MMKH-Workshop: Legal Foundations of Sustainability in the Higher Education Context

This event takes place in German.

This training session provides an overview of:

- UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the German Sustainable Development Strategy: the obligation of higher education institutions to contribute to implementation at the state level

- Regulatory requirements—such as the CSRD, LkSG, and CSDDD—regarding transparency and sustainability reporting at Hamburg’s higher education institutions

- Requirements to align all institutional activities with the principles of sustainable development, in accordance with the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG)

- Promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a cross-cutting theme in teaching, research, and knowledge transfer, including the Hamburg Master Plan for ESD 2030

- Developing sustainability strategies with concrete goals, measures, and reporting obligations—such as those at HAW Hamburg and the University of Hamburg

Key topics include:

- UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the German Sustainable Development Strategy: the obligation of higher education institutions to contribute to implementation at the state level.

- EU directives: CSRD, LkSG, and CSDDD

- Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG)

- Hamburg Master Plan for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2030

MMKH training sessions are free of charge for University of Hamburg staff.

Registration via the website.