Tag: carbon footprint
What the new EU rules mean for consumers
Brussels On Wednesday, the EU Parliament passed new rules for batteries. For the first time, these are now regulated along the entire life cycle. “It’s revolutionary,” says Green MEP Malte…
The manufacturer of the “Wagoklemme” wants to become more international – and set up more independently in China
mind The Minden-based medium-sized company Wago makes 1.2 billion euros in sales a year. The specialist for connection and electrical engineering has become the world market leader with a rather…
Therefore, the middle class sees itself disadvantaged
Workers on containers with liquid iron Climate protection agreements serve the purpose of enabling the transformation to climate neutrality – for example in the steel industry. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Duisburg…
Economic crisis on the digital job market
digitalization One focus is on eliminating unnecessary suppliers and lowering the cost of cloud computing. (Photo: obs) Darmstadt The economic crisis has fully gripped the digital labor market. Especially in…
Investors blame Mercedes for bad CO2 values
Mercedes boss Ola Källenius The automaker urgently needs to improve its green record. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Mercedes-Benz shareholders are torn. On the one hand, they are celebrating a record profit…
Do green buildings solve the CO2 problem in the construction industry?
A renovated building in Bavaria The real estate industry is debating the benefits of refurbishment – or whether it is better to demolish and build new. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Green…
Magnesium & aluminum are becoming scarce
Wolfgang Kirchhoff (centre) with his brothers Johannes (left) and Arndt With more than 12,200 employees in 55 plants, the entire Kirchhoff Group currently has a turnover of almost 2.2 billion…
iPoint helps corporations to see through
Jorg Walden The entrepreneur started iPoint 20 years ago with a partner as a small, automotive-oriented consultancy for process optimization. (Photo: iPoint) Stuttgart A BMW i8 is parked at the…