In Berlin, 8 March – International Women's Day – is now a public holiday. The city's Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of the plan in January! It isn't the worst of ideas if you ask me. … [Read more...]
The whistle-blower from 1969
At this year's first board meeting of the Right Livelihood Award Foundation ("Alternative Nobel Prize"), we "young people" were able to benefit from the extensive experiences of Daniel Ellsberg, a person who had already acted as a whistle-blower by the late 1960s − and therefore at a time when the word was by no means a household term. … [Read more...]
International activists – dedication and courage
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...]
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