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ESG Business Model Innovation Podcasts
Welcome to the ESG Business Model Innovation special podcast series, where we break down complex sustainability topics into understandable and useful strategy concepts for (future) managers, entrepreneurs and consultants, who want to add value to people and the planet and simultaneously co-create differentiation and a competitive advantage for their organizations. You will find basic concepts completed with deep dive topics such as the Circular Economy and inspiring best practice examples.
Please note that our ESG podcasts, which will cover and elaborate on the core topics of our handbook, are currently under development. We will publish the individual episodes here as soon as they become available.
In this episode of ESG Business Model Innovation, we present ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) as sustainability concept and why it is worth integrating it into business strategies. We introduce an understanding of ESG as opportunity for differentiation and growth. Innovative managers and entrepreneurs see the sustainability trend as a chance to add value to people and the planet, while simultaneously generating a competitive advantage for their businesses and organizations in increasingly ESG-aligned markets.
In this episode of ESG Business Model Innovation, we introduce other sustainability concepts and explain how they are related to ESG. You will discover good practice examples and concepts how first movers successfully integrated the sustainability trend into their business models and strategies. Risks related to ESG, or not to integrate it into a business model, are outlined. For the next generation of managers, integrating the ESG opportunity in their personal and corporate visions goes without saying.
In this episode of ESG Business Model Innovation, we introduce you into basic strategy concepts like the extended value chain and stakeholder analysis, necessary for leveraging ESG as an opportunity. A coffee shop best practice case in Mannheim, Germany, demonstrates how a personalized value chain supports community building and becomes a factor of differentiation (www.agata-kaffee.de). There are different levels of ESG integration into a business model which an organization can achieve on its evolution towards ESG excellence.
Webinar 1 - Introduction
Explore a values-based approach to business model transformation aligned with ESG requirements. Learn about the upcoming handbook, purpose-driven innovation, and how sustainability and co-creation can drive impact and competitive advantage
Webinar 2: Deep Dive – Selected Tools
This session explores practical tools and methods to build a successful ESG-aligned strategy for an organization, presented in the handbook, such as the 3D Business Model approach, the value chain analysis and the circular economy. Participants will gain hands-on insights based on detailed explanations and case studies
Webinar 3: Deep Dive – Designing Innovation Workshops
Coming in the 2nd quarter of 2026
This session equips participants with the skills to design and lead ESG-focused innovation workshops. It covers key phases, roles, materials, and methods, enriched with lessons learned from pilot courses and best practices.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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