Sustainability and profitability: Conflict or perfect match?

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Questions: 02:00: What does corporate social responsibility and sustainability look like? 02:50: Is it actually possible for companies to be sustainable and profitable at the same time? 04:45: What kind of argument do you make to companies that are only aiming for short-time success? 05:40: At what point did you realize that corporations and social responsibility could be at odds? 07:00: You are focusing on worldwide conglomerates. Is it actually difficult to convince these companies? 09:16: What about accountability for these companies? 10:45: Are there political, governmental policies needed to confront these issues? (e.g. carbon pricing) 12:00: What would you suggest to a company which wants to introduce more responsible actions? 14:00: Can you tell us about your role in the Volkswagen sustainability council? 17:50: How can MAN Energy Solutions as subsidiary of Volkswagen support its parent company's ambitions? 20:05: What is your outlook for the maritime industry? What challenges see you there to become green? Are you optimistic? 23:30: How do we get the policies needed to reduce carbon emissions? 25:30: Could you please tell more about your work at Arabesque. What is the role of the investor to drive sustainability?