Kuehne Climate Center

Our Climate Center is committed to decoupling prosperity growth from greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the shift to a dynamic, sustainable low-carbon society, especially in low- and middle-income countries.  To drive this transition, the foundation established in 2023 the new Climate Center to 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝟮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Our work is organized across three connected workstreams :     1. 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 to support a future low-carbon economy and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon society.    2. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, such as sustainable refrigerated containers, green freight transport in East Africa, supply chain resilience and the logistics of carbon dioxide removal.    3. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, through vocational training, university courses, and research partnerships.    The Kühne Foundation is committed to driving systemic change towards a sustainable, low-carbon future through the work of its new Climate Center. We're excited to share more about this important work in our 2023 annual report. #KuehneFoundation #ClimateAction

🚀Establishment of new "𝗞𝘂𝗲𝗵𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿" and 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵! 🌍 We are proud to share that as of August 31st, the 𝗞𝘂𝗲𝗵𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗞𝗖𝗖) 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 under the Kühne Foundation. Leading this exciting new chapter is 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗘𝗢, 𝗗𝗿. Joerg Wiese. With over 17 years of leadership experience at the Boston Consulting Group, Dr. Wiese brings a wealth of expertise across multiple sectors. Under his leadership, the KCC will continue to 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Learn more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dXx7UWkF 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗝ö𝗿𝗴! We are excited to work with you on the development of the new Kuehne Climate Center! Jörg Dräger Emilie Reichmann Olivia Lamenya Ingrid Schulte Caiyi Zhang Mark Major Friedel Sehlleier Stefanie Sohm Silvia Meyer-Wachsmuth Sophie t'Serstevens #KuehneClimateCenter #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment #NewBeginnings

📢 Dive into the world of carbon accounting with experts from KLU, Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains, shipzero and Smart Freight Centre in this hands-on masterclass! 🌍🌿 Gain in-depth knowledge through current standards and reporting frameworks, using real-world case studies to sharpen your skills in emissions calculation. 📅 October 14-15 | KLU Campus Hamburg 🔗 Find out more and elevate your carbon accounting expertise! https://lnkd.in/eGSFV4kG Johannes Meuer Alexander Himme

Welcome our newest team addition, our specialist in 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹, Ingrid Schulte! We are thrilled to introduce Ingrid Schulte, who joined our team nearly two months ago to lead our Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) work. Ingrid brings a wealth of expertise to our team, and we’re excited to have her on board as we embark on new CDR projects. 💡𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙡 (𝘾𝘿𝙍)? As CO₂ emissions continue to rise, it's becoming increasingly clear that alongside rapid reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, large-scale CDR will be essential to limit global warming. The 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 (𝗜𝗣𝗖𝗖) highlights in its 2023 Synthesis Report: "𝗖𝗗𝗥 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝟮 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." Various CDR methods are being explored that could potentially remove gigatons of CO₂ from the atmosphere in the coming decades. If proven safe and effective, techniques like enhanced rock weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀. 🌍 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙬- 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚-𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: With the CDR industry still in its early stages, there’s 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘄- 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. At the Kühne Climate Center, we see this potential and are committed to making it a reality. However, achieving this requires significant resources, training, and capacity building to develop local expertise and enable informed decision-making. 🌱 🚀𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙: Our mission is to 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻  𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀: - Identifying, testing, and deploying solutions to logistical challenges (e.g., transport, coordination, infrastructure) in CDR. - Building CDR expertise and knowledge in low- and middle-income countries through collaborative exchanges and capacity-building programs.🌐 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱! #ClimateAction #CarbonDioxideRemoval #NewTeamMembers

Exciting news from last week’s Global Logistics Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱! 🌍🚚 This initiative by Kuehne Climate Center and Smart Freight Centre focuses on 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻. Green freight is a growing topic in Kenya, Tanzania and the region's transport and transit corridors. It is on the regional agenda, featured at industry conferences and there is a corporate drive to get involved. 💼🌱 We are excited to playing our part in strengthening skills, networks, conversations and innovations for low-carbon logistics. The program’s support areas include 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗧͟𝗵͟𝗲͟ ͟𝘃͟𝗶͟𝘀͟𝗶͟𝗼͟𝗻͟:͟ 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮nd countries in 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.🚛 Smart Freight Center and Kuehne Climate Center will be working with the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority and the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆. We will also collaborate with associations, companies, public authorities, universities, and international organizations 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Federation Of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA), Shippers Council of Eastern Africa, TradeMark Africa, UN Environment Programme and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH. We will keep you updated on the Green Freight Support Program Eastern Africa on our page! Rik Arends Olivia Lamenya Friedel Sehlleier Abdool Kamdar GIZ Kenya #KuehneFoundation #GreenFreight #GreenLogistics #ClimateAction #LowCarbonTransport

🚀 With the weekend approaching, what better way to kick it off than with an insightful podcast episode on "𝗘𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀" by SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport? 🌍🚢 In this 30 minute episode from our partners, Dr. Jan Hoffmann of UNCTAD and Marc Jonathan DOUANLA from the World Bank Group discuss the challenges global supply chains face today—amidst COVID-19, geopolitical tensions, and climate change. Jan emphasizes the 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗦) and their need for resilient transport systems through enhanced port infrastructure and digital solutions. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dhayegPJ Tune in for key takeaways from the UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum in Barbados and an invitation to join our 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹, 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: https://lnkd.in/exn-XX3J #TransformingFreightTransport #Freight #Transport #GlobalSupplyChains

Working on climate change often brings a lot of bad news, but the green transition offers many positive aspects as well 🌱. Recent research from Shortlist Futures, FSD Africa, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on "𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮" (https://lnkd.in/dbHaRS56) highlights that Africa has the potential to create 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟱𝟬 📈, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 across key sectors such as energy ⚡, agriculture 🌾, and manufacturing 🏭. However, realizing this potential requires a strong focus on developing human capital and talent. We share the idea that 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 of a politically and economically viable pathway to 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 🌍. We will support this transition through on the ground 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲🌿. What do you think are the priorities we should address to accelerate Africa's green transition? #GreenJobs #ClimateAction #JobCreation #SustainableDevelopment

♻Topics like circular economy, sustainable leadership, humanitarian logistics, a visit to the energy bank in Hamburg, a lot of fun and cultural exchange: a recap of DAAD Summer School for Sustainability.✍⬇ 🤝This July KLU hosted a Summer School on Sustainability within the Centre of African Excellence for Sustainable Operations for Resource Management and Food Supply (SCO) 🌱 . The Summer School was organized in collaboration with LEARN Logistics | by Kühne Foundation and funded by DAAD. The Summer School brought together 19 students Master's Students from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), the University of Nairobi, and the KLU, the majority of the students are currently enrolled in the two joint Master of Business Research (MBR) and Master in Sustainable Management in Operations (SuMO), which are developed within the SCO center. The main aim of the school was to equip students with valuable knowledge and tools to positively impact of business on the environment and society. 🎓Lectures were held by KLU professors and researchers – Profs. Maria Besiou, Andreas K. Gernert, Arne Heinold, Franziska Lauenstein, Shushu Liao, Moritz Petersen, Ramón van Almsick – as well as business and policy experts – Julius Kipngetich (Jubilee Holdings), Mark Major (Climate Centre, Kühne Foundation), Daniel Vaheb (Körber Technologies) -- focused on theoretical and practical aspects of sustainability from multiple disciplines, ranging from circular economy to supply chain management sustainable policies, Africa’s role in the 21st century, sustainable leadership and finances, as well as humanitarian logistics. 🚎 Alongside the lectures, students visited the Energieberg and Energiebunker in Hamburg – Willhelmsburg, which both provide sustainable energy and public recreational spaces🌳. Remarkably, both are repurposed spaces that were inaccessible to the public. The Energiebunker was part of Hamburg’s defensive infrastructure of Hamburg in the 2nd World War, which was then destroyed by the Allies. The Energieberg, built on top of a landfill, protects the environment from hazardous liquids.🌍 Altogether an amazing experience for the students, professors, and staff involved. We cannot wait for a new future collaboration! 🤩

Thrilled to see the enthusiasm for sustainability at the successful KLU Summer School! With students from various parts of the world, participants not only deepened their understanding of 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 but also forged new friendships. Our colleague Mark had the pleasure to give a 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Find out what he has to say! This event highlights the power of collaboration and education in driving positive change. A big thank you to everyone who made this possible! #ClimateAction #KuehneFoundation #summerschool

Our report, produced in cooperation with the SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, highlights significant gaps in current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTS). What steps are needed to scale up climate action in freight transport and logistics? Find out more below 👇