From insight to impact.

Knowledge for a sustainable future.

We focus on managing sustainability transformations in various sectors, exploring how organizations can implement economically attractive sustainable technologies.

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IDG St. Gallen Hub
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Collaborations
SwissSTES
TRANSFORMGAS
Metavation
System Change Foundation Fellowship
Managing the Transformation of Industrial Firms
Scaling Smart City Projects - From Individual Pilots towards a Common Strategy of Industry Emergence
SWEET CoSi: The Link between the Energy Transition and Societal Evolution in Switzerland
Sustainable Mobility Solutions for Rural Switzerland
Accelerate Positive Clean Energy Districts
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Our fields of service

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Academic research

We conduct research around the management of sustainability innovation and digital sustainability.

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Practical application

We actively engage in application-oriented projects and cooperate with companies from various industries.

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Higher education

We are part of the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe according to the Financial Times.

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Our goal is to make sustainable solutions economically attractive

Our projects

SWEET CoSi: The Link between the Energy Transition and Societal Evolution in Switzerland

The goal of SWEET CoSi (Co-Evolution and Coordinated Simulation of the Swiss Energy System and Swiss Society) is to explore the interactions between political, regulatory and societal frameworks and the evolution of the energy system. This transdisciplinary expertise from the natural sciences, engineering, economics, social sciences and the humanities will be incorporated into simulation models and enable more meaningful scenario analyses to successfully shape the energy transition.

TRANSFORMGAS

Metavation

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Latest News

Maximilian Palmié featured on Fraunhofer IESE Podcast on technology hypes

April 20, 2026

SIL's Maximilian Palmié recently appeared on the Fraunhofer IESE podcast "kurz & würzig" to discuss technological hypes and digital transformation. The German-language episode explores how organizations can evaluate trends and turn initial excitement into sustainable impact.

Special issue on digital business models and their implications for sustainability available now

February 4, 2026

The special issue on digital business models and sustainability in Technological Forecasting & Social Change is now complete. The newly published editorial, co-authored by SIL's Prof. Maximilian Palmié, introduces a typology of eight industry archetypes for digitally enabled, sustainable business model innovation.

SIL introduces a fresh way to design city solutions using the PCED Business Model Assembler

April 8, 2026

In a short podcast, SIL's Selina Lorenz introduces a fresh way to design city solutions using the PCED Business Model Assembler, a hands-on, card-based approach that brings clarity to complexity.

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Be the Change: Exploring Systems Leadership for Sustainability
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Education

Our educational projects that will help you to know more about sustainability  and economics.

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Valuation entrepreneurship through product-design and blame-avoidance strategies: How Tesla managed to change the public perception of sustainable innovations.
And more publications

Publications

Our findings and insights published in top-tier academic journals as well as in practitioner-oriented articles and books

Reconciling economic prosperity, social justice and environmental conservation through innovation