Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025

The Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) is a global gathering of leaders and changemakers from governments, international organisations, businesses, civil society, and academia. Together, they co-create innovative solutions for a sustainable and fair future. The next conference is scheduled for 2-3 June 2025.

HSC is organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Michael Otto Foundation and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

One of the focus areas of the HSC is responsible artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation. This initiative promotes responsible and accessible AI that fosters sustainable development, is human-centered, advances gender equality and protects the climate and environment. During the 2024 conference, UNDP, BMZ and partners announced a global platform to harness the potential of responsible AI for sustainable development.

Key milestones include:

• Agreement on shared principles for the human-centric design and use of AI to support the SDGs.
• The launch of the AI SDG Compendium, a global database showcasing how AI can contribute to sustainable development.

The upcoming Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs represents a collaborative effort to define how AI can create meaningful development outcomes for all. The Declaration promotes an optimistic vision: fostering equal partnerships across all sectors and societies, with a special emphasis on empowering emerging communities. It includes a set of voluntary commitments endorsed by a diverse group of stakeholders and will be finalised at the 2025 HSC.

more InformationWatch 2024’s Panel