disposal. This opens up opportunities for innovation and new business models aimed at reducing resource consumption and waste. At our events, you will have the opportunity to listen to experts and practitioners share their experiences and best practices for designing a circular economy.
The integration of ESG criteria into business strategies is crucial for the long-term success of a company. It leads to cost savings, higher productivity and increased investor and stakeholder confidence. In addition, ESG integration promotes innovation and sustainable business practices that ensure long-term value creation. Companies that implement ESG criteria are better prepared for regulatory requirements and position themselves as attractive employers and business partners in a changing economy.
Standards and regulations play an important role in promoting sustainability in companies. On the one hand, they provide a framework within which sustainability goals can be defined. On the other hand, they ensure that companies implement their goals in a credible way and that their performance is assessed and verified by independent third parties. This can help to gain the trust of customers, investors and other stakeholders and protect their reputation. However, regulation can also be overbearing and impose unnecessarily complicated and costly procedures on companies.
The term sustainability can be defined in different ways. Sustainability is not absolute, but must always be considered in context. Companies are therefore encouraged to assess their sustainability performance in relation to thresholds and allocations that are specifically relevant to their sector and geography. This enables them to measure and communicate their performance in a meaningful way and facilitates comparison with other companies in their industry. It also allows companies to better identify which areas of their sustainability strategy they need to further improve in order to ensure long-term sustainable growth. Transparent reporting aims to trigger change at the micro level of individual companies, but also at the meso level of industries, investment portfolios and regional habitats, and ultimately at the macro level of economic, social and environmental global systems.
Wellbeing & Human Capital
Partners
Last Year's Sponsors & Partners
Media Partner
Associations & Partner
Breakout Sessions
SPONSORING | ACHIEVING SUCCESS TOGETHER
Brand Visibility
Access to Decision Makers
Showcase Products and Services
Networking Opportunities
Demonstrate Corporate Responsibility
Moderator | Philipp Bächstädt
Venue
The Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel & Spa Petersberg boasts a history full of momentous events. Notably, on November 22, 1949, the Petersberg Agreement was signed within its walls between Chancellor Adenauer and the Western Allies, profoundly shaping the geopolitical landscape of the era. The hotel also served as the seat of the Allied High Commission for Germany until 1955, when West Germany gained sovereignty. In addition, the hotel was the official Federal Guest House during Bonn’s tenure as the capital of West Germany. Its legacy even extends to hosting major diplomatic discussions, including a meeting on the Kosovo crisis in 1999 or hosting the International Conference on Afghanistan in 2011.
Arrival
Train
Travel comfortably, sustainably and affordable throughout Germany by train with DB event offers:
Attractive prices: low entry price from just €16.19
Flexible combination: apply additional BahnCard discount
Sustainability guaranteed: arrival and departure on Deutsche Bahn trains using 100% renewable power
For access to the shuttle service take the train to the Köngiswinter train station.
Shuttle
A shuttle service is available between Königswinter train station and the Steigenberger Grandhotel.
Regular transfers during arrival and departure times.
Car/Parking
Parking spaces
Costs for parking near the hotel:
€12/24 hours
€8/8 hours
€3/3 hours
Plane
And if there’s simply no way around flying…
Cologne/Bonn Airport
Distance: 26 km
Estimated taxi cost: €75 (one way)
Tickets
Discover firsthand insights, participate in dynamic panel discussions, and stay up-to-date on the latest sustainable solutions available in the market. Secure your ticket for the ESG Summit on day 2 conveniently through our online ticket store and ensure your place at this premier event.
Please note that Day 1 & 3 are exclusively reserved for invited guests. We look forward to welcoming you to the ESG Summit!
OUR CORPORATE GROUP AT A GLANCE
Contact
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