Our mission: Driving sustainable change!
We want to make sustainability tangible for the specialists and managers of today and tomorrow and inspire and encourage them to manage their companies more sustainably. Because we know that this not only makes sense and is becoming increasingly necessary; there is entrepreneurial potential here that can bring business success today and in the future. As an application-oriented institute at Witten/Herdecke University, we combine science and practice, knowledge and testing, facts and foresight. In this way, we make sustainable business measurable and create standards for a sustainable transformation in the present.
FIELD OF ACTION
Future viability for companies
As an application-oriented institute of Witten/Herdecke University, the ZNU is a non-profit organization. With the goal of sustainable development in mind, we strive to harmonize intergenerational sustainability, ecology, economy, culture and social responsibility. To this end, the ZNU concentrates on establishing methods for sustainable corporate management and their continuous improvement.
Our approach
Holistic. Sound. Measurable.
ZNU takes a holistic approach to sustainability. We include economic, environmental and social aspects equally in the consideration of sustainable corporate development in order to enable more sustainable business practices across the board. The measurability offered by the ZNU standard enables the systematic implementation of sustainability measures at different locations.
Our values
Creating meaning, shaping innovation and working together.
The ZNU is committed to these values. Dr. Axel Kölle, Dr. Christian Geßner and their team have been pursuing these goals since the ZNU was founded in 2009, with a focus on research, teaching, continuing education and discourse.