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This year marks the convergence of two significant milestones in cultural policy and for me personally: The Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft (KuPoGe) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and its founding president, Olaf Schwencke, turned 90. He is a great role model for me in his commitment as a European politician and cultural figure, and he also had…

When the Cradle to Cradle NGO opened its real-world laboratory on Landsberger Allee in Berlin in 2018, an old pharmacy in a prefabricated building had previously been completely gutted and renovated according to C2C criteria. This location has now been expanded once again—with exactly the same drive. Starting now, the Community Hub offers space for…

Women-only clubs and associations—are they still important today? At the very least, the celebrations marking “100 Years of the Association of Women Artists and Art Patrons (GEDOK)” have once again clearly demonstrated to me what they can achieve. GEDOK, for example, highlights how women in the arts have historically faced structural disadvantages, even though they…

Cradle to Cradle developer Michael Braungart is ending his career as professor of eco-design at Leuphana University of Applied Sciences in Lüneburg after more than 30 years. He will remain there as a visiting professor and will continue to supervise doctoral students working on Cradle to Cradle. At his farewell lecture in early February, he…