Save the date: ZNU Future Conference 2025 from June 2nd to 3rd in Hamburg.

ZNU Future Conference

Since 2009, the ZNU has been inviting decision-makers from trade, science and associations as well as politicians and NGOs to the ZNU Future Conference every year. Top representatives provide information on developments and discuss the current challenges for sustainable business. By participating in topic-specific workshops, participants have the opportunity to discuss the specific content of the conference as well as trends, tensions and future prospects.

Looking back to the future

The ZNU's Future Conferences have been taking place for over 10 years. Each conference has a different theme, which participants focus on. Here you will find a review of the last two ZNU Future Conferences.

Climate neutral? Sustainable? Together! Do it!

With the Green Deal 2030 and the political goal of climate neutrality by 2050, Europe has committed to implementing sustainability measures. The 140 participants discussed how to tackle these challenges with speakers such as Professor Dr Mi-Yong Becker from Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Dr Antje von Dewitz, Managing Director of VAUDE, and Dr Reiner Münker from the Wettbewerbszentrale.

Shaping the transformation process together.

Around 120 participants discussed ideas and solutions in the areas of climate protection, preventing food loss, recyclable packaging, promoting human rights in the supply chain and promoting biodiversity. Dr Ophelia Nick, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Annika Ahlers, Co-Lead of the Farm-Food-Climate Challenge and Florian Haarlandt, Coordinator of the German Sustainability Code, were among those who provided impetus on relevant topics.