When I was recently invited to speak at the event "Change at next stop" in Bonn, organised by the Goethe-Institute, I was full of anticipation. … [Read more...]
Lower Saxony to officially implement Cradle to Cradle principles
The C2C design concept is the only option “if we want to handle our resources reasonably”, says Olaf Lies, Minister for the Environment of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. … [Read more...]
CSR-RUG: More effort, more attention
It's a small step towards sustainability, and it has now been implemented by the vast majority of companies obliged to do so: they have based their reporting systems on the requirements laid out by the so-called CSR-RUG. … [Read more...]
Change of leadership at the TU Hamburg
A lot has changed at TUHH – most notably its name. The institution is now called the Technical University of Hamburg. The addition "Harburg" has been dropped so that the university is abel to sharpen its image internationally. There has also been a change at the top of the university. … [Read more...]
Monika Griefahn receives the Federal Order of Merit
Olaf Lies freely admitted that he didn't have the easiest of jobs. Monika Griefahn's "successor-successor-successor", as the current environment minister of the German federal state of Lower Saxony smirkingly described himself, said: "You can't list all of Monika Griefahn's merits – you can only mention the highlights." … [Read more...]
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