The Science Platform, its Goals and Methods

The Science Platform Sustainability 2030 provides a central forum for science to engage with representatives from politics, business, and society on urgent issues pertaining to sustainability policy. The Platform strenghtens dialogue across borders and its findings are fed into policymaking processes, science, and society.

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Hier erfahren Sie mehr über die Ziele, Arbeitsweisen, das Mandat und die Organe der Wissenschaftsplattform Nachhaltigkeit 2030.

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The Research Coordinators

The Research Coordinators

Research activities undertaken through the Science Platform Sustainability 2030 are coordinated by the international scientific networks Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany (SDSN Germany), the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth (DKN Future Earth), and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), which also hosts the platform’s secretariat.

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The Science Platform Sustainability 2030 provides a central forum for science to engage with representatives from politics, business, and society on urgent issues pertaining to sustainability policy. Find out more.

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Supporting Government Ministries

Supporting government ministries

The Science Platform works closely with the Federal Ministries of Education and Research (BMBF), for Environment and Nature Conservation (Umwelt), for Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). These ministries accompany and support the platform’s work through a roundtable that is open to all federal ministries.

The Secretariat

The Secretariat

The secretariat of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030 is located at the offices of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, one of the three sponsors of the platform. The secretariat coordinates the platform’s scientific and administrative operations.

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Ali Aslan Gümüsay (Uni Hamburg) präsentiert Überlegungen zu innovative Kooperationsformen

Strengthening dialogue across borders

Strengthening dialogue on sustainability issues between representatives from science, politics, business, and civil society is a key focus of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030. Learn more about this topic here.

Current Topics of the Science Platform Sustainability 2030

Sustainable Consumption, Mobility, Global Commons, and The Future of Work are the key topics the Science Platform is working on.