Since 1978 Robert Zinser is member of RC Ludwigshafen-Rheinschanze, implemented several projects in Nigeria, Pakistan and Uruguay and served as chairman of international and of world community service in D1860. In 1994/1995 he served as District-Governor. At the RI Assembly in 1994 he met DGE Dolapo Lufadeju, Nigeria, implemented with...
The Link Between Climate Action and Technology – Go.Blue.Now ARTICLE
Joerg Tuchen is a Climate Activist, CEO of Go.Blue.Now, and Chair of the European Technology Chamber's Climate Action Commission. A few years ago, he transitioned from a successful career in international management consultancies and large corporations to focus his entire time on sustainability and climate justice. Moreover, he co-founded a...
INCREASING INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH START-UPS IN THE EU
Start-up companies have enormous potential to increase innovation and competitiveness in the national economy. Through effectiveness, they succeed in responding to existing needs on the market and serving new requirements through innovations. The development of start-ups is different between countries. For instance, only one of the world’s 20 largest start-ups...
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING IS DRIVING A NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: IS EUROPE FALLING BEHIND?
The world of manufacturing is undergoing a fundamental transformation, quietly, and almost unnoticed. The result, however, will be dramatic. The way we design and produce physical objects will change more in the next 15 years than in the 100 years since the Industrial Revolution. In this article, I am arguing...
HOW EUROPE SHOULD LEAD THE CHANGE FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD THOUGH TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND The present is lavish with superlatives. That holds true not only for prestigious technological products and architectural constructions, but also for strategic political and commercial ambitions. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (or the correct translation: ‘One Belt, One Road’), more commonly known as The New Silk Road, is one;...
THE COMBINATION OF ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
We are living not only an epoch of change but a change of epoch. Digital and technological innovations are creating a huge range of new opportunities. Technology offers instruments to build a better world but it needs ethical parameters. Not everything that is technically possible is ethically acceptable. Therefore a...
FEMALE EMPOWERMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: FIVE STARTING POINTS
Dr. Laura Bechthold is a social scientist and innovation professional from Munich. As a postdoctoral researcher at the Friedrichshafen Institute for Family Entrepreneurship at Zeppelin University, she works on questions regarding responsibility and decision paradigms of family entrepreneurs. As the Director of Science Services at Philoneos GmbH, she supports family...
THERMAL SPONGE CITIES NEW TRENDS TO COOL EUROPEAN CITIES
Abstract: Urban areas are both contributors to and the main victims of the effects of climate change and will be confronted with drastic changes in terms of heat supply (heating and cooling) and urban climate in the years to come. Moreover, conventional technologies for heat supply are future-proof only to...
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Sustainability is an incredibly broad and popular term in our modern, developed society that encompasses everything from people to nature and, generally, rethinking the way we approach current procedures. It is somewhat difficult to pinpoint where to begin, what to look for and how to navigate through the various complexities...
FIVE CONVINCING REASONS FOR YOUR COMPANY TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE
No other topic - including COVID-19 - has so much destructive power and polarises so many public and private debates as climate change. Often, half-knowledge and emotions dominate the discussion, while concrete and implementable ideas about what companies can do regarding the duopoly of ecology and economy are often missing....