The UHH is undergoing a transformation toward sustainability, a process that presents many challenges. To successfully navigate this process, the UHH must be a flexible and responsive organization.

At the Sustainability Office, we support our employees by offering them as much freedom as legally and practically possible in choosing where, when, and how they work. We also foster a culture of participation, input, and constructive criticism that is as open as possible, so that we can achieve better results together. Personal weaknesses and mistakes are part of being human; we acknowledge them—and in doing so, we make better use of our individual strengths.

Hierarchies serve important functions, but we actively work to minimize the use of directives. In some areas, it’s also more effective to simply get started and figure out the best approach as we go. Overall, this approach represents a third level of transformation alongside sustainability and digital transformation—one that we want to actively help shape.