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Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Stockholm

Monika Griefahn and Wangari Mathaai

One of the most recognized awards supporting a new approach to culture and empowerment. Monika Griefahn is Vice Chair as well as jury member; an experience which uniquely qualifies her to have an international overview of how cultural innovation is practiced. Since 1985 she has been committed to the Foundation. As part of her committment she organizes research trips to meet potential laureates, for example in Turkey, Afghanistan and China and works with 10 universities to multiplicate the ideas and  work of the laureates. See webpage: Right Livelihood College

Cradle to Cradle NGO

Reference: Cradle to Cradle – Wiege zur Wiege e.V., Hamburg

A precursor to the official founding of this NGO was organization of the Cradle to Cradle festival in Berlin in 2011 over many months. C2C-inspired companies presented themselves and various events were organized including speeches, presentations, and concerts as well as fashion shows.

The C2C innovation concept aims to design and optimise products which are beneficial without waste. All materials go back into biological or technical circles and can be reused at the same quality. Production processes are optimized in a healthy and positive way.

The Cradle to Cradle – Wiege zur Wiege association supports key elements of the Cradle to Cradle principles via educational work and public relations.

AIDA Cruises, Rostock and Costa Group, Hamburg

Monika Griefahn, director for environment and society at AIDA cruises

Our work for AIDA Cruises began 2012 when Monika Griefahn took over as Chief Sustainability Officer. Our task is to implement holistic quality in the company. We offer solutions for exhaust gas treatment and evaluate all parts of the company for how sustainable they are and might become. Since 2018, she has continued to act as a senior advisor sustainability of the Costa Group in a strategic and advisory capacity.

Autostadt Wolfsburg

We helped the Autostadt Wolfsburg (a subsidiary company of Volkswagen) on its campaign „Gut essen“ („eat well”). We also worked with selected representatives of the Autostadt staff to develop ideas for a roadmap leading to holistic quality on environmental economicial, social and cultural themes.

We helped the Autostadt Wolfsburg (a subsidiary company of Volkswagen) on its campaign „Gut essen“ („eat well”). We also worked with selected representatives of the Autostadt staff to develop ideas for a roadmap leading to holistic quality on environmental economicial, social and cultural themes.

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg

Monika Griefahn as a guest lecturer at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg in the seminar "Environmental Policies and Sustainability"

2012-2019 Monika Griefahn was lecturer at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg. She offered  seminars on “Environmental policies and Sustainability”. The majority of students have studied engineering with different focusses. Seminars like ours “look beyond your own nose”. We are convinced that engineers, who become future developers of sustainable products,have to be able to judge things from the viewpoint of politicians or NGOs.

Foreign Ministry via Inmedio Institut, Berlin

We supported political education for Egyptian women in Cairo.

For the Foreign Ministry (via the Inmedio Institute for mediation, consultancy, development in Berlin) we supported political education for Egyptian women. They are encouraged to apply for politics. In a seminar in Cairo we introduced ideas for an election campaign to a group of committed women.

IG Metall
(Labour union)

Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für umweltbewusstes Management (B.A.U.M.), Hamburg
(Association of companies which work in an environmentally aware way)

Braungart-EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung, Hamburg
(developed the Cradle to Cradle principle in co-operation with the US-architect William McDonough)

Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
(church in the State of Hessen)

Evangelsiche Akademie Bad Boll
(adult education academy)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin, Paris, Washington D.C.
(Foundation)

Deutsches Studentenwerk, Berlin
(Student administration)

Sektion Landwirtschaft, Schweiz
(Brand on anthroposophical agruculture, Switzerland)

Hochschule Ansbach
(University of Applied Sciences)

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Appointments

February 5, 2023: New Year’s reception of the SPD Heidekreis with party chairman Lars Klingbeil and the new Minister of the Interior of Lower Saxony Daniela Behrens in Walsrode.

February 7, 2023: Women in Lead event in Berlin. In 2021, the “Women in Lead” network was founded out of the SPD Economic Forum to add female leaders to the dialogue on the key economic and social issues of the day. Now it will be expanded to include an “Expert Group.”

February 14, 2023: Public meeting of the Climate Advisory Board of the City of Buchholz with presentation of the Climate Action Plan in the City’s budget.

March 10, 2023: The winner of the “Alternative Nobel Prize” Vladimir Slivyak from Russia is a guest at the “Reading without Nuclear Power” event in Hamburg. Read more about the event week of the association Culture for All!

March 17, 2023: Organizational meeting of the Swiss board of the Right Livlihood Foundation (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) for future events.

March 22-23, 2023: Roundtable of the Living City Foundation.

March 28, 2023: Keynote at the Automotive Industry Association VDA on “New Solutions for Climate Neutral Drives” Read more about the conference here (in German).

March 30, 2023: Participation in the real estate congress of the Federal Association of Free Real Estate and Housing Companies (BFW). Discussion in the panel “Departure into the circular economy.” Click here for the program (in German).

April 20, 2023: Start of the four-day nature film festival Lüneburger Heide under the patronage of Monika Griefahn. You will find the program here shortly (in German).


Nature Film Festival Lueneburg Heath

Planning group for the next Nature Film Festival Lueneburg Heath.

April 20-24, 2023: 2nd Nature Film Festival Lueneburg Heath with Monika Griefahn as patron. At four venues in the region of the Lüneburger Heide Nature Park, after 2021, it is once again: “Film off!” Visitors can expect fantastic nature films, stirring documentaries and, above all, great conversations with filmmakers and experts. From now on, check the status of the program planning at www.films4future.de (German).


Cradle to Cradle Congress 2021

Logo C2C-Congress

Cradle to Cradle Congress 2021: Because of the Corona pandemic the C2C Conress took place in three parts this year: The first one was on June 14, 2021 in Freiburg. The second took place on September 7, 2021 in Mainz, the third November 4, 2021 in Mönchengladbach.


eFuels

Synthetic fuels are one of the decisive factors for the energy transition away from fossile fuels. That is why I am committed to the further development and practical use of eFuels and became a member of the Sounding Board of the eFuel Alliance in May 2021.
English website of the eFuel Alliance


Climate committee

Constituent session: Photo: City of Buchholz / Helms

In May 2021, the climate committee was constituted in the climate forum at my place of residence in Buchholz in the Nordheide. I am pleased to be chairwoman of the advisory board! The city has set itself the goal of becoming climate neutral and there is still a lot to do to achieve this. The committee advises the municipal  administration on fundamental questions of climate policy.
To the article on the Buchholz website (in German)


Right Livelihood Laureate 2021

Right Livelihood Award

They stand up against violence and climate change and address the most pressing questions of our time: Marthe Wandou (Cameroon), Wladimir Sliwjak (Russia), Freda Huson (People of the Wet’suwet’en, Canada) and the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (India) are the winners of the Right Livelohood Award (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) 2021. Please find here the award ceremony documentation or read more about the laureates in our blog.


Federal Order of Merit

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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