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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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

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

Sustainable Innovation Lab Mentors Lead Award-Winning Capstone Project

February 9, 2026

The Sustainable Innovation Lab celebrates the success of Dr. Maximilian Palmié and Philip Rodak, whose mentored student team secured a prestigious HSG Capstone Award for their impactful work on energy efficiency in the Swiss building sector.

Selina Lorenz successfully defends her PhD and bids farewell

February 2, 2026

Big Congratulations to Selina Lorenz for successfully defending her PhD thesis on cross-sector innovation at the Sustainability Innovation Lab! Following a research stint at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Selina is transitioning back to industry to join Stadler Rail. We thank her for three years of invaluable contributions and wish her the very best in her new role!

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.

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