Sustainability conference to mark Drees & Sommer company anniversary

In addition to a keynote speech by Prof. D^r. Robert Göötz on ESG in the real estate sector, the official program included a panel discussion on Innovation x Sustainability with experts from Dussmann Group, Landimmo Real Estate, Luxembourg House of Sustainability and Fiveoffices. The evening ended with a dinner party.

The conference entitled Sustainability of the Future followed by a dinner party was a highlight of the 20 activities to mark Drees & Sommer’s 20th anniversary in Luxembourg. Maximilien Ast, Managing Director Drees & Sommer Luxembourg welcomed the guests and presented a retrospective of the development of the office and team in Luxembourg over the last 20 years.

Prof. D^r. Robert Göötz, Managing Director of Real Blue Kapitalverwaltungs-GmbH, held the keynote ESG in the real estate sector and explained the differences between sustainability and ESG. He also spoke about the EU taxonomy and the associated challenges for real estate owners.

The subsequent Innovation x Sustainability panel, moderated by Martin Pietzonka, Drees & Sommer Head of Innovation Services, Startup Hub Berlin, took stock of the current state of sustainability in the construction and real estate industry, discussed the influence of innovations, technology and startups on the development of sustainability and best practice examples. Verena Gross from Dussmann Group, Sabrina Kohn from House of Sustainability, Jürgen Primm from Landimmo Real Estate and Robert Glaesener from Fiveoffices and Talkwalker were the members of the lively panel discussion.

The evening came to an atmospheric close at a joint dinner party in the adjacent roof terrace bar of the Mama Shelter Hotel on Luxembourg’s Kirchberg.

About Drees & Sommer Luxembourg

As a leading international consulting and project implementation company, Drees & Sommer supports private and public clients in all matters relating to real estate, infrastructure and industry. Through forward-looking consulting, the company offers solutions for successful buildings, high-yield portfolios, efficient infrastructure and liveable cities.

Drees & Sommer provides all services under the premise of combining economy and ecology, communicated as the blue way. The company, which has been partner-managed for over 50 years, has its headquarters in Stuttgart (Germany) and more than 5,900 employees at 59 locations worldwide. Drees & Sommer has been represented in Luxembourg for 20 years with a steadily growing team of currently over 100 employees.

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