Tag: Environmentally friendly product
Why the bottled water brand is using less recycled plastic
Gerolsteiner apple spritzer in non-returnable PET bottles “Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year we had to reduce the recycling percentage to 30 percent,” explains company boss Roel Annega. (Photo:…
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…
Aldi Süd wants to benefit from the discount organic boom with a new brand
Dusseldorf The discounter Aldi Süd is launching a new brand for organic food. Starting this Monday, 15 items will initially be on the shelves under the name “Nur Nur Natur”.…
Aldi Süd wants to benefit from the discount organic boom with a new brand
Dusseldorf The discounter Aldi Süd is launching a new brand for organic food. Starting this Monday, 15 items will initially be on the shelves under the name “Nur Nur Natur”.…
Unicorns in green: Sustainable start-ups in Germany
Traceless Materials packaging The rotting outer packaging can end up in the compost. (Photo: Traceless Materials) Dusseldorf Green is trendy, including among German start-ups. According to the Green Start-up Monitor…
Unicorns in green: Sustainable start-ups in Germany
Traceless Materials packaging The rotting outer packaging can end up in the compost. (Photo: Traceless Materials) Dusseldorf Green is trendy, including among German start-ups. According to the Green Start-up Monitor…
“Germany is the brake on ecology”
Mainz Reinhard Schneider lives up to his reputation. The owner of the frog cleaning agent manufacturer Werner & Mertz is known for vociferously criticizing his own industry. “Companies try to…
Is a quick installation now worthwhile?
Dusseldorf The federal government wants to advance the heat transition with the new building energy law. The consequences for homeowners and tenants are far-reaching: from next January, every new heating…
Sustainability in financial investments is becoming a contentious issue for rich families
wind farm Investing in sustainability projects is very popular with the generation of heirs for ideal and return reasons. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf For Christoph Weber, it’s actually about advising…
There is a shortage of these experts in Germany – despite the high salaries
ESG manager urgently wanted Sustainability experts are currently needed by many companies – and they are very well paid. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf CFOs are sounding the alarm: In a…
Are electricity, steel or hydrogen really green? Blockchain should show it
Green hydrogen gas station In the future, companies will have to prove more clearly how their raw materials and products were produced. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich, Salzgitter Whether CO2 balance, green…
How renewable resources are replacing petroleum
Dusseldorf Anyone who drives past huge chemical plants on the Autobahn between Cologne and Bonn would have no idea: old chip fat is being processed here, possibly from your last…
German authorities hardly rely on sustainability when it comes to procurement
Hydrogen-powered garbage truck in Lower Saxony Most municipal clients pay particular attention to the price when it comes to disposal. (Photo: picture alliance / Hauke-Christian Dittrich) Berlin When it comes…
Mercedes delivers speech bubbles, BMW electric cars
Mercedes star at the group location in Stuttgart-Möhringen. Currently, just every tenth new car delivered by the car brand is fully electric. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) In TV, cinema and…
Why the natural gas car is dying
Natural gas cars in Germany The number of CNG models has fallen massively. (Photo: Seat) Cologne With a natural gas drive, drivers halve their fuel costs and significantly reduce CO2…
How sustainable can the ships become?
Dusseldorf After the end of pandemic-related restrictions, many Germans are thinking about booking a cruise again. But the industry has a bad climate image due to the high emissions from…
Top wineries are committed to more sustainability
winery More sustainability: Last year, the bottles of Gutswein – 63 percent of the volume – were switched to lightweight glass, this year the weight of the bottles for the…
German models lack range
BMW plug-in hybrid Sales of the Munich-based carmaker’s partially electric vehicles have plummeted in China in recent years. (Photo: dpa) For years, German automakers have been aggressively promoting their plug-in…
The plug-in disaster at VW, BMW and Mercedes
Audi production in Tianjin The VW subsidiary has already given up the market for plug-in hybrids in China. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Dusseldorf, Vienna With a wide range of plug-in hybrids,…
The plug-in disaster of the German car manufacturers
Audi production in Tianjin The VW subsidiary has already given up the market for plug-in hybrids in China. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Dusseldorf, Vienna With a wide range of plug-in hybrids,…