Tag: Environmental management
Betting on the price of the climate
Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant in Brandenburg In addition to the highly visible vapor, the plant also emits a lot of invisible CO2. (Photo: dpa) Cologne The days when companies can…
Ikea’s sustainability step backwards: CO2 emissions increased in 2021
Dusseldorf Ikea has set itself high goals on the way to more sustainability. The furniture giant wants to become climate-positive by 2030. In absolute figures, the Swedes want to reduce…
A reality check on Robert Habeck’s climate plans
Berlin The new federal government wants to speed up the climate change: The expansion of wind and solar systems as well as the power grid should finally be accelerated. But…
Blackrock is ready to finance the German energy transition
Blackrock boss Larry Fink “We have to be open about the fact that green products are often associated with higher costs today.” (Photo: Blackrock) Frankfurt The world’s largest asset manager,…
Transport Minister Volker Wissing: Climate protection means freedom
In the past week, Volker Wissing has not only excited his own party, but also the entire mobility industry – especially the automotive industry. The first Federal Transport Minister of…
Covestro secures large quantities from Australia
Production at the Covestro site in Dormagen The group needs hydrogen for the production of foams. (Photo: Covestro) Berlin, Dusseldorf In German industry, the race for green hydrogen is picking…
Dialogue instead of argument – activists challenge the board members
Coal-fired power plant in Niederaussem Activist investors are putting pressure on them – today often also on important issues of ecological sustainability. Boards should welcome the commitment. (Photo: Getty Images)…
Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani in the Maldives
luxury and sustainability. Two words that, until recently, stood a long way from each other on their own. Today they are getting closer and closer to each other. They are…
“Many people want to fulfill a dream”
Great confidence at Porsche Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in the 911: Despite the corona pandemic and a lack of chips, the Volkswagen subsidiary increased sales last year. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart…
Sugar-based detergent: Evonik becomes a major supplier to Unilever
Girl washes her hands The demand for environmentally friendly cleaning agents is also growing in Southeast Asia. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf The specialty chemicals group Evonik is expanding its partnership with…
“Many people want to fulfill a dream”
Great confidence at Porsche Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in the 911: Despite the corona pandemic and a lack of chips, the Volkswagen subsidiary increased sales last year. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart…
How Habeck wants to get the economy excited about climate protection
Berlin Entry into federal politics was not common for Robert Habeck (Greens). Usually, new members of the Bundestag start out as backbenchers, the first speech in parliament is a kind…
Schwan-Stabilo joins Doghammer
The heads of the outdoor division From left to right: Sebastian Schwanhäußer (Schwan-Stabilo), Christian Schneidermeier (Ortovox), Maximilian Hundhammer (Doghammer), Martin Riebel (outdoor group Schwan-Stabilo), Matthias Drexlmaier (Doghammer). (Photo: PR) Munich…
Ursula von der Leyen defends nuclear power decision
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission chief is behind the classification of certain investments in nuclear power and gas as sustainable. (Photo: AP) Brussels For some it is a…
Robert Habeck’s ambitious climate plans need an efficiency check
Robert Habeck wants speed in the expansion of renewable energies Robert Habeck only has this chance: What he is not tackling now can no longer succeed in this legislative period…
Handelsblatt Green: What to do with electronic waste?
San Francisco Year after year, the tech industry presents the latest models of smartphones, tablets and computers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Sustainability is becoming more…
Habeck wants to triple the pace of climate protection
Robert Habeck At the federal press conference, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection presents immediate measures for the federal government’s climate goals. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister…
Why there will still be a lot of controversy over climate issues
Whether one can describe investments in nuclear power plants as “sustainable” is one of the rather minor questions in climate policy. The dispute over the taxonomy in which such definitions…
Record values for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2021
Coal-fired power plant in New Florence, Pennsylvania Comparatively high natural gas prices would have led to an increase in coal-fired power generation by 17 percent. (Photo: AP) Washington According to…
Bitcoin falls below $ 40,000 – “Extreme fear” of further losses
There is now a rule among crypto investors “Extreme fear” of further losses. The so-called “fear and greed indicator” of the crypto market, which is calculated on the basis of…