Rebecca Freitag: Consistently focused on securing a sustainable future. Rebecca Freitag is a Sustainability Expert, Future Architect, Youth Advocate, Protector of Future Generations, and Political Entrepreneur.
Having served as a former UN youth delegate and a highly requested speaker, Rebecca is experienced on major global platforms as well as in intimate discussion settings within companies, schools, and organizations.
Rebecca Freitag has represented young people at the United Nations and championed the adoption of the UN’s 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across diverse institutions. From the German Bundesbank to government ministries, innovation conferences, businesses, and youth camp workshops, she has motivated audiences toward a sustainable future.
Speaking Topics Rebecca Freitag
- Walk the Talk – Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
- Climate Protection & Sustainability – Identifying risks to achieving climate goals.
- Crises expose vulnerabilities: Environmental, Social & Business Risks and Analysis.
- Sustainability & Climate Change are not mere trends or buzzwords – Change Management in Business, Society & Politics.
- Climate change is the answer. But what was the question? The Future of Sustainability.
Climate change is the answer. But what was the question? Rethinking business, society, and politics.
Believing that everyone plays a role in the forthcoming transformation, Rebecca Freitag tailors her messages to specific audiences, highlighting “best practices,” areas for action, and implementation opportunities. She reminds top decision makers—from CNN to the closing speech at the UN Environment Conference—of their responsibility to ensure a sustainable future.
Rebecca Freitag – Walk the Talk for Climate Protection, Sustainability & Change Management in Business.
Rebecca emphasizes a holistic approach, engaging with diverse societal groups—at scientific conferences, schools, and with indigenous communities in the rainforest. She has navigated between street activism and international initiatives, notably leading the “All in for Climate Action” campaign. With 1.5 million supporters from 90 countries, she amplified youth voices at the UN Climate Summit.
Her comprehensive approach to sustainability and future-shaping is reflected not only in the variety of stakeholders she collaborates with but also in her ability to connect related topics. Through numerous presentations on key subjects and her academic role developing an interdisciplinary sustainable development course, she is well-versed in sustainable social and economic systems and related areas such as sustainable finance, business models, mobility, energy, education, nutrition, gender equality, and climate protection. She effectively integrates these themes into a broader context.
How can every individual contribute to shaping the upcoming transformation?
As a prominent voice for younger generations, Rebecca Freitag offers a critical youth perspective on future challenges, sharing trends, insights, and opportunities from the viewpoint of the global young generation. Her engagement with sustainability began in 2012 as a bicycle activist, contributing to the success of the bicycle referendum that led to the first mobility law.
Her conviction that transformation must come from all sides makes her both a political entrepreneur and an expert in sustainable business models.
Rebecca Freitag founded the Global Impact Alliance, a coalition of “purpose-driven” companies already demonstrating solutions. Her presentations are enriched by these real-world examples of corporate initiatives shaping tomorrow’s world.
“Walk the talk” is not only her clear message to audiences but also her personal motto. She has produced a podcast on renewable energy, is developing a climate game, and as an ambassador for future generations’ rights, is advancing a project to politically institutionalize these rights.
Rebecca Freitag speaks passionately about her beliefs. Her enthusiasm engages audiences, sparks curiosity, inspires motivation, and encourages action. Her keynotes provide motivational insights, taking listeners on a journey filled with broad knowledge, compelling stories, and interdisciplinary connections, customized for each audience and available in German or English.
