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Could you please give us some insights into a typical sustainability project?

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For instance, about the industry, the specific problem, and the duration of the project.

Anna B. asked during the live chat Sustainability and climate action at Roland Berger: How we help our clients improve their environmental footprint to Roland Berger

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Date asked: Friday, August 19, 2022

Last reviewed: Friday, August 19, 2022

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Annika E.

Project Manager

Hi Anna, thank you very much for your question! The project landscape is very diverse covering many interesting topics and industries. In principle we serve all industries and cover all ESG pillars. Many projects are currently focusing on decarbonization strategy development and circular economy. The length of a typical project is ca. 3 months, but everything between 2 weeks and 12 months is possible

Friday, August 19, 2022

Anna B.

Hi Annika, thanks a lot for answering the question! May I ask what you perceive as the biggest challenge in the area of sustainability projects? How do you deal with them?

Friday, August 19, 2022

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Jannis H.

Senior Consultant

Hi Anna, adding to your second question, the biggest challenge is that it's hard to define where sustainability starts and where it stops. This always has to be defined together with the client and to develop realistic but at the same time ambitious projects that generate an impact.

Friday, August 19, 2022

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Annika E.

Project Manager

From my personal experience, many clients are currently transitioning from having "satellite sustainability departments" to really integrating sustainability into their core strategy. This comes with many challenges, as it represents a major change to how companies operate
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Friday, August 19, 2022

Anna B.

Thanks a lot to both of you. That sounds very interesting and like a rapidly growing project area.

Friday, August 19, 2022

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Annika E.

Project Manager

That's correct :-) It's a lot of fun to support companies and countries on their road to sustainability!

Friday, August 19, 2022

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