Sustainability Congress 2024

On 16 and 17 October 2024, the third Sustainability Congress of the Berlin Institute Supply Chain Management took place at the Umweltforum Berlin. As a partner and sponsor of the event, 4cost presented its latest software solution for calculating the product carbon footprint regarding materials, production, packaging, transport and disposal.

During the event, 40 sustainability experts from DAX-listed companies, SMEs and start-ups from various sectors showcased their current strategies and solutions for a more sustainable future to the 150 participants on site. The congress offered a varied programme of interactive workshops, inspiring keynotes and panel discussions that focused on the following topics:

• the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
• the new EU directive on corporate sustainability reporting (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
• the circular economy
• the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies
• sustainable financing and investment strategies

From left to right: Abhishek Jain (Working Student Value Engineering, 4cost), Udo Biedinger (Business partner), Joachim Schöffer (Managing Partner, 4cost), Arnd Schüller (Head of Sales, 4cost)

Joachim Schöffer, Managing Partner of 4cost GmbH, presented the new costing software 4cost-aces/sustain live on stage, that enables users to calculate the carbon footprint of their products, along with the associated costs for the entire life cycle. “Talking to companies shows that the topic of ESG is omnipresent. The biggest challenge at the moment is the sustainability reporting mandated by the EU. This requires an enormous amount of effort to collect the necessary data. Our new software 4cost-aces/sustain supports companies by generating many important key figures on carbon emissions already in the planning and development phases,” explains Mr Schöffer.

The 4cost team would like to thank the speakers and participants as well as the organisers of the Sustainability Congress for the inspiring dialogue.