{"id":7856,"date":"2020-11-03T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/?page_id=7856"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:06:46","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our latest posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-6f4baca ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-2 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"6\" data-id=\"ugb-6f4baca\"><style>.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#939393 !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-inner-block{text-align:left}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-6f4baca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button.ugb-button-container{text-align:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260921_c2c_kongress_1789752497510_von_linkedin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">What the public sector can do to advance a true circular economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>The tenth international Cradle to Cradle Congress has once again demonstrated that the transformation toward a true circular economy has long been underway. Over the course of two days last week, 1,000 participants, 100 volunteers, and many German and international speakers from business, politics, and civil society exchanged their concepts, activities, and ideas on the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/if-the-ifa-were-circular-in-ten-years\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260907_113417_ifa_kl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/if-the-ifa-were-circular-in-ten-years\/\">If the IFA were circular in ten years\u2026<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>Robots, giant screens, useful gadgets, and things the world doesn\u2019t need\u2014that\u2019s how this year\u2019s IFA electronics trade show in Berlin presented itself. Right in the middle of it all was something truly forward-looking: the Cradle to Cradle NGO with its booth dedicated to a true circular economy.  On the IFA Creator&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/if-the-ifa-were-circular-in-ten-years\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260700_kinder_von_hinten_IMG_3354_bea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\">Dogs as Substitutes for Children, and Children Who Get in the Way?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>Are dogs being humanized, while children are just a nuisance? Probably not in such sweeping terms, but since I\u2019ve recently started spending time with my four grandchildren, I\u2019ve noticed situations I wasn\u2019t familiar with in the past. I\u2019d like to describe what I\u2019ve observed over the past few weeks in various cities and along the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1307\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-27_schwencke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olaf Schwencke\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\">50 Years of the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft \u2013 Shaping the Cultural Policy Debate in Germany<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>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&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here you can find my blog posts sorted by topic:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-a174be4a uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-2a1d2a3e\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-deccf74 ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-deccf74\"><style>.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-deccf74 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">Politics<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260921_c2c_kongress_1789752497510_von_linkedin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">What the public sector can do to advance a true circular economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>The tenth international Cradle to Cradle Congress has once again demonstrated that the transformation toward a true circular economy has long been underway. Over the course of two days last week, 1,000 participants, 100 volunteers, and many German and international speakers from business, politics, and civil society exchanged their concepts, activities, and ideas on the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-81630e1b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-29644da ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-29644da\"><style>.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-29644da .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">Culture and Media<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1307\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-04-27_schwencke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olaf Schwencke\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\">50 Years of the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft \u2013 Shaping the Cultural Policy Debate in Germany<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>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&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/05\/50-years-of-the-kulturpolitische-gesellschaft-shaping-the-cultural-policy-debate-in-germany\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-dc1b9545 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-ea2f9f9b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-22de16d ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-22de16d\"><style>.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-22de16d .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">Opinion<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260700_kinder_von_hinten_IMG_3354_bea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\">Dogs as Substitutes for Children, and Children Who Get in the Way?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>Are dogs being humanized, while children are just a nuisance? Probably not in such sweeping terms, but since I\u2019ve recently started spending time with my four grandchildren, I\u2019ve noticed situations I wasn\u2019t familiar with in the past. I\u2019d like to describe what I\u2019ve observed over the past few weeks in various cities and along the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/dogs-as-substitutes-for-children-and-children-who-get-in-the-way\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-844bb8c3\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-8405eca ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-8405eca\"><style>.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-8405eca .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">Cradle to Cradle<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260921_c2c_kongress_1789752497510_von_linkedin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">What the public sector can do to advance a true circular economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>The tenth international Cradle to Cradle Congress has once again demonstrated that the transformation toward a true circular economy has long been underway. Over the course of two days last week, 1,000 participants, 100 volunteers, and many German and international speakers from business, politics, and civil society exchanged their concepts, activities, and ideas on the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-3cb5d68a uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-74fd5c32\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-2b1f267 ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-2b1f267\"><style>.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-2b1f267 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">Right Livelihood Award<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2025\/10\/how-digitalization-can-strengthen-democracy-winners-of-the-alternative-nobel-prize-announced\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1836\" height=\"1806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kulturpark-2025-24_mog_blog_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2025\/10\/how-digitalization-can-strengthen-democracy-winners-of-the-alternative-nobel-prize-announced\/\">How digitalization can strengthen democracy \u2013 winners of the \u201cAlternative Nobel Prize\u201d announced<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>159 applications from 67 countries \u2013 four of which we have selected as winners of the 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the \u201cAlternative Nobel Prize.\u201d They are all working against the unfortunate trend of division and autocracy. All four \u2013 and the people behind them \u2013 are committed to promoting vibrant democracy and&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2025\/10\/how-digitalization-can-strengthen-democracy-winners-of-the-alternative-nobel-prize-announced\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-713c39e6\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-blog-posts ugb-blog-posts ugb-f773260 ugb-blog-posts--v2 ugb-blog-posts--design-basic ugb-blog-posts--columns-1 ugb-main-block\" data-load-items=\"\" data-id=\"ugb-f773260\"><style>.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image{border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__featured-image img{height:600px !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__title a{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__title a:hover{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a{color:#d30029 !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore a:hover{color:#333333 !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__readmore{font-size:18px !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button{background-color:#d30029;border-radius:0px !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:hover{opacity:1}.ugb-f773260 .ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button .ugb-button:before{border-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><h2 class=\"ugb-block-title\">General Articles<\/h2><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><article class=\"ugb-blog-posts__item\"><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__content\"><figure class=\"ugb-blog-posts__featured-image ugb--shadow-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260921_c2c_kongress_1789752497510_von_linkedin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"ugb-blog-posts__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">What the public sector can do to advance a true circular economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"ugb-blog-posts__excerpt\"><p>The tenth international Cradle to Cradle Congress has once again demonstrated that the transformation toward a true circular economy has long been underway. Over the course of two days last week, 1,000 participants, 100 volunteers, and many German and international speakers from business, politics, and civil society exchanged their concepts, activities, and ideas on the&#8230;<\/div><p class=\"ugb-blog-posts__readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monika-griefahn.de\/en\/2026\/09\/what-the-public-sector-can-do-to-advance-a-true-circular-economy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><div class=\"ugb-button-container ugb-blog-posts__load-more-button\"><a class=\"ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb--hover-effect-lift\" href=\"#0\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"ugb-button--inner\">Load More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest posts What the public sector can do to advance a true circular economy The tenth international Cradle to Cradle Congress has once again demonstrated that the transformation toward a true circular economy has long been underway. 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