The current ecological, economic and social challenges necessitate a comprehensive societal transformation toward sustainability. It is now clear that committed goals, scenarios and individual instruments as well as technology developments alone are not enough.
Maja Göpel is considered one of the smartest minds in Germany when it comes to tomorrow’s economy. She says we have long known what it takes to avert the climate catastrophe and continue to live a good life on Earth. We just need to have the courage to do it.
Many decision-makers focus too much on increasing efficiency when it comes to sustainability, instead of using the change as an opportunity for more effective business and completely new business models.
A recently adopted EU directive stipulates that significantly more companies than before must disclose in their annual reports how their actions affect the environment and society. Now some fear that this will overburden smaller companies in particular.
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 expanding the understanding of general connections,” says Nagel. Concrete information and experiences are to be exchanged with the audience in the subsequent question and answer session…
On October 18, 2022, the 10th German-Spanish Forum on the topic: “Shaping a digital and sustainable future in Europe together” took place in Berlin, which was organized by the Liz Mohn Center of the Bertelsmann Foundation together with Telefónica, the Fundación ICO and the BDI . For Liz Mohn, Co-President of the German-Spanish Forum, the focus is on the exchange between the two countries: “We can no longer solve our challenges alone and we have to address the question of how we can achieve more unity and common ground in an increasingly complex world create and secure a world that is torn apart.” …