04.11.2020
09:00 - 11:00
Digitaler Workshop
About
Innovation is a key factor in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the relationship between innovation and sustainable development is often viewed from a macroeconomic perspective. There are fewer approaches for assessing the contribution of innovation to the SDGs at the corporate level. For this reason, we would like to discuss the following questions together with experts from the fields of corporate innovation, impact measurement, and sustainability:
What methods are suitable for measuring the impact of corporate innovation on the SDGs?
Which indicators are suitable for measuring the impact of corporate innovation on the SDGs?
What steps are necessary to apply this impact measurement in practice at the corporate level?
Digitaler Workshop
Agenda
time
Program
09:00
Opening Remarks
Dr. Thomas Koenen, Head of the Digitalization and Innovation Department at BDI and Managing Director of econsense, and Nadine-Lan Hönighaus, Managing Director of econsense
09:10
Keynote on SDGs & Corporate Innovation
Birgit Riess, Director of the Business in Society Program
Dr. Schraad-Tischler, Director of the Sustainable Business Program, Bertelsmann Stiftung
09:35
Explanation of the Breakout Sessions Methodology
09:40
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Methods – Dr. Katrin Ostertag, Head of the Competence Center for Sustainability and Infrastructure Systems, and Dr. Sabine Langkau, Head of the Sustainability Innovations and Policy Business Unit, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Breakout Session 2: Indicators – Iris Jaenisch, Senior Project Manager Sustainability, Covestro AG
Breakout Session 3: Practical Application – Dr. Monika Lessl, Head of Corporate R&D and Social Innovation, Bayer AG
10:40
A brief preview of the breakout session recordings
10:50
Summary & Next Steps
Event Partner
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
econsense is in partnership with the Federation of German Industries (BDI). BDI initiated the forum in 2000.
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.
Taking responsibility for around 165,000 employees and the impact of our business activities on society, the environment and the business environment is an integral part of our core val-ues „Creativity & Entrepreneurship”. In the Bertelsmann Corporate Responsibility Council, high-ranking executives from the divi-sions meet regularly under the leadership of the Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer and jointly drive the strategic development of Corporate Responsibility at Bertelsmann and in the divisions. Bertelsmann is pursuing the goal of climate neutrality by 2030.
Further information at: https://www.bertelsmann.com/corporate-responsibility
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