Innovation and a six-step sustainability action plan for 2022
Just when the digitalization megatrend has been fully embraced in corporate strategies, now a second megatrend arrives with great force: the socio-economic transformation towards a sustainable economy and society.
Both trends affect almost all areas of a corporation and therefore need to be addressed in a cross-disciplinary manner. Both digital transformation and sustainability transformation require action on two levels: transformation of the existing core business, and tapping into new business opportunities created by digital technologies or by green tech and the circular economy. Innovation is at the core.
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Moritz Gomm is business solution manager of Zühlke Engineering GmbH, a consultancy firm that helps industrial companies innovate and move towards sustainability and digitalization.
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Georg von der Ropp is CEO and member of the board of BMI Lab AG, a spin-off of the University of St. Gallen supporting companies in developing innovative business models and building innovation capabilities.
Moritz and Georg lead the Sustainability Circle, a network for manufacturers to exchange experience, network, and have access to expertise on sustainability solutions.
In this excerpt from the Clairfield Outlook 2022 they outline a methodology for companies to develop a sustainability action plan. Read it here: Innovation and a Six-Step Sustainability Action Plan for 2022.