Dr. Stefan Bauer

Innovation &
Digital Product Passport

The future of business is digital, sustainable, and regulated. We build the infrastructure for it — AI-automated ESG reporting and EU-compliant Digital Product Passports. This is where the future lies.

Sustainista automates ESG reporting and builds EU-compliant Digital Product Passports (EU Battery Regulation, Ecodesign). As Work Package Lead in FFG Flagship PACE-DPP — a €3M project with 13 partners — we drive Austria's circular economy forward. Product Carbon Footprint (Scope 1–3), fully AI-powered.

€200.000
Pitch Award

From idea to funding — Skills-UP! won Austria's largest education award among 80+ national initiatives. A peer-to-peer financial literacy platform proving that bold ideas, strong pitches, and consistent execution create real impact.

Austria's most prestigious education award, selected by an expert jury and public vote. Skills-UP! reached 200+ apprentices and achieved lasting behavior change in 90% of participants. As a founder, innovator, and entrepreneur, I think in products — and I build them.

Professor for Finance,
ESG & AI

Appointed by the City of Vienna as Endowed Professor for Finance, ESG & AI at Lauder Business School. Teaching at 8 universities — WU Vienna, TU Vienna, Lauder Business School, FH WKW, Aarhus University, Reykjavik University and more. 620+ academic citations, awarded twice for Outstanding Research at WU.

FFG PACE-DPP ViennaUP · Anthropic · OpenAI · Google · AWS

Leading Projects
That Matter

Work Package Lead in FFG Flagship PACE-DPP (€3M, 13 partners) and Erasmus+ L2BGreen (€1.5M, 8 countries). Organizer of the Europe Tech Hackathon @ ViennaUP — 200+ participants, partners including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and AWS. From EU research consortia to national innovation programs — leading cross-functional teams, managing budgets, delivering results.

Managing Director
Family Business

Nearly 5 years as Managing Director of a traditional Viennese family business — 80 employees, multiple locations. Driving digital transformation, modernising HR systems, financial controlling, and operational processes. Combining entrepreneurial thinking with hands-on management in one of Austria's most demanding sectors.