As part of the "UPB for Future" sustainability lecture series, there will be a lecture on Thursday 16 July from 4.15 to 5.45 p.m. in lecture hall L1 on the topic of "Shaping the future instead of administration:Paths to a strategically anchored, data-based ESG practice" by Mark Edler, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Weidmüller, and D?rte Foit from the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University. Registration is not necessary.

Mark Edler & D?rte Foit

Mark Edler has been Head of Corporate Sustainability at Weidmüller since 2016. In this role, he is responsible worldwide for topics such as sustainable value creation, the circular economy and the transformation towards more sustainable corporate processes. He also holds official positions, such as the chairmanship of the VDMA Sustainability Committee.

D?rte Foit is a research assistant in the Behavioural Economic Engineering and Responsible Management working group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University. She studied International Business and worked in Strategic Foresight at the same time. She was also a co-founder and long-time leader of the oikos Local Chapter Paderborn - Students for Sustainable Economics and Management. Her research and teaching focuses on sustainable transformation, sustainable management and the integration of digitalisation and sustainability into corporate strategies. She is currently working on the project "Strategic Management of Dual Transformation (DualStrat)".

UPB for Future

The lecture series "UPB for Future" is taking place for the sixth time in the summer semester and is aimed at all interested parties. The ecological, social and economic dimensions of sustainability are addressed and discussed in weekly changing lectures. The lectures take place on Thursdays from 4.15 to 5.45 pm in lecture theatre L1. Further information on "UPB for Future" and the other lectures can be found on the event page.

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