Webinar: Sustainability as a Strategic Advantage for Startups & SMEs
Format: Online Webinar | Date: 06.03.2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (MEZ / UTC+1) | Language: English
March 6 @ 11:00 – 12:30
Webinar: Sustainability as a Strategic Advantage for Startups & SMEs
Host: USTP St. Pölten | Format: Online Webinar | Date: 06.03.2026 | Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (MEZ / UTC+1) | Language: English
Sustainability is no longer optional—it has become a strategic necessity for startups and SMEs. Rising EU regulations, shifting investor expectations, and growing market pressures make it a key driver of future-ready businesses. This interactive online webinar provides founders and entrepreneurs with practical insights into why sustainability should be an integral part of their business strategy—and how to implement it effectively.
What You Will Gain:
- Understanding EU Sustainability Requirements: Learn what current and upcoming regulations mean for startups and SMEs, and how to stay ahead of the curve.
- Unlocking Business Value: Discover how early integration of sustainability into your strategy can reduce costs, mitigate risks, and create new opportunities for growth.
- ESG Data as a Strategic Asset: Explore which ESG metrics investors, banks, and funding bodies expect, and how sustainability planning strengthens funding readiness.
- Hands-On Takeaways: Receive practical tools, frameworks, and first steps to embed sustainability efficiently in your business operations.
- Special Focus – Female Founders & Sustainability: Gain unique insights into how sustainability-driven entrepreneurship, particularly led by women, generates competitive advantages and long-term success—and what every founder can learn from it.
Interactive & Engaging: The webinar combines expert presentations with open discussion and Q&A, offering actionable advice to start implementing sustainability immediately.
Agenda Highlights:
- Welcome & Introduction
- EU Sustainability Requirements for SMEs
- The Business Value of Early Sustainability Planning
- ESG Data: What Investors and Funders Expect
- Female Founders & Sustainability: Insights and Lessons
- Practical Takeaways & Next Steps
- Discussion & Q&A
Secure Your Spot – Email us to register: office@smartup.at
More information will follow later.
