Volkswagen : If the Volkswagen Group is a supertanker, start-ups can be the speedboats that explore new routes and possibilities swiftly and flexibly. ...

'Sustainability is an incredibly important area that plays a major role in our customers' purchasing decisions now and will do so even more in the future. As a large Group, we also have a great responsibility in regard to this subject, and moreover the market is also moving strongly in this direction. Investors, for example, are asking more and more specifically about how a certain business practice is sustainable as well,' says Marco Philippi, Corporate Director, Strategy Group Procurement. And goes on to say: 'Sustainability and supply chain transparency are inseparably linked. Digitalization provides completely new possibilities in this regard. And the hackathon brings both worlds, sustainability and digitalization, together.'