Axel is specialized on Sustainability Strategy & Management projects. He has more than 24 years of consulting experience. Beside Sustainability Strategy & Management Axel has functional experience in decarbonization strategies, CCUS, climate adaptation and sustainability valuation. Axel has a cross-sector profile working primarily in Automotive, Chemicals, Transportation, Retail, Healthcare and Energy.
Roundtable on Climate Adaptation: Taking responsiblity along a disrupted supply chain
Extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting logistics along global supply routes. The previously reliable delivery times, upon which just-in-time production was based, are dwindling. A rethink in strategic procurement processes is increasingly taking climate change along established trade routes into account. At the same time global supply chains help us in sharing leading adaptation practices, for example to identify measures tackling heat implications on Health & Safety of workforces.
In the run-up to the Handelsblatt conference Corporate Climate Adaptation, ERM is excited to host an evening of focused dialogue in its offices in Hamburg.
In the run-up to the Handelsblatt conference Corporate Climate Adaptation, ERM is excited to host an evening of focused dialogue in its offices in Hamburg.
DATE: 3 September 2026
TIME: 18:30 pm - 22:00 pm
LOCATION: ERM (EDGE WORKSPACES HAFENCITY), Hamburg
LANGUAGE: German
Handelsblatt Corporate Climate Adaptation Conference
Turning Climate Risks into Business Operations
DATE: 14-15 October 2026
LOCATION: Handelsblatt Media Group, Toulouser Allee 27, 40211 Düsseldorf
LANGUAGE: English
ERM PRESENTATIONS
14 October 2026, 16:50 – 17:40 Track C/Session C3:
"Stop Talking Climate – Start Talking Risk: How to Get Adaptation onto the
Decision-Making Agenda"
James Hubbard/Axel Franck
15 October 2026, 12:20 – 12:45 Debrief Action Labs
“What the Corporate Sector Brings to COP"
The conference comes at a critical time when businesses are increasingly facing the direct impacts of climate change, including extreme heat, flooding, water stress, supply chain disruptions, and growing pressure from investors, regulators, and stakeholders to strengthen resilience.
Today, climate adaptation has become a strategic business priority. Companies are recognizing that resilience is no longer simply a sustainability topic but a fundamental driver of operational continuity, long-term asset value, investment attractiveness, and competitive advantage. As physical climate risks increase across industries, organizations need practical approaches to assess vulnerabilities, develop adaptation strategies, and invest in solutions that enhance resilience and future-proof their operations.
By combining deep technical expertise with strategic business insight, ERM helps companies understand how climate change may affect their assets, operations, supply chains, and investments, while identifying practical actions that create long-term value. We work with clients to develop robust climate adaptation strategies, enhance business resilience, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and turn sustainability challenges into opportunities for growth, innovation, and competitive differentiation.
ERM will explore and co-create how climate adaptation professionals can communicate emerging climate risks more effectively.
Climate change is no longer a future scenario - it is a certainty. The question is no longer whether organizations will experience climate impacts, but whether they can adapt quickly enough.
