The Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg (EABW) was founded in 1983 by the state government of Baden-Württemberg. Since 2008 it is a private training and consulting organization with focus on green technologies and digitization. Together with partners world-wide, green projects are developed and competence centers for green technologies and digitisation are established. The focus regions are Africa, Asia, India, Middle East, South America as well as Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Methodological framework for consulting, project development and leadership programs is the IMLead® Heptathlon concept for Integrated Management & Leadership. Since 2020 the SDG GreenMLA® Green Management & Leadership Assessment is conducted in co-operation with the Steinbeis University and UNGSII Foundation. The IMLead®-concept brings together the different perspectives of green technology transfer and SDG management & leadership. Together with leading industry partners, the Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg began developing a comprehensive localization concept for the entire value chain of green hydrogen production in the Global South. For this, the "Global Alliance for Sustainable Technology Transfer" was launched in 2022. The aim is to create a world leading initative for green energy, water treatment, electrolysis, direct air capture solutions, smart farming and green materials.The Export-Akademie is the key partner for the green global industry hubs for recruiting employees and conducting job integrated training and education programs. For this, the SDG Technology Transfer University is under development in co-operation with SUTM/Steinbeis University, UNGSII Foundation and UNASDG IGO. Also, Export-Akademie is a key partner of UNGSII for setting up the Kinshasa process in Africa. With this new SDG certification, the African continent can trade their pressures treasures outside of Africa and finance their own development.

GreenSinnergy is the engineering and project mangement partner of Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg for realising the global SDG impact projects on the ground. It is also the key partner for providing the projects for our students in the project integrated master study "M.Sc. Sustainable Technology" with emphasis on the green hydrogen value chain. GreenSinnergy is a dedicated advocate in the global movement towards sustainability, committed to decarbonizing economies through innovative consulting services and the strategic development of green businesses. Established in response to the urgent needs of our planet, we leverage knowledge and action to foster environmentally friendly solutions that support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our mission is to accelerate the transition to cleaner, more efficient economies, guided by a philosophy of harmony between humanity and nature. As an emerging force in ecological transformation, we aspire to shape a future where circular economic principles allow people and nature to coexist peacefully. Join us in crafting a sustainable future, where collective action creates impactful change.

SUTM Steinbeis Center for Sustainable Technology & Management GmbH is a sister company of Steinbeis University and the successor of 'SGIT Steinbeis Global Institute Tübingen | Steinbeis University'. SUTM focuses on global "SDG Technology Transfer" using the Steinbeis Project Competence Study (PKS) approach and applied research in green technologies & digitalisation. The job-integrated master study M.Sc. Sustainable Technology train experts for the entire value chain of green applications. The areas are: green hydrogen, smart manufacturing, green mobility, SDG city, smart agriculture, sustainable regional development and blue ocean. In addition, the SDG certification process of raw materials and components (Kinshasa Process) and the localisation of production sites in the Global South are supported with consulting and project management. This is accompanied by global research and development projects in cooperation with industry, research institutes and universities. The Green IMLead® Heptathlon Technology Transfer Concept and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the framework for SUTM's activities. In collaboration with Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg and local partners, centres of excellence for SDG technology transfer and digitisation are being established in the Global South. The locations are (excerpt): (1) Centre for Advanced Battery Research Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo), (2) Centre for SDG Industrialisation in Windhoek (Namibia), (3) SUTM Beijing (China).SUTM also coordinates the activities of the Steinbeis Institute for Sustainable Resource Use and Energy Management in Tübingen (nReEn). The nReEn institute focuses on research projects in the areas of digitalisation, resource management and renewable energies. The institute is active worldwide.

Since 2020, all operational activities in the areas of consulting, project development and training are bundled at 'Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH'.

Since September 2023 the 'SGIT Steinbeis Global Institute Tübingen' is integrated into the 'SUTM Steinbeis Center of Sustainable Technology and Management GmbH'.