Sustainability Embassy in Romania
An independent NGO with no political affiliation. Partner of the Romanian Government through an agreement with the Department for Sustainable Development, signed on 13 April 2021.
ambasadasustenabilitatii.ro (RO)Founder, Sustainability Embassy · Vienna. Bucharest.
I ask the questions you forgot to ask yourself.
About your business, in an economy reshaped by the climate crisis.
Companies I have worked with
I have worked with the teams of some of the largest companies in Romania.
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Through The CSR Agency, on sustainability reports and training, and through the Sustainable Romania Coalition, which brings together more than 180 organisations. See the Coalition’s organisations (in Romanian) ↗
Recommendations
What people who have worked with me say.
„I have known Dragos for over 7 years and I can confidently attest that he is a forward thinking and innovative professional, guided by the highest ethical standards. […] Dragos has developed the skills to quickly identify sustainability needs, and recommend the best suited solutions for his clients.”
„Dragos has qualities and abilities that recommend him as a very good adviser, strategic thinker and capable to understand business issues in a larger context. I have enjoyed very much working with him and always appreciated his fine thinking!”
„I’ve known Dragos for a long time – and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone more genuinely committed to encouraging and driving social responsibility. He’s the go-to CSR expert in Romania and for good reason!”
„Dragos is one of those rare people that are both extremely socially conscious and also top professionals in their domain. A true social entrepreneur. In fact he manages to combine those two traits into a unique communication company – The CSR Agency.”
„Very professional, lots of experience, highly recommended.”
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Who I work with
One question for every leadership role.
- CEO / FounderWhich part of your business model stops working once carbon has a price?
- FinanceIf energy or carbon prices double, which line in your P&L gets hit first?
- Communications / CSRWhich public claim could you not prove tomorrow if a journalist asked?
- ESGWhich data points you report actually change management decisions?
- HRWhich skills will your organisation be missing three years from now, and who is building them today?
- ProcurementWhat risks are your suppliers already seeing that haven't reached your team yet?
- OperationsWhat stops first during a week of extreme heat or drought?
- LegalWhich of your company's environmental claims would hold up under the new EU rules against greenwashing?
How we start
Three ways to start.
Tell me where the work gets stuck. We'll find the next move together. Pick whichever way suits you.
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For your own organisation
Talk through a business challenge
Your business goals and where the work gets stuck. Online, or in person in Vienna or Bucharest.
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To make the most of the 30 minutes
- What business goal do you have for the next 12–24 months?
- Where does the work get stuck: people, data, budget, decisions, partners?
- What have you already tried, and what didn't work?
Send me your answers by email or on LinkedIn, in a few lines.
How I work
I work on business problems, not image problems.
Managers come to me with a business problem: a stalled process, a postponed decision, a crisis. I help you stay focused on your business goals, guide you to find your own strategic solution and, when needed, connect you with experts who specialise in your topic.
- A free 30-minute conversation. You tell me your goal for the next 12–24 months and where the work gets stuck. We decide together whether it makes sense to continue.
- The information I need. I send you a request for more detailed information; if needed, we sign a confidentiality agreement. Based on it, we agree on the next steps.
- Working together, in one of two formats.
- One-to-one strategic conversations. We work on the key questions; you make the decisions with your team and follow them through.
- Accompaniment. I help you define the strategic concepts and we review the implementation together.
What stays with you. Unblocked processes and crises turned into opportunities. We usually work together for at least a year; my longest collaboration, with Heidelberg Materials, began in 2001 and is still active after 25 years.
When I don’t get involved. When the only goal is profit, even at hidden environmental or social cost. Nor in reports written just to tick a box, communication without real change, or projects without access to the people who decide.
About
Since 2017, I've been building the infrastructure companies need to make better decisions.
I founded the Sustainability Embassy in Romania in 2017. Since then, it has brought companies, experts, public institutions and civil society into one community. The goal is for Romanian companies to be ready for the rules, risks and opportunities of an economy reshaped by the climate crisis.
Every day I write the Daily Briefing, an article on what is changing for business in practical terms. Two Embassy initiatives resulted in legislative change in Romania: amendments to the Food Waste Law (RO) and the adoption of Law 157/2023 establishing National Sustainability Day (RO).
Between 2014 and 2021, I was also General Manager of Global Compact Network Romania, the local network of the UN Global Compact.
180+active organisations in the Sustainable Romania Coalition
26,000+leaders involved in the Embassy's programmes
260events organised since 2017
2initiatives that led to legislative change
Europe
A European platform with local roots.
Sustainability Embassy Europe
We help companies move sustainability from reporting into management.
An independent, non-profit platform founded in Romania. It informs, educates and connects people and organisations so they can reduce risks, create value and prepare for an economy reshaped by the climate crisis.
It brings together business, the public sector, academia and civil society, and builds public infrastructure for information, education, dialogue and practical competence.
How to get involved
- Companies: corporate contributions, partnerships and institutional support
- Individuals: support for independent climate and business education
- Current and future partners of the Sustainability Embassy in Romania
What I build
An ecosystem built since 2017.
Sustainable Romania Coalition
A community of more than 180 organisations working together on concrete problems: regulation, reporting, supply chains, people.
About the Coalition (RO)Daily Briefing
One article a day on what is changing for companies in an economy reshaped by the climate crisis. In Romanian, on Substack and LinkedIn.
SubscribeSustainAbility School
Webinars and learning paths for managers, from the basics to building sustainability into every department.
sustainability-school.euSustenlandia CEO Forum
The Embassy's leadership forum. The 2025 edition brought together more than 250 business leaders, investors and representatives of international financial institutions, with Tariq Fancy, former CIO for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock.
Business Networks for a Climate Neutral Europe
The European network of business organisations convened by Corporate Leaders Group Europe, part of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), which the Embassy joined in 2021 as Romania's representative. Member list ↗
Separately: The CSR Agency
I am also the founder of The CSR Agency, a CSR consultancy. The Embassy does not sell consulting services. The agency works commercially, with its own team and contracts. thecsragency.ro ↗
Speaking
Topics for keynotes, panels and moderation.
The economy reshaped by the climate crisis
What it means in practice for costs, financing, suppliers and talent, beyond reporting.
EU regulation, explained for the board
CSRD, taxonomy, packaging, supply chains: what must be decided now and what can wait.
From idea to law
How two Embassy initiatives turned into legislative change, and what companies can learn about responsible advocacy.
Business communities that actually work together
Lessons from building the Coalition: what keeps people engaged and what drives them away.
Selected appearances
Sustenlandia CEO Forum · host
Community MeetUps · 43 editions
Capital interview (RO) ↗
FEPRA interview (RO) ↗
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Dragoș Tuță Mihaylov is the founder and president of the Sustainability Embassy in Romania, the organisation that prepares people and companies for an economy reshaped by the climate crisis.
Dragoș Tuță Mihaylov is the founder and president of the Sustainability Embassy in Romania, launched in 2017. Under his leadership, the Embassy built the Sustainable Romania Coalition, a community of more than 180 organisations, became a partner of the Romanian Government through an agreement with the Department for Sustainable Development, and developed two initiatives that resulted in legislative change in Romania: amendments to the Food Waste Law and the adoption of Law 157/2023 establishing National Sustainability Day. He writes the Daily Briefing, a daily article on what is changing for companies in an economy reshaped by the climate crisis, and represents Romania in the European network Business Networks for a Climate Neutral Europe. From 2014 to 2021 he was General Manager of Global Compact Network Romania, the local network of the UN Global Compact.
Contact
For a conversation, an invitation or an interview.
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/dragostuta
Where we can meetBucharest and Vienna, in person or online