There is no business that is not affected by climate change. The necessary transformation towards a decarbonized economy requires sustainable business models. Against this background, the importance of stable reliable relationships with mutually supportive partners is growing strongly. Collaboration and cooperation between companies is based on commitment, communication and trust. This is made possible by the Stuttgart CLIMATE Thinking Circles (SKTC). A Thinking Circle is a corporate community that uses a peer-learning format to support each other for a year in achieving their sustainability goals.

As part of the SKTC project, three Thinking Circles are being created, each focusing on a different topic and pursuing the common goal of climate protection and climate adaptation.

Stuttgart companies, for example, analyze their climate-related opportunities and risks and begin to strategically address the topics of climate protection and climate adaptation. Member companies are provided with assessments, tools and aids to record their exposure to risks and opportunities and to take action. The focus is on learning from and with each other by sharing practical experience. The learning aspect is further enhanced by expert input from Sustainable Thinking and other climate adaptation, emissions and efficiency experts.

From the very beginning of the Thinking Circles, Sustainable Thinking ensures that companies with similar goals and attitudes connect. This is the basis for long-term synergies and real cooperation.


The KLIMA Thinking Circle at a glance:

  • Our goal: to make companies in the Stuttgart region maximally fit and capable of acting on climate-related risks and opportunities.
  • Business communities for climate protection. In the Thinking Circle, up to 8 companies support each other for one year in achieving their sustainability goals and develop solutions together.
  • Exchange at eye level. The peer learning community connects management and those responsible for sustainability and climate protection from Stuttgart companies that are ready for cooperation.
  • Crisis-proof positioning. Continuous and professionally facilitated monthly workshops enable relationship building with business partners and contribute to effective and dynamic solution finding.

Are you curious and want to learn more? Write to us! klimaTC@sustainable-thinking.de.

We look forward to hearing from you!