Sustainability Forum

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.