The Kreisvolkshochschule Ahrweiler offers a course for climate protectors and those who want to become one. On ten course evenings, interested parties can review and expand their knowledge of climate change. Measures for climate impact adaptation or for saving CO2 in everyday life, here in our region and also for you personally, will be presented and discussed....
Im Metropolitan Verlag, Regensburg erscheint im März 2021 zum vierten Mal ein Jahrbuch Nachhaltigkeit. Es enthält wertvolle Impulse, sich den wachsenden Herausforderungen des Ressourcen- und Klimaschutz zu stellen und eine Transformation zur Circular Economy und Klimaneutralität in der Wirtschaft anzustoßen....
Who can correct the sick throw-away phenomenon? The answer to this question is existential. Reason enough to deal with this phenomenon in the social design lab of the Hans Sauer Foundation....
Anlässlich des Sonderberichts zur Begrenzung der globalen Erderwärmung auf 1,5oC des IPCC veröffentlichte die Heinrich Böll Stiftung ein Dossier „Radikaler Realismus“. Die Botschaft klar und eindeutig: Die Begrenzung des Klimawandels auf 1,5oC ist möglich und machbar...
Today we are proud to report the news from Christoph Klein, who, with ESG Portfolio Management, is a signatory to PRI, Principles for Responsible Investment, and who was accepted into the Leaders ‘Group 2020 there. This distinguishes the participants of the PRI Reporting Framework who show a particularly wide range of responsible investment excellence and who particularly stand out in this year's topic of climate protection....
Outdated association structures and fear of investments prevent environmental protection in the hot-dip galvanizing industry The Corona crisis is currently changing the way we see our lives. What is really important for the survival of industrial societies? In her Circular Economy Package, EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen has explicitly provided that all rules of the game that are being reinvented are based on the “best available technologies”. With the presentation of the “Masterplan for a competitive transformation of the energy intensive industries, enabling a climate neutral Circular Economy...
How to overthrow the crisis king’s crown (CORONA) on March 23, 2023 It was exactly three years ago that the small team from Thinking Circular was sitting together at the crisis meeting concerning the corona situation. And like some crises, whether Chernobyl, the forest decline, Fukushima, the climate crisis or the financial crisis of 2008, the Corona crisis has burned itself into the minds of the employees. What is not longer part of the team in 2023 is the fear of another crises. Only one thing is certain: the...
Dr. Bettina Hoffmann, MdB, spokeswoman for environmental policy and environmental health for the parliamentary group of BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN, has a concept: a resource-effective, non-toxic and climate-neutral circular economy. Materials, fluids and substances must be kept in economic lifecycles and increasing waste and growing landfills must come to an end. She describes the concept in her discussion paper published in February 2020....
The United Nations' World Food Report 2019 makes it clear: "#ZeroHunger" is not just about fighting hunger, but also about saving the planet by providing proper nutrition. The report demonstrates that holistic approaches are needed to address food loss and waste (FLW) as part of the Circular Economy....
The Mazovia Circular Congress took place in Warshaw for the second time on October 11th. The Congress, which is a meeting of Polish and world experts and practitioners, was an excellent opportunity to deepen knowledge on one of the priority economic trends for Europe, which is the circular economy. During the Conference circular business practices, unique start-up solutions and experiences of cities and regions from around the world, as well as real benefits from the transformation in the circular direction were presented. Together with collegues we presented world’s sustainable...