Over 50 m2 of Forest Area Protected
The running team from sponsor akaryon covered a total of 54 km at the Vienna Climate Run 2025 on October 11, 2025, in Vienna’s Prater. By doing so, my colleagues ensured that 54 m² of forest area around the Dürrenstein-Lassingtal Wilderness Area (a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site) will be withdrawn from use and protected for at least 80 years.
The image provides an impression of the running route.
Motivated Collaboration: One Team Member Even Ran a Half Marathon
Patrick Riedler ran 21 km, essentially completing a half marathon for the environment. Natalia Raciborska demonstrated endurance over 15 km. Mitch van der Linde completed approximately a quarter marathon. Natalia Shirov Alvarez also contributed 7.5 km to an impressive overall score! We all pushed our running socks to the limit that day!
The gallery features two images showing Natalia S., Patrick, Mitch, and Natalia R. from left to right with their medals in front of the billboard displaying the logos of the sponsoring partners.
Great Organization and Pleasant Conversations
Mitch was on-site in a dual role, arriving early in the morning at the Prater Hauptallee to set up our booth in the Climate Village.
The image shows Mitch at the start of the event next to our ESG-Cockpit roll-up.
I also got a firsthand look at the event:
The Vienna Climate Run 2025 was already very well organized in its first edition. The atmosphere was fantastic! It was particularly heartening to see so many young people in attendance – perhaps future ESG managers?
We had inspiring conversations, such as with our booth neighbors from “Seniors for Future.” The “Bee Happy Run” mascot buzzed past us – during this event held as part of the Vienna Climate Run, children ran laps for biodiversity.
On top of that, the weather was perfect.
Who Does the Running Team Resemble? Shhh – it has something to do with the ESG-Cockpit …
Anyone already familiar with the ESG-Cockpit, our software for environmental and social data management and reporting, knows what the data entry progress indicator for a node (e.g., a company site collecting data for an ESG report) looks like.
To match this, we chose our outfits – a great idea from Mitch. The orange socks are a nod to the “completeness of node finalization.” The green headbands refer to the “completion rate.” The blue T-shirts can also represent the “data quality” bar, in addition to the ESG-Cockpit color scheme.
The day proved that personal initiative, and not just legal requirements, can truly make a difference for climate protection!
