Viessmann: Pioneering sustainable business model transformation

It’s ever clearer that sustainability is a strategic agenda - but examples of companies successfully integrating it into their core business model are few and far between. In this webinar, we will present an exciting practical case of a company that is well underway in transforming their business around sustainability - the German heating and cooling company Viessmann. As part of its ambitious target structure, Viessmann has set themselves the target of generating 30% of total revenue from circular business models by 2030. In the webinar, we will be joined by Andreas Wade, Director Group Sustainability at Viessmann, and one of Europe’s leading sustainability executives.
In the webinar, we will explore:
1. How Viessmann went about developing a sustainability strategy that is getting international recognition
2. What challenges there were and are around the business model transformation
3. Steps the company is taking to create the conditions in the industry to facilitate its sustainable business model development
About the speakers:
Andreas Wade has for the past 2.5 years held the position as the Group Sustainability Director at Viessmann, and has been the driving force behind the company’s sustainability strategy development. Previously, Andreas was Global Sustainability Director at First Solar. A leading sustainability executive in Europe, Andreas is currently nominated for futur/io’s 2024 CSO awards. Andreas has an MEng in Environmental Process Engineering from the Clausthal University of Technology.
Sven Beyersdorff is Partner at Nordic Sustainability. He is responsible Nordic Sustainability’s strategy and finance sector work, and has supported numerous large private sector clients within sustainability impact and strategy, including Viessmann, Schneider Electric, Ørsted, and others. He holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and is a member of the UN Global Compact Denmark’s advisory board.