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or electric vehicles, we reduce CO    decisions and also optimize business   3. more than just increasing sales
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          emissions and contribute to cleaner   processes in the direction of     figures - instead, new KPIs are
 Sustainability   Everyone can make a contribution,   Transformative power of     employee involvement in strategic
          air.
                                            sustainability.
                                                                                  needed, such as the degree of
                                                                                  developments, the percentage of
                                            sustainability
          whether by buying sustainable
                                                                                  paternity leave, the diversity of
 and Digitization   products, avoiding unnecessary   Sustainability can bring about a   Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès, a leading figure in
                                                                                  teams, etc.
          plastic or saving energy. But
                                            multitude of positive changes in
                                            companies - long-term success
          the influence of companies and
                                                                               sustainability and digitization, is recognized as
          governments is even greater: they
                                            acting in a way that is suitable for
          must do their part to achieve the   and profit while thinking and    “Superwoman” by Forbes. She is the Executive Director
                                                                               of the SRH-Institute for Sustainability Management,
          Paris climate targets - and other
                                            grandchildren as part of a whole-
                                                                               a professor for communication management, and a
 - the double   sustainability goals. They must   system approach.             renowned futurologist, keynote speaker, author, and
                                                                               founder of sustainable startups. As the managing
          ensure that the products and
                                                                               partner of GetYourWings, she oversees the learning
                                                                               space for future shapers and is known for the online
 transformation  services they provide are sustainable   Companies like Patagonia have been   learning game CodeAndSafeThePlanet.
                                            demonstrating for years that social,
          and reduce their environmental
          impact. They also need to invest in
                                            environmental and economic issues
          renewable energy and take action to   can successfully go hand in hand:
          stop climate change.              The company has set itself the goal
                                            of creating a sustainable value chain,
 ustainability has become   and economic dimensions. A   Digitization as a   is committed to combating the
 increasingly important   sustainable economy ensures a fair   transformation tool  waste of resources and to using
 The sustainability   in recent years, and for   distribution of resources and creates   Digitization has become an   natural and sustainable materials.
 good reason. It’s not just   jobs that are sustainable in the long   important transformation tool in
 transformation  Sabout protecting our   term. A sustainable society ensures   recent years. It enables companies   Sustainability requires
 is fundamentally   environment, but also about shaping   that people live together fairly and   to optimize processes, reduce   entrepreneurial rethinking

 changing our   a better future for all of us. While   promotes education and health.  costs and increase productivity. It   Even digitization could not be
          also makes it possible to develop
 digitalization has simplified and
                                            implemented in companies at
 economy and   improved our lives in many ways, it   True sustainability can only   business models and open up   the push of a button. So anyone
 be achieved by changing
 society. The   has also had a negative impact on   consumption habits.  markets.  who thinks that sustainability
 the environment. Sustainability, on
                                            can be “bought in” is mistaken.
 impact is even   the other hand, aims to minimize   An important step on the way to a   It’s not a matter of either or -   Sustainability requires, among
 these impacts while improving
                                            other things
          digitization or sustainability. We can
 sustainable society is to change our
 greater than with   people’s quality of life.  consumption habits. We need to   only shape our future in a way that
 digitization, writes   Climate change is the biggest   realize that everything we buy has   is worth living by thinking both areas   1. more than thinking
          together. A higher-faster-further just
                                               in terms of one-
 an impact on the environment. By
 Prof. Dr. Anabel   challenge facing society today. Due   buying products that have a long   for the sake of progress has had its   year cycles, such as
 Ternès. The double   to the increasing use of fossil fuels   lifespan, are made from sustainable   day.  the P&L - instead,
                                               toward 3, 5 and
 materials and can be easily recycled,
 and the resulting global warming, we
 transformation will   face the threat of extreme weather   we help reduce our impact on   Digitization needs sustainability   10-year plans
 only succeed if we   events, rising sea levels, and loss   the environment. Companies   as a regulator and sense-giver.   2. more than training
 of biodiversity. Sustainability
          On the other hand, sustainability
 need to design their products and
 think sustainability   offers a solution here by relying   services so that the better choice   benefits from digitization. Only in   only for those
 and digitization   on renewable energy, reducing   for consumers is always the more   this way can processes, content and   employees who are
          workflows be shared quickly and
 sustainable choice.
                                               perceived as high
 CO  emissions and halting climate
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 together.  change.  widely. It is the only way that large   potentials - instead,
 Another important aspect is   amounts of data can be collected,   high-quality training
 But sustainability is not just about   changing our mobility. By switching   analyzed and used. Only in this   for everyone
 the environment; it also has social   to public transportation, bicycles   way can companies make the best

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