Post by Alice Gumppenberg

On January 30, 2026, our ESCP Business School Consultancy Projects officially came to an end — and I’m still genuinely impressed by what emerged over the past 3months. ⚡ As an Academic Advisor, I had the privilege of accompanying 25 highly motivated master students across 5 consulting teams, working on impact- and sustainability-driven projects. I am very proud of my teams and how quickly theory turned into responsibility and real consultancy projects with complex sustainability challenges, diverse stakeholder interests, and time pressure — and the expectation to deliver solutions that could actually be implemented. Being part of an outstanding Academic Advisor team and acting as a bridge between engaged students, committed companies, and meaningful sustainability challenges has been a true privilege. It once again showed me how powerful education can be when learning is taken seriously and connected to the real world. 💛 Thank you as well to the commitment from our partner companies, who opened up strategic questions and trusted student teams with issues that matter. The feedback we received — especially hearing that results are already being applied in practice — was the strongest confirmation of the value of this format. OrbiFarm® GmbH Valamar Riviera INTERSPORT Group Kühne Foundation Planethic Group AG Foodvalley Jan Bredack Stefanie Sohm Sake Kolhoff Grateful for everyone who contributed to making these projects possible — and proud of what we built together. Especially: Ksenia Klubnichkina Tanja Hejlskov Stephan Grabmeier Susanne Kortendick, PhD Uli Huener Sebastian Fittko Carolin Waldner Jan Ehlers Claudia Mueller Jan Ehlers and the whole ESCP Business School Berlin team.