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THE SUSTAINABILITY INTERVIEW
By 2050, the global population is expected to reach close to

10 billion people

Humanity is currently consuming resources equivalent to 1.7 planets per year

More than

90 % of Siemens’ business enables customers to achieve a positive sustainability impact

Energy shortages, water stress and extreme weather events are no longer hypothetical. Companies must therefore build resilience into both operations and product portfolios.
“ There are many challenges that require us to become sustainable not just in our own operations, but for our customers,” Eva explains.“ We need to make our customers more resilient and adaptive to the situations we see coming, because our portfolio is longlasting – our products are out there for decades, so we have to anticipate the future. We have to anticipate the challenges for societal infrastructure and build it now so it can last.”

Aim to reach 3 million people

with learning offerings focused on digitalisation and sustainability by 2030
More than

80 % of a product’ s environmental footprint is determined in the design phase

The World Economic Forum identifies several of the largest global risks over the next 10 years

as sustainability-related
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