VAUDE Academy for sustainable management
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The speakers of the VAUDE Academy
Here we present our interdisciplinary team for sustainable management. It consists of business economists, pioneers for innovative and new material technologies, environmental management and experts for social standards and global supply chains. Our speakers at the VAUDE Academy for Sustainable Business have many years of expertise in ecology, social justice, management approaches and reporting systems.
dr Antje von Dewitz
Managing Director VAUDE
#transformation #strategy #leadership #culture of trust #innovation #management systems
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Melanie Bleicher
Head of the VAUDE Academy
#transformation #strategy #leadership #culture of trust #innovation #management systems
Bettina Roth
Head of Quality Management & CSR Supply Chain, member of the VAUDE CSR team
#strategy #transformation #management systems #process optimization #supply chain
Jan Lorch
Member of the Executive Board, Head of Sales & Head of the VAUDE CSR team
#transformation #strategy #leadership #culture of trust #innovation #management systems
dr Katrin Mattes
Consultant
#transformation #leadership #communication #strategy #marketing #climate neutral #innovation
Oliver Mergens
Adviser
#transformation #trade #international #strategy #climate protection
Hilke Patzwall
Senior Manager CSR & member of the CSR team VAUDE
#climate protection #energy transition #transformation #environment #management systems #key figures
Rene Bethmann
XNUMX Safety Benefits Manager & member of the CSR team VAUDE
#textiles #bioplastics #recycling #innovation
Miriam Schilling
Head of Human Resources & Organization VAUDE
#leadership # culture of trust #innovation #transformation #strategy #diversity
Manfred Meindl
Speaker & Head of Marketing at Vaud
#communication #marketing #climate protection #strategy #environment #transformation
our customers
Our references
Here you can see which companies and organizations have already taken a big step towards sustainable management together with the VAUDE Academy.
Sustainable business
Our publications
We share our knowledge: Find out more about our publications on the subject of sustainable management in magazines and specialist literature.
Book contributions
Courage suits us well!: Sustainable, humane, fair - with attitude to success
Antje von Dewitz, 2020, ISBN: 13 9783710900723
Entrepreneurs without makeup – How Antje von Dewitz turned her father's company around and became a pioneer in sustainability
Christine Harbig, 2022, pages 150 – 169, ISBN: 978-3-946297-19-2
Work enthusiasm instead of work frustration – Working together for more appreciation, connection and productivity
Jonas Höhn, 2024, with Statements by Antje von Dewitz, ISBN: 978-3-96739-184-8
Constructive Manipulations for Strategic Resilience
Fulya İlbey, 2024, with Contributions by Antje von Dewitz, ISBN: 978-1-3999-7997-9
Sustainability Leadership – How managers of medium-sized companies can embed sustainability
Wolfgang Zimmermann, 2024, with an interview with Antje von Dewitz, ISBN: 978-3-658-44329-0
Humanitarian leadership
Ulrike Schwegler (ed.) KCQF FOM Series No. 1, Interview with A. v. Dewitz, pp. 55 – 64, 2022
Added value through responsibility and attitude
a.v. Dewitz and L. Fiedler in CSR in southern Germany, Herzner, A.; Schmidpeter, R.; pp. 243-253, 2022
True stories of doing and not doing: GWÖ in practice
Karsten Hoffmann (ed.), Gitta Walchner (ed.), Lutz Dudek (ed.), pages 214 – 225, 2021
Social skills as a success factor: Identifying and developing employee potential
L. Fiedler and A. Muckenthaler in Success Factor Social Competence, Ahrendt, B .; Heuke, U .; Neumann, W .; Tubbesing, F. (Ed.), 2021
Sustainable and Future-Oriented Economic Policy with a European Supply Chain Law
A. v. Dewitz and L. Fiedler in Business and Human Rights Resource Center: Towards EU Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation, 11/2020
Podcasts
Zero Hour – the business podcast from Capital and n-tv: Why an outdoor company fights for clean supply chains
Nils Kreimeier and Martin Kaelble: Podcast with Antje von Dewitz, 2024
media
Sustainable Leadership at VAUDE
These medium-sized companies show how real crisis preparedness works
Business Week, 25.09.2024
Democracy starts small
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 27.08.2024
Women at the top
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 06.08.2024
Why the Supply Chain Act is so important for Germany
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 28.05.2024
Why CEOs are particularly challenged to combat right-wing extremism
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 28.02.2024
We need to talk – but honestly!
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 23.12.2023
Why manager bonuses should be linked to commitment to the common good
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 27.10.2023
Dear CEOs, let us live up to our responsibility!
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 30.08.2023
Accelerate transformation
Guest article by Antje von Dewitz & Stephanie Herrling, Wala World, July 2024
Finally binding political framework conditions
SAZ Sustainability Special Circular Economy: Green Deal: How outdoor clothing manufacturers are approaching the circular economy, 20.07.2023
Why it is time for a circular economy in the textile industry
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 04.07.2023
More bans, please!
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 16.05.2023
When the CEO takes a break
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 08.03.2023
Why doesn't Germany want to become the world champion in sustainability?
Antje von Dewitz, column “Part of the solution”, Manager Magazin, 20.12.2022
Act now – for our future and our children
Forbes, guest article by Antje von Dewitz, April 28.04.2022
Supply chain under the microscope: To become more sustainable, outdoor company breaks new ground
Guest article by Antje von Dewitz & Stephanie Herrling, Focus, 18.05.2021
Sustainable management makes us crisis-proof
A. v. Dewitz and S. Herrling in the member magazine Grüne Bayern, 09/2020
The future lies in the economy for the common good
A. v. Dewitz and L. Fiedler in Forbes, 22/07/2020
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Our Portfolio
The VAUDE Academy for Sustainable Management offers various consulting and information services for companies and organizations. Here you can get an overview of our portfolio.
Consulting & support
If you want to make your company or organization fit for the future and sustainable and you are in the middle of the transformation, we would be happy to accompany you in this process.
Keynotes & panel discussions
Are you looking for refreshing impulses for your audience? Both at conferences and in-house events, we are happy to enrich your event with lectures on sustainable management.
VAUDE campus tour
If you've always wanted to know what it's like behind the scenes at VAUDE, you can experience our culture, working environments and the production of panniers up close when you visit our company headquarters. Find out everything you need to know about sustainable management at VAUDE.
Educational formats & materials
If you would like to dive deeper into the topic of sustainability and sustainable management or would like to continue your education, you can get to know approaches, methods and tools with the help of the VAUDE Academy.
Contact
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VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG
Vaude Straße 2
D-88069 Tettnang
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Your contact persons
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Melanie Bleicher
Head of department VAUDE Academy for sustainable management
Valery Hesterman
Management and communication VAUDE Academy for sustainable management