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Volkswagen AG increasingly needs employees with software development skills for projects such as autonomous driving or the development of intelligent products. Therefore, the automotive company has taken the initiative and, with the help of University4Industry, has developed a company-specific training program that prepares employees and thus also the company for the coming changes in the industry with regard to digitalization and decarbonization. In this successful program, more than 100 employees have now acquired skills in programming, data science and machine learning.

Jan Veira is already celebrating his 50th podcast anniversary with Digital4Leaders – and we (University4Industry) are publishing a special episode to mark the occasion: Jan Veira has already had 49 guests interviewed on the podcast, and now the 50th anniversary episode has been published with himself in the spotlight.

Due to the advancing climate crisis, phrases like these are no longer enough for companies: The economically challenging last few years as well as increasing consumer expectations regarding sustainability are forcing companies to be digital and sustainable at the same time in order to remain fit for the future. Are these two requirements mutually exclusive or do they even complement each other? We have already visualized decarbonization in the overall context of the current challenges in an infographic. In this article, we highlight the concrete connection between sustainability and digitalization.