Social work is at the centre of social negotiation processes: The climate crisis, growing social disparities, political polarisation and the erosion of democratic values are increasingly shaping its practice. These developments make it clear that sustainability is not just an ecological challenge, but also always touches on issues of social justice, participation and power.

In particular, intersectional perspectives reveal how unequally people are affected by ecological transformations and crises - and how closely ecological and social sustainability are interwoven. Sustainable social work must take these interdependencies into account and develop both its professional foundations and its fields of action accordingly.

This year's annual conference will therefore specifically focus on the interplay between intersectionality and a broad understanding of sustainability . Reconstructive research forms the framework for critically examining social practices, organisational action and professionalism against the backdrop of current crisis dynamics.

The focus is on the question of how social work can be shaped in a diversity-sensitive, transformative and sustainable way - in methods, training, organisational structures and in the everyday logics of practice. The conference programme brings together theoretical perspectives, empirical insights and practice-oriented approaches to provide impetus for a sustainable profession