Present climate and strategic investment The recent pandemic has reset every traditional norm and belief about the nature of investing or just how businesses operate in general. The start-up investing ecosystem in Europe had to adapt with the ever-changing nature of the world. COVID-19 has really had a diverse impact...
TECHNOLOGY FOR DEMOCRACY
The Conference on the Future of Europe was officially inaugurated on 9 May 2021. In their joint declaration, the three presidents of the EU-institutions spoke of ‘a citizens-focused, bottom-up exercise.’ EU citizens now have one year to feed this digital platform (https://futureu.europa.eu/) with ideas and events at European, national, transnational,...
HOW TO SCALE UP INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC WASTE CONVERSION SYSTEMS THROUGH INSECT FARMING
Brief Description To achieve the European Union’s Circular Economy targets, the E-28 needs to put a big emphasis on Waste Management solutions, not only to reduce waste to landfills but also to create sustainable waste-to-value industries that help close the loop on our resources. Bio-Waste accounts for the largest single...
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL BRIDGES: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
The year 2021 exposed in a burdensome way how much the world has grown together – and at the same time hasn’t: While some rich industrial nations had to dispose of massive unused doses of the new liquid gold – the SARSCoV-2 vaccines –, in many poorer countries there was...
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION IN THE DIY SECTOR
With more than 330 stores, 18,200 employees and a revenue of 3.2 billion euros, toom is one of the leading players in the German DIY sector. The Vice President of the European Senate of Economy and Technology Benedikt Grütz spoke with the CEO of toom, Baumarkt GmbH Renè Haßfeld, about...
THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL & SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH
From the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been influencing our lives, forcing the whole world to rethink and reset many aspects of the global economy and society. The World Economic forum speaks of the so-called ‘Great Reset’; which comes about five decades after the publication of ‘Limits to...
WHY INVEST IN TECH?
Do you remember Doc Emmett Brown’s flying DeLorean car in the 1989 film “Back to the Future II”? Doc, the time-travelling gray-haired inventor, puts food waste into what looks like a food mixer, the car takes off with Marty McFly and the good professor disappearing into the future… flying cars!...
GRID STABILIZATION BASED ON E-MOBILITY V2G TECHNOLOGY
Renewable Energy Sources (RES) are expected to become the most relevant source of energy and will replace traditional carbon-based energy. RES are usually being used to provide electrical energy, these only count for around 20% of the primary energy being utilized, the residual part is energy for heating and cooling,...
INTERNATIONAL MARKET: EUROPEAN INVOLVEMENT IN AFRICA
I’m sure millions shared my feeling of relief when Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on 20 January 2021. It was a big moment for Americans after the tumultuous antics of the previous incumbent, but it was also massive for those of us...
A PARADIGM SHIFT IN FEEDING THE WORLD
Current mainstream farming methods result in the loss of fertile soil and biodiversity. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world could run out of topsoil in about 60 years if we continue to destroy the soil at current rates. This affects the planet’s ability to produce food,...