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The leading European consulting, planning, and project management enterprise, Drees & Sommer has supported clients and investors for over 50 years in all aspects of real estate and infrastructure. Through future-oriented consulting, the enterprise can offer solutions for successful buildings, high-return portfolios, powerful infrastructure, and livable cities. The company’s 5,100 employees in 59 locations around the world work in interdisciplinary teams to provide support for clients from a wide variety of sectors. All the services provided by the partner-run company take into consideration both economic and ecological concerns. Drees & Sommer call this holistic approach ‘the blue way’.

Stadler has been building trains for 80 years. The provider of mobility solutions in rail vehicle construction, service and signalling technology has its headquarters in Switzerland. More than 13,500 employees work at several production and engineering sites and over 80 service locations. The company is aware of its social responsibility for sustainable mobility and therefore stands for innovative, sustainable and durable quality products. The product range includes rolling stock in the mainline and urban transport sector. Stadler also manufactures locomotives and passenger coaches and is the world’s leading manufacturer of rack-and-pinion railway vehicles.

With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design and quality within the bath and kitchen industry. Founded in 1901 in the Black Forest, the company gives water form and function with its faucets, showerheads and shower systems. In combination with sanitary ceramics and bathroom furniture, the company offers options for holistic bathroom experiences. Hansgrohe stands for long-lasting quality products and sustainable production is central. The company is equipping all water-bearing products with water-saving technologies by 2030. In 2022, the Hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of EUR 1.528 billion. It employs around 5,600 people worldwide.

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care offers a wide make-up range – with natural ingredients and a recipe that not only beautifies but also nourishes. The skin care range was expanded to include medical care products. Creating their cosmetics by following nature’s rhythm; their skin care products take effect by following the skin’s natural rhythm. This rhythm that affects and drives us acts as our inspiration for a wonderfully dynamic, creative and rhythmic interpretation of the Dr. Hauschka brand.

Over forty years ago, coffee-making met its iPhone moment when Nespresso invented capsules. Suddenly, it was easy to make first-class espresso (and all its varieties) at home. Today, millions of coffee-lovers use Nespresso-capsules. They care about sustainability and so does Nespresso – for more than 30 years. The company puts great focus on care in every step of the supply chain, from coffee cultivation to recycling. This includes working directly with 120,000 farmers in 15 countries, fair payment and technical support for sustainable coffee cultivation. Nespresso is open to all questions while serving great coffee to everyone, which is an excellent approach.

Yellow SiC has developed a very efficient production process for high purity silicon carbide powder. Single crystals (ingots) for SiC wafers have been successfully grown. YS has demonstrated iridium & platinum free electrolysis and photocatalysis for hydrogen produced directly from sunlight.

At HULO we believe everyone should have access to clean drinking water. 30% of drinking water is lost through leaks, we envision a world where water utilities are in control of these losses. Our mission is to empower water utilities in creating resilient water supply through our AI powered leak localization software.

We enable brands to create sustainable profits with their physical products. We offer AI-based solutions for Digital Product Passports, customer engagement along the product lifecycle and circular economy business models (recommerce, refurbish etc.).

Ore Energy is tackling the Terawatt-hours storage gap for renewable energy and is making it available for when and where we need it. Our truly low-cost, multi-day energy storage system is based on materials that you can find everywhere on the planet: iron, water and air.

paprfloor has the goal to develop the most sustainable flooring for temporary building (like fairs). It’s first product is a flooring based on recycled paper tha save more than 10kg CO2 in comparison to traditional floorings.

Yugen is a biomaterial startup dedicated to contributing to a more sustainable future through innovative solutions by harnessing the power of nature. Our first product, Pomeco, specializes in bio-based leather, transforming pomegranate peel waste into high-quality, eco-friendly and vegan materials suitable for various applications including fashion, automotive, and furnishings. By focusing on circularity, we ensure that our biomaterials support a closed-loop system, reducing reliance on finite resources and minimizing waste. Our approach integrates cutting-edge technology with a deep respect for the environment, ensuring that every product we create contributes to a more sustainable future. We value strong collaborations with brands and businesses that share our commitment to sustainability.

Skarper has developed and patented the world’s first click-on, click-off e-bike drive system that seamlessly integrates into your bike’s disc brake with no modification required to the frame or wheels. Skarper gives you the freedom to transform traditional bikes to e-bikes with one click, allowing you to upcycle pre-loved bikes instead of purchasing a new expensive e-bike. Once installed, when you want an e-bike, simply clip on the Skarper motor and your bike is now a high performance e-bike; to go back to a regular bike, just unclip the motor.