all projects

Sustainability
management concept
for municipal energy
management

Client

Municipal energy company

Year

2025

Partner

bridgingIT


Our client in the energy industry has already begun to position sustainability as a priority in various areas of the company and to implement individual measures. However, a company-wide understanding of sustainability and structured management were lacking. In addition, regulatory requirements and city regulations are becoming more stringent. The company therefore wants to develop a strategic and communicative approach to sustainability and visibly anchor integrative sustainability management within the group.

Our approach

We developed the concept together with the client in six workshops, both on-site and digitally.

  • First, we analysed the status quo and identified the resulting gaps.
  • We then reorganised the key topics and summarised them in fields of action for the strategic orientation.
  • We formulated goals and measures, recorded them in fact sheets, revised or redeveloped them, and defined clear responsibilities.

We also drafted a proposal for the future organisational structure of sustainability management and created initial sample processes that illustrate the procedures for implementing sustainability activities.

  • In doing so, we took the IT infrastructure into account and made recommendations on how ESG data management can support sustainability management as a single point of truth, also with regard to regulatory requirements.
  • A key focus of the project was the development of an internal understanding of the roles of the sustainability team within the group structures.

The result

The client received a comprehensive concept for further processing and implementation of sustainability management, as well as for presentation to the management.

The results range from clear strategic building blocks (areas of action, organisational structure) to enabling fact sheets for further processing (profiles, processes) and recommendations for independent implementation.

Last update: 22.05.2025

Do you have questions?

Your contact at Prognos

Myrna Sandhövel

Head of Center Sustainability

View profile

Mehr Studien & Projekte zu diesem Thema

More studies & projects on this topic

Ressource efficiency in Bavaria

2025
| Project

Bavarian industry requires large quantities of raw materials. Our study shows how critical materials can be used efficiently and important savings potential identified.

Smart specialisation in Turkey's regions

ongoing
| Project

Prognos supports the CEDIS3 project. The aim is to enable national and regional stakeholders in Turkey to develop and implement viable strategies for smart specialisation.

Prognos article in the European magazine TerritoriALL

2025
| Project update

What impact do global crises have on regional labour markets? The 15th issue of TerritoriALL magazine reports on the OVERLAP project carried out by Prognos.

Design and implementation of the Resilience Expo

ongoing
| Project

Prognos is supporting the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the Environment in organising, implementing and establishing the world's first trade exhibition for the climate adaptation industry.

Mid-term evaluation of the public sector loan facility

2025
| Project

The Public Sector Loan Facility is an EU financial instrument to ensure a socially just transition to climate neutrality in the regions. Prognos and t33 srl evaluated the instrument.

German industry’s resilience and sovereignty

2025
| Project

German industry is heavily dependent on raw materials and intermediate products from abroad, especially from China. Prognos analysed supply chains and developed recommendations for action.

Evaluation of the ‘Innovative University’ funding initiative

ongoing
| Project

How can innovations be implemented in practice? This is where the BMBF's ‘Innovative University’ funding initiative comes in. Prognos and Fraunhofer ISI are evaluating the programme.

Trend Report 2025: Smart City after the experimental phase – Are we ready for the next step?

2025
| Project

Smart City and Smart Region – are they about innovative solutions or are they just expensive gimmicks? The Trendreport 2025 looks at the status quo and future prospects for Smart City in Germany.

Interregional Innovation Investment: The I3 Support Facility

ongoing
| Project

The I3 Support Facility boosts interregional projects in smart specialisation, with Prognos leading the Capacity Building Hub.

Extra-high voltage line Ganderkesee – St. Hülfe

2023
| Project

Grid operator TenneT has put an important power line into operation in Lower Saxony. Prognos supported the communication for the project.

About us

Prognos – Providing Orientation.

Prognos is one of the oldest economic research centres in Europe. Founded at the University of Basel, Prognos experts have been conducting research for a wide range of clients from the public and private sectors since 1959 – politically independent, scientifically sound.

Learn more