Welcome / Shaping the Region Together – Towards a Leading Hub for Green Technologies

Get Ready: The Rhine-Neckar region is taking on the ambitious challenge of transitioning towards climate neutrality and sustainability. That’s why we founded the Green Industry Cluster – our mission is to bring together companies, start-ups, and research institutions to work towards a greener future with trust and collaboration.

Innovation Meets Sustainability:
The Green Industry Cluster

The future is coming – be part of it! We support you in developing and commercializing sustainable products and processes that protect our planet. The Green Industry Cluster is open to everyone committed to driving climate neutrality and sustainability. By joining forces, we can leverage expertise and create real impact.
Because success doesn’t happen on its own!

Become part of our community for a sustainable transformation:

/ Develop GreenTech innovations together
/ Create synergy effects through networking
/ Realise unused economic potential
/ Strengthening the attractiveness of the location
/ Increase the region’s attractiveness for skilled labour
/ Expanding GreenTech expertise

‘With the Green Industry Cluster, we are creating a strong network that will establish the Rhine-Neckar region as a leading region for green tech and sustainable industries.’

Christiane Ram, Chairwoman of the Board

Connecting Economy and Ecology:
Value for Members and Partners

The Green Industry Cluster aims to establish the region as a leading hub for green technologies. By supporting innovation projects and new value creation, we enable local companies to seize opportunities in the sustainability sector and grow successfully with green technologies.
To achieve this, we provide the right infrastructure and a strong network, bringing together expertise from business, administration, and research. Our cluster fosters collaboration and actively supports its members in turning ideas into reality.

/ Exchange within the network
/ Matchmaking for co-operations
/ Expertise building
/ Industry visibility
/ Knowledge transfer
/ Funding advice
/ future viability
/ Competitiveness

Interview with Anna Schmidt,
Managing Director of the Green Industry Cluster e.V.

Anna, could you please briefly explain what the Green Industry Cluster is?
‘With pleasure! The Green Industry Cluster is a network of companies, research institutions and start-ups that has set itself the goal of promoting sustainable development in industry.’

About our members:

As a cooperative bank, VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG operates sustainably for people, the environment, and the region. With its tailor-made solutions for private and corporate customers, it promotes the sustainable development of society and the responsible use of limited resources. As a financing partner for small and medium-sized enterprises, VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG works with companies to create valuable jobs in the region. It is and remains a reliable partner and neighbor in the city districts and communities. At the same time, it is investing in the digitalization of its business processes and service offerings. VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG is systematically improving its carbon footprint and, together with its customers and members, promoting social and sustainable projects in the region—with the aim of actively shaping the transformation to a sustainable economy.

https://www.vrbank.de/home.html

“What one person cannot achieve alone, many can achieve together.”

Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen

HypoVereinsbank is part of UniCredit, a pan-European commercial bank with a unique offering in Germany, Italy and Central and Eastern Europe. It serves more than 15 million private and corporate customers worldwide. Digitalisation and a commitment to ESG principles form the basis of its daily work.

www.hypovereinsbank.de

‘Sustainability is an integral part of our actions and a central element of our business strategy and culture.’

Quelle: www.hvb.de

Futura Experts advises and supports companies on their transformation to sustainable organizations. Special emphasis is placed on all aspects of sustainability: Economy, ecology and social issues. Tools from organizational development, happiness research and participation are used.

www.futuraexperts.de

Futura Experts stands for corporate responsibility for the future. As part of the Green Industry Cluster, we focus on innovative, measurable solutions to firmly anchor ecological and social sustainability in the economy – with people at the center.

Fabienne Djadi, Co-Founderin

Bamo IER GmbH specializes in the development, manufacture and sale of innovative measurement technology for level, turbidity and analysis in liquids.

FairDigital 24|7 is an innovative company based in Heidelberg with three locations in Germany (Heidelberg, Leipzig, Aachen) that actively addresses current challenges and promotes the use of modern technologies. With a clear focus on digitalization and sustainability, FairDigital 24|7 has extensive expertise in implementing sustainability strategies based on SAP technologies. In addition, the company develops digital solutions for the efficient collection and analysis of sustainability metrics, including AI-supported tools for double materiality analysis. With its experience in consulting and technical implementation, FairDigital 24|7 aims to provide practical, data-driven impetus for greater sustainability in industry, thereby contributing to a green economy in the region.

www.fairdigital24-7.com

“One planet. One future. We handle it with care”

Agata Wilengowski, Procurator

We are Green Industry Cluster

Anna Schmidt, Managing Director
Jan Kotulla, Heidelberg office

Do you have any questions?