On September 21, Deutsche Bahn's Sustainabiliy Forum 2023 took place in the French Cathedral at Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. In addition to around 300 guests on site, numerous spectators were once again connected via livestream.
At the Sustainability Forum, decision-makers from politics, business, civil society and science discuss current issues of sustainable management. The guiding question of the event is:
How can we continue to advance sustainability even in times of crisis?
In addition, the 8th Fahrtziel Natur-Award was presented. Fahrtziel Natur is a cooperation of BUND, NABU, VCD and Deutsche Bahn. The award recognizes the commitment to linking sustainable tourism and environmentally friendly mobility in Fahrtziel Natur areas.
Among the panelists were the Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Dr. Robert Habeck, MdB, the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Dr. Volker Wissing, MdB, the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke, MdB, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner, the Deputy Spokeswoman for Construction Policy of the SPD Parliamentary Group Franziska Mascheck, MdB, the Chairman of the Board of Management of ÖBB Andreas Matthä, the CEO of SBB Vincent Ducrot, the President of the VDA Hildegard Müller, the Secretary General of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Dr. Brigitte Knopf, the President of the DNR Prof. Dr. Kai Niebert, the Executive Director of WWF Germany Christoph Heinrich, the Chief Executive of the Bundesvereinigung Mittelständischer Bauunternehmen Michael Gilka, the Chairman of the Management Board of SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar Stefan Rauber as well as the General Manager of IBM Consulting Germany, Switzerland and Austria Christine Rupp and many more.
Deutsche Bahn was represented by Werner Gatzer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Richard Lutz, Chairman of the Management Board, Berthold Huber, Member of the Management Board for Infrastructure, Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten, Member of the Management Board for Digitalization and Technology, Stefanie Berk, Executive Board Member DB Fernverkehr, Andreas Gehlhaar, Head of Sustainability, and Max-Christian Lange, Deputy Head of Sustainability.
Panel guests
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Dr. Robert Habeck, MdB
Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
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Dr. Volker Wissing, MdB
Federal Minister for Digital and Transport
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Steffi Lemke, MdB
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
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Franziska Mascheck, MdB
Deputy Spokeswoman for Construction Policy of the SPD Parliamentary Group
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Vincent Ducrot
Chairman of the Management Board,
Swiss Federal Railways -
Andreas Matthä
Chairman of the Board of Management,
Austrian Federal Railways -
Hildegard Müller
President,
German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) -
Olaf Bandt
Chairman,
German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) -
Karin Flohr
Head of Corporate Cooperations,
Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) -
Michael Gilka
Chief Executive,
Bundesvereinigung Mittelständischer Bauunternehmen (BVMB) -
Christoph Heinrich
Executive Director,
WWF Germany -
Dr. Brigitte Knopf
Secretary General,
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) -
Matthias Kurzeck
Federal Chairman,
Transport Club Germany (VCD) -
Prof. Dr. Kai Niebert
President,
German Nature Conservation Ring (DNR) -
Stefan Rauber
Chairman of the Management Board,
SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar -
Annika Rittmann
Fridays for Future
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Christine Rupp
General Manager,
IBM Consulting Germany, Switzerland and Austria -
Achim Steiner
Administrator,
United Nations Development Programme -
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Executive Director,
Institute for Sustainability Management -
Werner Gatzer
Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
Deutsche Bahn
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance -
Dr. Richard Lutz
Chairman of the Management Board,
Deutsche Bahn -
Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten
Member of the Management Board for Digitalization and Technology,
Deutsche Bahn -
Stefanie Berk
Board Member Marketing & Sales,
DB Fernverkehr -
Ingrid Felipe
Board Member Infrastructure Planning and Projects, DB Netz
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Andreas Gehlhaar
Head of Sustainability,
Deutsche Bahn -
Max-Christian Lange
Deputy Head of Sustainability,
Deutsche Bahn -
Dr. Kim Mengering
Head of Analytics & Data Management Sustainability,
Deutsche Bahn -
Janina Schönitz
Head of Strategy and Reporting Sustainability,
Deutsche Bahn -
Anja Bröker
Company spokeswoman,
Deutsche Bahn