On July 22, 2025, the ESG4SMEs Erasmus+ project held its Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) in Münster, Germany.
The event, organised and hosted by ACEEU (the project coordinator), brought together eleven participants, including Sustainability Managers, HR Officers, and industry experts from across the ESG4SMEs consortium. Participating organisations included:
• A.B. Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (Cyprus)
• Association of Industries of Thessaly and Central Greece (Greece)
• ETAM Anonymi Symvouleftiki kai Meletitiki Etaireia Ypiresion (Greece)
• Confartigianato Imprese Salerno (Italy)
• Mednarodni Institut za Implementacijo Trajnostnega Razvoja, Maribor (Slovenia)
• WESt mbH (Germany)
As ACEEU coordinates ESG4SMEs and is also a partner in the SHIFT project, the LTTA provided an opportunity to showcase the synergies between the two ESG-related projects.
A highlight of the event came when Adekola Ashonibare, project officer of SHIFT, engaged the participants on what the SHIFT project is about, including its objectives and results, particularly the SHIFT ESG Impact Index Matrix in Higher Education and the Certification for ESG Impact in Higher Education.
The interaction did not stop there. Participants jumped into discussion and drew connections between SHIFT and ESG4SMEs. They emphasised that ESG is central to higher education and highlighted three takeaways:
• Universities are important pipelines for ESG-savvy talent in companies.
• ESG opens up avenues for university-industry collaboration
• Integrating ESG across teaching, research, and governance helps to ensure that public investment in higher education translates into sustainable societal and environmental impact.
The SHIFT project established new connections during the event and looks forward to exploring future opportunities for collaboration with members of the ESG4SMEs consortium.
