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Public procurement accounts for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually. Because governments can create demand for clean energy technologies, they can have a direct impact on reducing the world’s carbon footprint.

Joerg Hildebrandt leads the global Public Sector practice at Boston Consulting Group. He advises senior leaders and board members of government entities on strategic transformations to deliver future success. His mission is to unlock the full potential of large corporations and public sector institutions. Joerg has particular expertise in large-scale transformations, strategy, climate and environment, operating models, digitization, marketing, organizational design, governance, and change management. In addition to his commitment to his BCG clients, Joerg has supported non-profit organizations and NGOs in their strategy development and execution.

Joerg regularly shapes new thought leadership to share insights. One of his recent publications stems from his work with the World Economic Forum on Green Public Procurement.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • Business administration and engineering degree, University of Stuttgart

Publications and Videos

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How Governments Can Improve the Global Skills Market

How to bridge a significant skills gap in national workforces? Governments need to play a more strategic role, starting with three key interventions.
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Selecting the Right Clusters for Economic Growth

The cities that will prosper in the future will be those that build thriving economic clusters. But how do governments pick which industries to back?
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How to Ensure a Just Transition

The green revolution is taking off, but the transition must be managed thoughtfully to be as fair and inclusive as possible. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get it right.
Now It’s Time for Public Procurement to Go Green

Now It’s Time for Public Procurement to Go Green

The world’s governments are central to the fight to slow global warming. They are issuing regulations and establishing offset markets, carbon taxes and other mechanisms to induce businesses and consumers to lower their carbon footprint.
Governments that Invest in Climate Innovation Invest in Growth

Governments That Invest in Climate Innovation Invest in Growth

To achieve net-zero goals, the public sector must augment efforts by private investors and corporations to accelerate climate solutions, paving the way by thinking big and taking chances.
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Are Consumers in the Gulf States Ready to Go Green?

Translating growing consumer awareness of the threats posed by global warming into sustainable behavior and practices requires action by the public and private sectors alike.

Canada’s Plan for Achieving Its Ambitious Climate Change Agenda

The COVID-19 crisis isn’t slowing Canada’s ambitious agenda for mitigating carbon emissions. Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, explains how green jobs will play a major role in economic recovery.

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気候変動対策が新型コロナの犠牲になってはならない

世界中の国々が経済活動を制限せざるを得ないなか、気候問題への対策はコロナ危機の次の犠牲となるリスクにさらされていますが、これを現実としてはなりません。
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Creating Value Through Digital Disruption

Entering the new decade of 2020, BCG Middle East CEO Forum 2019 placed the imperatives on how and why businesses must find ways to use the tools of digital disruption to become leaders in their industry.
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How to Start Building the Government of the Future

Governments need new structures that are suited to today’s world, but implementing a dramatic overhaul is tough. Here’s how public sector leaders can get started.
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A Blueprint for the Government of the Future

To solve 21st century problems and retain their credibility, governments must escape their silos and get up to speed with digital services.
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What Matters Most to Saudi Arabia’s Youth?

Who are young Saudis? What are their most important concerns? Have they been affected by regional events? Answers and opportunities emerge from a BCG survey.