With its climate plan, Hamburg has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030 and aims to achieve climate neutrality (98%) by 2045. Also in public transport Hamburg is very active: We are focussing on the "Hamburg Takt". This means that every Hamburg resident should be able to find a public transport service from anywhere in the city within 5 minutes. Furthermore, Hamburg is a model region for mobility. One of the first projects of the "Metropolitan Model Region Mobility" will be to establish a mobility system with up to 10,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030. The overall goal of the project is to develop and build a completely new, digitized and networked urban mobility system and to be CO2 neutral by 2039. Hamburg is Germany’s biggest and Europe’s third biggest port city. The Port of Hamburg is considered the center of transformation. The Port of Hamburg is set to become the center of a sustainable and green hydrogen economy in Europe and to play a major pioneering role here. Numerous initiatives at the location are working together with partners on various aspects of sustainability, such as circular economy and reusable systems. With the Foodlab, Hamburg has a start-up and accelerator program for the gastronomy scene, where budding gastronomists can try out and develop new ways of eating.

Hamburg is a congress and trade fair location. Both, the trade fair ground and the congress center are located directly in the city center and can be reached directly by public transport. The journey from the airport to the trade fair only takes 20 minutes by train. Speaking of the airport, Hamburg is not only easy to reach by plane, but is also well connected by sustainable rail transport within Europe. Many hotels are now certified with GSTC-approved certificates or are committed to build a more sustainable convention destination with their own sustainability programs. In addition, there are numerous sustainable caterers, venues, incentive providers and mobility providers who have a strong sustainable approach to live and develop it in all facets. In Hamburg, we are convinced that congresses have a sustainable impact on the city. Projects are initiated, expertise comes to the city, international networks are formed and, ideally, topics are moved that have a sustainable influence on the city of Hamburg. As an example of this, we can point to the ITS World Congress, which has once again anchored the topic of mobility in Hamburg and will continue to have a major influence on mobility development in Hamburg in retrospect. This is also underpinned by the UITP Global Summit, which will be hosted in our city in 2025 and 2027.

Social sustainability is one of the cornerstones in the city's attitude. The city's second mayor is also Senator for Science, Research, Equality and Districts. This means that the topic of social sustainability is anchored almost at the very top in Hamburg. This is reflected, for example, in the fact that the city has already been pursuing an "Action Plan for Acceptance of Gender and Sexual Diversity" since 2017. This is about recognition, fair participation and the reduction of exclusions. Because we are convinced that equal opportunities and acceptance are essential criteria for a sustainable city in which all people can live freely and self-determined. Hamburg is thus positioning itself as a haven of protection for people of all origins, identities and sexual orientations. This can best be seen in the districts of St. Georg and St. Pauli. Two districts that embody tolerance, diversity and equal opportunity in a way that not many cities in Germany do. Once a year, this is transported far and wide by what is perhaps the city's most colorful and open festival, when Christopher Street Day parades through the city with its huge parade and thousands of visitors. Tourism acceptance is a big issue for the destination. Since 2017, Hamburg Tourismus GmbH has regularly conducted resident surveys on this. With the event "Deine Stadt. Deine Hotels", a format was created in 2019 with which Hamburg hotels opened their doors to citizens and potential professionals. The initiative by Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, DEHOGA, Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Association and Promotion Pool created visibility for the hotels' offerings for residents as well, thus promoting greater acceptance for this not only tourist infrastructure. At the same time, potential skilled workers should get to know the hotel trade.