A change agent for transformation

strategic sparring partner for
sustainable development

Approach & Background

Yvonne Zwick is an author, speaker and bridge-builder for transformation. For many years, she has been shaping the debate on sustainable business at the intersections of economy, politics and society, and has, amongst other things, helped establish the German Sustainability Code (DNK) as voluntary reporting standard and the Service Centre for Sustainable Finance in SMEs (NAFIM). She brings together different perspectives and stakeholders, develops ideas for sustainable business practices and facilitates discussions on responsibility and social change.

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Speaking & Networking

Driving sustainability at the intersections of business, politics and society.

Topics and Formats

Yvonne Zwick delivers keynote speeches and participates in panel discussions on sustainable business practices, social responsibility and the framework conditions for successful transformation – at conferences, within companies and across networks.

Facilitation and Process Support

She facilitates change processes and strategic discussions, supporting stakeholders in jointly developing viable positions.

Sparring and Networking

As Chairwoman of BAUM e. V. and European Climate Pact Ambassador, she brings her expertise and connections to bear in political, economic and civil society contexts. Through her board and committee mandates, she advises management boards and executive directors.

Publications

Yvonne Zwick publishes on sustainable business, sustainable finance, social responsibility and the conditions for successful transformation.

Book cover: Making Sustainability Happen

A plea, set out in 17 theses, for understanding – and putting into practice – sustainability as a practical social and economic task.

Making Sustainability. Freiburg: Haufe, 2025.

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Book cover: Energising Transformation through Sustainable Finance

What role can financial markets, regulation and new financing approaches play in the socio-ecological transformation? This edited volume shows how.

Yvonne Zwick & Kristina Jeromin (eds.): Energising Transformation through Sustainable Finance. How the Financial Sector Enables Sustainable Business. Wiesbaden: Springer, 2023.

Springer Professional

Book cover: From Corporate Environmental Protection to the Great Transformation

A tribute to the foundational work of Maximilian Gege and a brief history of sustainable business in Germany.

Bernd Schleich & Yvonne Zwick (eds.): From Corporate Environmental Protection to the Great Transformation. Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Maximilian Gege. Munich: oekom verlag, 2022.

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Magazine cover: OEW 2023 03 Corporate Transparency for Sustainability

How regulation can promote sustainable business – and where it risks blocking engagement rather than strengthening it.

Yvonne Zwick: "Effects of Regulation on Corporate Initiative for Greater Sustainability". In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften 3(2023), pp. 28–29.

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Book cover: Climate Neutrality in Industry

On the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the great climate transformation.

Yvonne Zwick & Antonia Thiele: "SMEs on the Path. How SMEs Contribute to Achieving Germany's Climate Targets". In: Ulrike Böhm, Alexandra Hildebrandt & Stefanie Kästle (eds.): Climate Neutrality in Industry. Berlin: Springer, 2023. pp. 101–107.

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Why sustainability in healthcare must not stop at individual measures but must be thought through strategically and organisation-wide.

Yvonne Zwick: "From Regulatory Impulse to Climate-Compatible Overall Strategy". In: Jens Leveringhaus & Sebastian Wibbeling (eds.): Green Health. Sustainable Business in Healthcare. Berlin: MWV, 2023. pp. 37–41.

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Contact

Sustainable transformation thrives on dialogue and collaboration. I welcome enquiries and new connections.

Yvonne Zwick

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