sustainable

Hidden Champion in the category: Sustainability

5 Offices
150 Employees
Seit 2008
  1. 2022/23
  2. 2024/25

Creating sustainable impact.

The Sustainable Group is a management consultancy focussed on sustainability that supports its clients in all matters relating to sustainability, climate protection and the transformation towards a sustainable future.

With a team of more than 110 experts and more than 15 years of experience, the Sustainable Group is the leading independent sustainability consultancy in the German-speaking world. In addition to (DAX) corporations, sustainable also supports medium-sized companies - including many global market and innovation leaders.

The Sustainable Group was the first consultancy to be awarded the title of ‘Hidden Champion’ for sustainability in 2022/23 and was able to take the top spot again for 2024/25.

Its services cover the entire spectrum of sustainability consulting: Development of sustainability and climate strategies, Climate accounting and carbon footprints, Implementation of sustainability and climate management, Decarbonization of supply and value chains, Sustainovation for new business models and products, Circular economy, Sustainable finance, Change and communication, transformation processes and Reporting and regulation

With more than 1,200 projects, the Sustainable Group has broad experience in a wide range of industries, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, mechanical and plant engineering, technology, services, energy, retail, consumer goods, finance, agriculture, food and textiles.

Sector

  • Consumer Goods
  • Plant & Mechanical Engineering
  • Travel, Transport & Logistics
  • Telecommunications & Media

Function

  • ESG/Sustainability
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transformation
  • 5Offices
  • 150Employees
  • 2008Established

Your entry opportunities

You can join the Sustainable Group in different ways – depending on where you are in your professional life. We continuously offer exciting entry opportunities. Interested? Then see what suits you best.

Have you already successfully completed the first milestones of your studies and would like to get a taste of consulting? Experience the daily business of our consultants and stakeholders and immerse yourself in exciting sustainability or corporate functions topics! Apply now for an internship with us!

Have you successfully completed your studies in sustainability, economics or a similar field and have already gained some practical experience in the areas of sustainability, project management or strategy consulting? Start with us as a Junior Consultant (ag) to fully enter the world of consulting!

Bei der sustainable AG bieten wir Ihnen attraktive Möglichkeiten, wenn Sie ein einschlägiges Studium erfolgreich abgeschlossen haben und über fundierte, mehrjährige Praxiserfahrung im entsprechenden Fachbereich verfügen. Als Consultant (ag) oder Referent*in leiten  Sie eigenständig Projekte  und übernehmen Verantwortung für Ihr Projektteam, die fachliche Qualität sowie die Wirtschaftlichkeit Ihrer Projekte. Dabei spielen Sie eine aktive Rolle in der Fachcommunity und fördern qualifizierte Junior Consultants oder Junior Referent*innen. Darüber hinaus haben Sie die Möglichkeit, Methoden und Themen in Ihrem Fachbereich weiterzuentwickeln und zu verfeinern.

Sollten Sie bereits langjährige Erfahrungswerte in einem relevanten Fachgebiet mitbringen, haben Sie die Möglichkeit, als Senior Consultant oder Senior Manager*in bei uns zu starten und in einer wichtigen Schlüsselrolle innerhalb der sustainable AG zu fungieren. Mit ihrer umfassenden Expertise und Erfahrung übernehmen Sie die fachliche und personelle Leitung eines spezifischen Themas, um einen Mehrwert für unsere Organisation zu schaffen und die Leistung des gesamten Teams auf eine höhere Ebene zu bringen. Sie tragen maßgeblich zur Förderung von Innovation und kontinuierlicher Verbesserung bei, indem Sie neue Technologien, Methoden oder Prozesse einführen, um die Effizienz zu steigern. Des Weiteren obliegt Ihnen die Verantwortung für fachspezifische Projekte von der Planung bis zur Umsetzung, einschließlich Ressourcenkoordination, Budgetüberwachung und Zielerreichung.

Wir bieten Ihnen nicht nur ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld, sondern vielmehr eine Plattform für persönliches Wachstum, berufliche Weiterentwicklung und verschiedene Karrierestufen bis auf Director- oder Partner*innen Ebene sowie die Möglichkeit, gemeinsam mit uns einen positiven Impact zu kreieren.

Go to the Sustainable Group career portal >

Our recruiting process

Application

Would you like to become part of sustainable?

Then apply quickly and easily via our online application portal Personio. You will then receive an automatic confirmation of receipt.

Now it’s our turn. We will check your documents and get back to you as soon as possible with feedback. 

Selection process

Your application has convinced us. Now we would like to convince you of sustainable. We would like to get to know you, talk to you about the position and give you exciting insights into sustainable. You have the opportunity to ask us all your questions. In addition to our recruiters, you will also get to know a team member from the respective team.

Decision

You have made it to the final round. We want to make sure that our collaboration is a perfect fit on both sides. Depending on the position, you will be given a case to work on and present during this interview. You will get to know other team members and your potential manager. 

You have completely convinced us – have we convinced you? We look forward to sending you a contract offer.

What do our consultants say?

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Lisa Jeuck | Consultant

From the lecture hall to the corporate world

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Anna Schätzl | Senior Consultant

From an industrial clerk to a sustainability consultant

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Timo Ernst | Senior Manager

Mein Weg zur Sustainable Group > – vom Praktikanten zur Führungskraft 

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FAQs about applying and joining us

A cover letter and a photo are not mandatory, as we want to promote equal opportunities in the recruitment process. You can decide for yourself whether you want to provide us with a cover letter and a photo.

Please only use our applicant portal Personio for your application.

You don‘t need to take any special steps. You are free to inform us of a disability.

You start to work at the beginning of each month so that you go through our onboarding process in full and don’t miss any important steps.

In the first interview, we would like to get to know you and give you a comprehensive insight into our company. Be authentic and show yourself as you are. Take the opportunity to ask questions. In the second interview, depending on the position, you will be given a case to work on and present.

In addition to a current CV, we require the relevant (work and degree) certificates for the position. If you do not yet have a degree certificate, you can alternatively send us your current Transcript of Records. Any gaps in your CV are not important to us; we are more interested in your motivation and values.

All relevant information required for your application is marked as mandatory fields.

Our offices

Im deutschsprachigen Raum ist sustainable mit fünf Büros vertreten.

Richardstraße 85, 12043 Berlin, Germany

Reichsstraße 126, 6800 Feldkirch, Austria

Buttstraße 3, 22767 Hamburg, Germany

Im Mediapark 5, 50670 Cologne, Germany

Corneliusstraße 10, 80469 Munich, Germany

Any questions?

Connect with Katharina Kinateder from our recruiting team.

Katharina Kinateder
Katharina Kinateder

Referentin People & Culture

+49 176 18141240

Katharina.Kinateder@sustainable.de