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Monika and Nora Griefahn together with Erhard Eppler

Erhard Eppler dies at 92

21. October 2019
Erhard Eppler has passed away on Saturday at the age of 92. We keep his relatives and friends in our thoughts at this difficult time and wish them the strength to be able to fill the gap he leaves in their everyday lives with beautiful memories. Erhard Eppler was a…
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Ministerin Svenja Schulze begrüßt die Gäste.

Climate protection is important…

2. July 2019
…not least as an economic factor. That was the conclusion drawn at an event titled “Climate protection as an innovation driver for the economy” organized recently by Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment. The realization should be reason enough to finally take the foot off the brakes in…
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Michael Succow on a field trip

The Michael Succow Foundation turns 20

16. May 2019
For two days in early May, a number of people committed to the protection of climate and the environment met in the north-eastern German town of Greifswald to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Michael Succow Foundation.
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The fight against disposable plastic in tourism

9. April 2019
Most people will by now have seen the frightening images of plastic waste in the oceans. Studies of seabirds have shown that the animals will starve to death in spite of a full stomach – however, it is filled with indigestible pieces of plastic.
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Panel discussion

A century of women’s suffrage

10. March 2019
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.
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Participants of "Change at next stop"

International activists – dedication and courage

20. November 2018
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.
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Sustainability

CSR-RUG: More effort, more attention

8. August 2018
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.
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Change of leadership at the TU Hamburg

6. August 2018
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.
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Federal Order of Merit for Monika Griefahn (with Olaf Lies and Rainer Rempe)

Monika Griefahn receives the Federal Order of Merit

31. July 2018
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.”
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Symposium "Zukunftswerte" on the occation of Michael Otto's 75th birthday. Foto: Otto Group

The Hanseatic way of environmental protection and digitization – Michael Otto celebrates his 75th birthday in his own way

2. May 2018
Michael Otto did not want a big party for his 75th birthday. What he did want to do was talk about the issues that are important to him. That’s why the CEO of the Otto Group, Alexander Birken, used the occasion to organize a symposium entitled “future values”.
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Klaus Staeck

The epitome of political art turns 80 – congratulations Klaus Staeck!

10. April 2018
“Nothing is finished” – that’s the motto under which Klaus Staeck invited guests to celebrate his 80th birthday at the Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin. More precisely it was the Social Democratic Party’s executive, who organised the evening in Staeck’s honour.
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Helge Wendenburg, Monika Griefahn, Ditmar Horn

Conflicting objectives in the Sustainable Development Goals and the annoying rebound effect

8. March 2018
One of my long-time companions, Helge Wendenburg, is retiring. Most recently, he was the director of the Department of Water Resource Protection at the German Federal Environment Ministry.
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Der AbenteuAdventurer and human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg in Buchholz.rer und Menschenrechtler Rüdiger Nehberg mit Freunden.

Snake tales and serious business: Rüdiger Nehberg visits Buchholz

6. March 2018
One of the guests at the 2014 Cradle to Cradle congress in Lueneburg was the German adventurer and human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg. With his open and humorous temperament he proved that he knows how to inspire people.
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Monika Griefahn in 2015 at the award ceremony of the German "Computerspielpreis".Photo (archives): Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Quinke Networks

New consensus after a long debate: “Computer games are a cultural asset”

28. September 2017
Just ahead of the recent general elections the German Cultural Council issued a gratifying news release: “The Chancellor and the Secretaries-General of the CDU, SPD, Greens, the Left and the FDP consider computer games to be a cultural asset”, it announced.
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A greener future for Kazakhstan?

21. September 2017
  Kazakhstan hasn’t been a major focus of attention for many people across Europe. Can the EXPO that took place in Astana recently change that?
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The Africa Mercy as the sun sets over the port of Cotonou, Benin 2017. Photo: Mercy Ships.

Private or public – how should international aid be organised?

18. August 2017
The main headlines about the G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg in June were about the heavy and destructive violence that was perpetrated by protesters. The fact that actual political agreements were made under the protection of a substantial security operation largely fell by the wayside.
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Wind turbines at the North Sea coast.

Study: can conservation and the energy transition co-exist?

18. August 2017
Here’s the good news: yes, we can! Christina von Haaren of the Institute of Environmental Planning at the University of Hanover and her team are currently preparing a study for the Federal Ministry of the Environment in Germany
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Utopian ideas and clear outlines against political disillusionment

6. July 2017
Already, the campaign for this year’s parliamentary elections in Germany is looming. In order to inspire citizens, and especially young people, to get involved with politics (again) the Friedrich Ebert foundation and our local Member of Parliament, Svenja Stadler
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Foto: Andreas Conradt

„Inside Fukushima“

23. March 2017
It’s very important that we all remind ourselves of the following: on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima power plant in Japan the literature festival “Reading without Nuclear Power” took up a topic that’s all but forgotten
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Sustainability and property: energy efficiency – and then?

14. March 2017
Slowly but surely those in the German real estate industry – and possibly some day also those responsible for federal subsidy policy – seem to realise that, while not requiring a lot of energy, a well-insulated building still comes with its own difficulties:
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To those under 40: Fight for your future!

20. November 2016
For the second time within the space of only a few weeks the young generation has given away a victory to those they would normally reject.
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Obscure yet important: the United Nations’ civil and social treaties

2. November 2016
Two important United Nations covenants turn 50 years old this year: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
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Hamburg’s new bridge technology: shore power supply at the Cruise Center Altona

2. July 2016
As is often the case when it comes to technological investments, they aren’t very visible from the outside. But with the introduction of the shore power supply for cruise ships in the Altona district of Hamburg both the city’s port and its shipping industries have taken a huge step
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Raúl Montenegro leads eighth RLC Campus

29. June 2016
  It’s a forum of exchange for scientists and activists campaigning for human rights, the environment and social justice: the Right Livelihood Award Foundation (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) has recently inaugurated the eighth instalment of the Right Livelihood College (RLC)
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Make Nepal Green

27. February 2016
Because people are always stronger when they are united, several laureates of the Right Livelihood Award (RLA, “Alternative Nobel Prize”) recently gathered in Kathmandu (Nepal) for a two day seminar to support Shrikrishna Upadhyay of Sappros-Nepal and its partners.
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November 4, 2020: Monika Griefahn moderates the online event “Environmental Management Summit” Hamburg


Germany’s Federal Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze. Photo: Max Arens

Germany’s Federal Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze. Photo: Max Arens

Pictures, videos and more from the Cradle to Cradle Congress January 31 – February 1, 2020 Berlin, Urania. Please read more here.


Laureates and guests. Photo: Wolfgang Schmidt

Laureates and guests. Photo: Wolfgang Schmidt

In 2019 the Right Livelihood Award was bestowed for the 40th time! Two laureates could come to Europe: Aminatou Haidar from Western Sahara and Davi Kopenawa from Brasil. Watch the entire video taken at the award ceremony, or read about this year’s laureates in our Blog.


 

After the award ceremony, Olaf Lies, Monika Griefahn and Rainer Rempe stand together. Photo: Frank Ossenbrink

After the award ceremony, Olaf Lies, Monika Griefahn and Rainer Rempe stand together. Photo: Frank Ossenbrink

Our CEO Dr. Monika Griefahn received the Federal Order of Merit. Please read more about her biography and about the award ceremony in our blog.


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