Understanding Transformation
Well-founded insights into transformation & future topics
Our webinars are based on project experience and current consulting practice. Whether sustainability, regulation or artificial intelligence: In live webinars and on-demand recordings, we classify developments, explain connections and show proven procedures for well-founded decisions and effective implementation.
Upcoming Events
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Thursday, 2026-03-19, 11:00-11:30 AM
Using a real-world use case, we will share insights, together with our client Maritim Hotelgesellschaft mbH, into the implementation of an AI pilot project. We will discuss the results achieved, the lessons learned, and the added value of the AI application.
Thursday, 2026-03-26, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
In this talk, we will discuss how companies develop an AI strategy that creates sustainable added value and effectively aligns the use of AI in the long term. It clarifies how a strategic anchoring of AI creates orientation and makes its contribution to increasing efficiency, improving decision-making, and achieving sustainability goals visible.
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Sustainability x AI Talks
Many companies already use AI selectively – but without clear priorities. This talk in our Sustainability x AI Talks series shows how an AI potential analysis helps to avoid poor investments and make getting started predictable. Janika Ofterdinger talks with Kathrin Ruhnke about a practically proven workshop format that allows opportunities to be systematically identified and prioritized – regardless of whether AI is already being used in the company or not.
In this talk, you will learn how to:
- When a potential analysis makes sense and what its added value is
- Identify AI potential based on pain points and processes instead of starting with a “tool-driven” approach
- what typical next steps are after the potential analysis
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understand the difference between chatbots, AI tools and AI agents—and identify where truly autonomous, multi-step processes are possible
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identify typical use cases in sustainability management, e.g., benchmarking, regulatory screening, questionnaires, or data-driven research
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move from initial ideas to structured implementation—through process mapping, clear workflows, the right prompts, and step-by-step optimization
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Effectively bring AI and sustainability together and evaluate their use in an impact-oriented way
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Move from an AI pilot project to a structured approach with clear use cases and priorities
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Further develop the role of sustainability management in the context of AI—with a greater focus on evaluation, steering, and implementation
Webinars
Green Claims & EmpCo: What specifically changes in your sustainability communication – and how do you become compliant? In this webinar, Dr. Martin Granzow and Kathrin Ruhnke classify the status of the greenwashing guidelines and show what applies to EmpCo from 27.09.2026 without a transition period – including the prohibitions for generic claims, climate neutrality statements and self-created seals.
In this webinar, we will highlight how you:
- correctly classify the current regulatory developments on greenwashing
- Design claims in accordance with EmpCo: precise, immediately explained and verifiable, clear partial references, real product advantages instead of legal self-evident facts and permissible seals
- Set up EmpCo readiness, including a KI-supported quick check and a comprehensive inventory & gap analysis
Regulations in supply chains are becoming complex – and affect many companies directly or indirectly through customer requirements. In this webinar, Dr. Martin Granzow (founder and managing director of Nextra Consulting GmbH) and Dr. Anita Panov (external senior expert) offer a quick run-through of the relevant requirements as well as a tried-and-tested approach to efficiently fulfill obligations and leverage synergies in data management.
In the webinar, we will show you how to:
- Pragmatically prioritize LKSG, CSDDD, EUDR, CSRD/VSME and CBAM – with a view to thresholds, deadlines, obligations
- Start with a supply chain quick check: Regulatory mapping, relevance check, status quo assessment of your chains/raw materials and derivation of concrete gaps
- Set up a roadmap for implementation: adapt processes, establish data & supplier management, integrate software if necessary, carry out legal protection and transfer it to the strategy
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is in force—but deadlines and detailed requirements are still evolving. In this webinar, we provide an update on the political processes and show how you can remain capable of taking action despite the uncertainty. Together with Antje Kunze (LiveEO), we will also examine the technical implementation using TradeAware—from data collection to submission.
In the webinar, we will show you how to:
- classify the latest EUDR developments and what is already binding today
- Address “No-Regret” preparation: Clarify scope and roles, involve suppliers early on, set up data and reference number management, structure risks and responsibilities
- Technically map the implementation: Use TradeAware (LiveEO) for geodata & satellite verification, legal assessment, audit-proof documentation and automated transfer
How do companies move from a Corporate Carbon Footprint to a concrete, actionable reduction path? In this webinar, Lydia Schmid and Carlotta Meyer-Burgdorff demonstrate how a climate transformation plan serves as a strategic roadmap for greenhouse gas reduction—incl. clear targets, prioritized measures, and suitable funding options.
Learn in this webinar how to:
- derive clear, ambitious and realistic climate goals from GHG balance and status quo analysis
- Develop emission reduction measures, prioritize them based on effectiveness, feasibility, economic efficiency and realization horizon, and combine them into a consistent reduction path with responsibilities
- Set up an eligible transformation plan according to BMWK specifications and secure the grants for external consulting services
EcoVadis is increasingly becoming an award criterion in supply chains – but how do you get started with the first assessment? Nextra consultant Sarah Hirsch shows how you can use EcoVadis strategically, specifically develop your sustainability management and not only “pass” the scorecard, but also use it meaningfully for your company.
In the webinar, we will show you how to:
- understand the business case of EcoVadis and correctly classify the evaluation logic and scorecard
- Prepare your sustainability management in a structured way for the initial assessment with kick-off, status quo analysis and gap analysis
- Organize evidence, sustainability report and document upload in such a way that you can efficiently process the EcoVadis assessment and optimally use the document limit
The CSRD is in motion – and many companies are asking themselves: How do we get into action in a structured way despite uncertain framework conditions? In this webinar, we will show how Double Materiality Light in combination with the VSME standard enables a pragmatic entry: lean, practical and compatible with future requirements.
In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Implement DMA Light with the new ESRS scope for maneuver (top-down instead of bottom-up, focused scoping, proportionate effort, use of existing stakeholder information)
- derive a strategy from the DMA results (structure risks/opportunities, set goals, prioritize measures and transfer them to a roadmap)
- efficiently create a VSME report (Basic vs. Comprehensive, shall/if applicable/may, data collection, quality assurance and release)
CSRD Ready Session 8
With ESRS E1 in mind, the structured engagement with greenhouse gas emissions and climate scenarios moves to the forefront of CSRD reporting. In the final part of our CSRD READY webinar series, Lydia Schmid and Dr. Britta Frommeyer explain how companies can prepare for these requirements in terms of content and methodology – conveyed with expert knowledge and practical relevance.
Key Topics:
- GHG Accounting (Scope 1–3)
- Introduction to Climate Scenarios
- Methodology and Practical Examples
CSRD Ready Session 7
The linkage of the EU Taxonomy with CSRD requirements opens up new opportunities for efficient reporting. Dr. Britta Frommeyer shows you how to leverage synergies. Dr. Britta Frommeyer explains how you can efficiently integrate information according to the EU Taxonomy into your CSRD reporting. She highlights the connections between both regulatory frameworks and their strategic advantages for your company.
CSRD Ready Session 6
In this video, learn how your company can optimally utilize the VSME standard and prepare for stakeholder requirements.
CSRD Ready Session 5
These key questions are central:
- What market reactions are observed with regard to the Omnibus package?
- How can current global trends and developments in corporate sustainability be classified in the context of the Omnibus package?
- What concrete recommendations for action and “no-regret moves” are there to ensure that your sustainability strategy is sustainable in the long term?
CSRD Ready Session 4
Which topics are truly relevant for your sustainability reporting? Dr. Britta Frommeyer explains how to define criteria, scales, and thresholds. Get practical tips for creating a scoring system and learn details about the prescribed assessment criteria of the CSRD. Nextra Manager Dr. Britta Frommeyer supports you in preparing and visualizing the results of your materiality analysis.
CSRD Ready Session 3
Stakeholder engagement is an essential component of CSRD. But how do you prioritize and integrate the relevant parties? Nextra consultant Sarah Hirsch explains how to involve stakeholders according to ESRS requirements. In this session, you will receive approaches on how to effectively prepare and utilize interviews, focus groups, and existing exchange formats to meet the requirements of the CSRD.
CSRD Ready Session 2
Analyze sustainability-related impacts, risks, and opportunities along the value chain. IROs (Impacts, Risks, Opportunities) are at the core of CSRD requirements. Nextra Manager Dr. Britta Frommeyer shows you how to identify impacts, risks, and opportunities along your value chain. This session illustrates the topic and sub-topic structure of the CSRD and the concept of Value Chain Analysis. Practical approaches are explained to identify company-specific impacts, risks, and opportunities.
CSRD Ready Session 1
The CSRD brings far-reaching changes for companies – but where do you start? Dr. Britta Frommeyer explains the fundamentals: which companies are affected, what the current legal situation looks like, and which first steps are crucial to successfully start implementation in 2025. Get a clear overview of the most important CSRD requirements from Nextra Manager Dr. Britta Frommeyer. Learn how to involve top management, set up a project team, and develop a realistic plan for your sustainability reporting.
With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the requirements of the EU Taxonomy, companies are facing new challenges in sustainability reporting. In our webinar, we provide an overview of the objectives and content of the EU Taxonomy Regulation and present a practical approach to efficiently meeting EU Taxonomy requirements within your CSRD reporting. The following questions will be addressed in the webinar:
- What disclosure obligations arise in connection with the EU Taxonomy Regulation for the CSRD sustainability report?
- How can companies determine which of their business activities are relevant in the context of the EU Taxonomy?
- What steps does the process for determining the required KPIs involve?
From 2024/25, the CSRD tightens requirements for materiality and disclosure – including resource use and circular economy. Use the obligation as an opportunity: A lean status quo analysis reveals levers for circular goals, measures, and KPIs – and opens up savings and market potential.
In the webinar, we show you how to:
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practically fulfill the CSRD requirements for the circular economy,
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identify the potential of the circular economy in your business model,
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derive a viable CE strategy from the status quo analysis,
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evaluate progress and impact with suitable key figures.
The new disclosure requirements of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) are approaching, and the first companies will have to report according to the new standards starting from the 2024 financial year. In our webinar, we first provide an overview of the quality requirements the CSRD places on the process and implementation of the materiality analysis. We then demonstrate how the materiality analysis can be practically implemented within a company and which pitfalls you should watch out for. The following questions will be addressed in the webinar:
- What is the significance of materiality analysis in the context of CSRD?
- What is behind the basic principle of double materiality?
- What further requirements does the legislator place on the process?
- How does materiality analysis work in practice?
- When should companies start preparing?
In June 2023, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) came into force at the European level. The regulation defines ambitious requirements and due diligence obligations for companies that trade and place high-risk commodities and derived products on the EU market. In the webinar, we will show you which regulatory requirements arise for your company and how you can prepare for them. Specifically, we address the following questions:
- What requirements does the EUDR place on companies?
- What do these requirements mean for corporate structures, due diligence obligations, and reporting?
- What steps are necessary to prepare for the EUDR requirements?
- How can standard systems be used to prepare for the EUDR?
- How do you develop a roadmap to fulfill EUDR obligations?
In the webinar, we answer…
- what central changes result from the CSRD
- who will have to report in the future
- what requirements arise for the materiality analysis?
- what first steps companies can take now
- how the new requirements can be incorporated into the development of the sustainability strategy
The severe impacts of climate change present companies with ever-new challenges. Against this background, it is essential for companies to identify climate-related risks and opportunities and analyze their potential impact on their own business activities. In the webinar “Climate Risk Analysis – Regulatory Requirements and Strategic Added Value,” we show you why companies must address climate risks and opportunities, how to identify them for your business, and what role this analysis plays in the strategic orientation of your business model. Specifically, we address the following questions:
- What requirements do CSRD and EU Taxonomy place on climate risk analysis, and what approach does the TCFD recommend?
- What climate risks and opportunities need to be considered?
- What are climate scenarios, and what added value do they offer within a climate risk analysis?
- How can company-specific climate risks and opportunities be identified?
- What is the significance of climate risk analysis for strategy development?
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Dr. Martin Granzow
Managing Director Founder | Nextra Consulting
