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This introductory article provides orientation within the growing number of sustainability requirements, standards and regulatory frameworks. It explains why companies must first determine which requirements are actually relevant to them and introduces a holistic approach to sustainable corporate transformation.

The published conference contribution explores durable, recyclable biopolymer solutions as a building block of a functioning circular economy. It focuses on reducing plastic consumption, preserving material value through reuse and establishing viable recycling loops for biopolymers.

This article continues the series on sustainable corporate transformation and focuses on strategic implementation. It explains how companies can systematically analyse and prioritise sustainability topics and translate them into a robust strategy with specific areas for action and implementation steps.

This specialist article views ESG not as an isolated reporting obligation, but as an integrated management system. It focuses on connecting data, responsibilities and processes and examines how regulatory requirements can generate greater transparency, improved control and tangible business value.

This specialist contribution examines credibility as a fundamental requirement for effective ESG systems. It focuses on data quality, transparent methods, digital support and professional expertise—the conditions that make ESG information traceable, reliable and useful for decision-making.

This practical guide presents four steps for establishing systematic values management in companies and organisations: identify the values base, evaluate and adapt the value system, implement values management and cultivate the values over the long term. Prof. Dr. Harald J. Bolsinger provided academic guidance and contributed his values management model.

This specialist publication develops purpose-centred values management as a foundation for sustainable corporate management. It connects purpose, corporate ethos and an actively maintained values portfolio with a practical values management cycle that integrates values with strategy, culture and responsible action.

This academic book chapter presents 8i Didactics as an approach to transformative higher education. It connects sustainability and entrepreneurship goals with learners’ cultural values, personal motivations and spiritual backgrounds, turning knowledge transfer into lasting engagement with real-world sustainability challenges.