Patrick Wortner studied environmental and process engineering and graduated in 2009.
He then worked as deputy head of sustainability at the certification body of ift Rosenheim. In the process, he conducted various audits according to DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 14001 and DIN EN ISO 50001 in Germany and abroad. At the end of 2014, the company PeoplePlanetProfit was founded, where Mr. Wortner has since worked as managing director, advising customers on all EHS issues and conducting audits. In his pending doctorate, he is working on tamper-proof data storage. Mr. Wortner is also a lecturer at the Universities of Applied Sciences in Munich and Ravensburg / Weingarten, where he teaches about sustainability approaches, among other things.
The topic of sustainability is becoming more important for all business executives since environmental issues like climate change, pollution and resource shortages have a direct influence on populations and enterprises around the world. According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, “Today, more than 90% of CEOs state that sustainability is important to their company’s success.” At […]
95 percent of consumers in Germany value sustainability, but a lack of information and transparency prevent many consumers from buying sustainable products. These are the key findings of the representative Global Sustainability Study 2022 by strategy consultants Simon Kucher & Partners. In July and August, Dynata asked more than 11,000 consumers in 19 countries worldwide […]
The CO2 tax is due when heating with oil or natural gas. So far, tenants have had to carry them alone. That should change: from January 2023, landlords will have to take on up to 95 percent. The decisive factor is how energy-efficient the building is. The state asks its citizens to pay in so […]
In the future, large companies in the European Union will have to inform consumers about the sustainability of their activities. The EU Parliament formally confirmed a corresponding compromise between the EU states and Parliament on Thursday. Between 2024 and 2028, the rules are to come into force step by step. According to Parliament, up to […]
According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the CO2 footprint of global trade should be reduced with the help of lower tariffs and more climate-friendly transport of goods. The liberalization of trade in sustainable energy technology and environmentally friendly products could reduce global emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 by around 0.6 percent, the WTO […]
The emergency aid for the self-employed in the corona pandemic has increased confidence, especially in heavily digitized companies, that they will survive the crisis. In contrast, there are hardly any effects among the self-employed who only invested in digitalization after the pandemic began. This shows a joint study by the German Institute for Economic Research […]
The idea of sustainability is becoming more and more present and is thus finding its way into more and more industries, including the precious metal trade. For this reason, GoldSilberShop.de cooperates with C. Hafner GmbH & Co. KG and offers gold bars with a very low CO2 footprint. As a world first, a completely CO2-neutral […]
On Friday, November 4th, the “Political Association Buntspecht” is organizing a themed evening on “Sustainability in the construction sector”. It starts at 7 p.m. in the vhs building (Schlößle 1) in Schramberg. Architect and consultant of the “German Sustainable Building Council” Dominik Nagel will give a lecture and explain basic principles. “For me, it’s about […]
According to the new survey by research and consulting firm Gartner, 89 percent of board members state that digital business is now embedded in all growth strategies of the company. However, only 35 percent of executives confirm that they have met their digital transformation goals or are on track to achieve them. “Boards have reached […]
If it were up to the EU Commission, global corporations like IBM would soon be able to free themselves from specific climate protection measures by paying farms to incorporate organic components into the soil. Carbon farming is the new buzzword for the practice of regenerative agriculture, which is actually very old but has been neglected […]