Uniting nations worldwide: Hamburg Sustainability Summit strengthens partnerships for an eco-friendly tomorrow
The Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) is set to return for its second edition on June 2 and 3, 2025, amidst a global context of profound shifts in international relations, rising geopolitical tensions, and increasing fragmentation. This year's event will take place during Hamburg Sustainability Week (June 1-6), offering a diverse program aimed at engaging the people of Hamburg and the wider public.
The conference, which will take place in Hamburg, Germany, will be attended by high-level representatives from politics, science, business, civil society, and international organizations. The first day of the HSC 2025 will be opened by the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali-Radovan, the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner.
The subsequent opening panel will feature Reem Alabali-Radovan, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, St Kits and Nevis; Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UNCTAD; Cindy McCain, Executive Director, WFP; and Maropene Ramokgopa, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa.
The HSC 2025 aims to advance significant new initiatives and alliances, such as the signing of the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs and the establishment of the Global Alliance against Inequality. Notable high-level participants include Michael Ofto, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ofto Group; Antoine Denoix, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Climate; Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management for Investment, Management and Sustainability, Allianz SE; Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Oxfam International; Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Carolina Pasquali, Executive Director, Greenpeace Brazil; and Elizabeth Wathuti, Climate Activist and Founder of the Green Generation Initiative.
The second day of the conference will be opened by the German Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, Lars Klingbeil, with a keynote address, followed by a Q&A session. The conference will focus on three key objectives: reforming the international financial architecture, mobilizing new investments to achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and driving transformation in critical sectors such as mobility and logistics, global health, biodiversity, and digitalization.
Around 1,600 participants from more than 110 countries will attend the conference across 60 sessions. Livestreams of selected sessions can be found on the HSC website. Approximately 67% of conference participants surveyed identified geopolitical tensions as the greatest challenge to global cooperation in the year ahead.
Information about Hamburg Sustainability Week 2025 can be found on the HSC homepage. Detailed information about the conference program and the list of speakers can be found on the HSC website. The conference is supported by a strong alliance including the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Michael Ofto Foundation, and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
- The Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) 2025, returning in June 2025, aims to foster significant new initiatives and alliances, such as the signing of the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs and establishing the Global Alliance against Inequality.
- Notable high-level participants at the HSC 2025 include Michael Ofto, Günther Thallinger, Amitabh Behar, Sania Nishtar, Carolina Pasquali, and Elizabeth Wathuti, who will discuss topics like reforming the international financial architecture, global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), biodiversity, and digitalization.
- The conference will delve into critical sectors like mobility and logistics, global health, and climate-change, with a keynote address by the German Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, Lars Klingbeil, on the second day of the event.
- Amidst increasing geopolitical tensions, 1,600 participants from over 110 countries will assemble during the HSC 2025, sharing insights and learnings across 60 sessions on environmental-science, policy-and-legislation, and general-news.
- During Hamburg Sustainability Week (June 1-6), the HSC will open its doors for both the people of Hamburg and the wider public, promising a diverse program focused on biodiversity, carbon management, sustainability, and climate-change, among other topics.
