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The Mother Earth's Heroes Show

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We interview people who create products and systems with the main objective of creating a healthy planet and society.
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The Mother Earth's Heroes ShowFeb 13, 2020

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Neues Soziales Wohnen – Kurt Hofstetter - www.iba-wien.at
Sep 14, 202136:12
Stadt der Zukunft – Carla Jung-König – www.phv-verbindet.de

Stadt der Zukunft – Carla Jung-König – www.phv-verbindet.de

Wie lebt es sich in der Stadt von morgen? Und wie gelingt der sozial-ökologische Umbau unserer Städte? Heidelberg ist dabei, genau das erlebbar zu machen. Im Zuge ihrer Internationalen Bauausstellung transformieren sie das Patric Henry Village (PHV), einst eine Kaserne der USA, in einen Stadtteil von morgen. Hier werden zukünftig 10.000 Menschen wohnen und arbeiten und das Ganze sozial, ökologisch, innovativ und hoch qualitativ. Wie das Ganze möglich ist, darum geht es in dieser Folge.

Weitere Infos unter: https://www.phv-verbindet.de/ und https://iba.heidelberg.de/de

Sep 08, 202127:09
Wohnen, Kultur und Integration – Beatrix Eichinger - www.sargfabrik.at

Wohnen, Kultur und Integration – Beatrix Eichinger - www.sargfabrik.at

Was kann ein großes Wohnprojekt nach 25 Jahren erreicht haben? Die Sargfabrik aus Wien hat diesen Weg hinter sich. Sie sind als Pioniere gestartet, haben viele weitere Projekte inspiriert und bleiben ein spannendes Lernfeld zur Lösung gesellschaftlicher Probleme.

Weitere Infos unter: https://sargfabrik.at/

Aug 26, 202118:47
Leben in gesunden Räumen – Ulrich Bauer - www.verband-baubiologie.de
Aug 24, 202131:57
Systemische Stadtplanung gelingt – Oliver Seidel - www.cityfoerster.net
Aug 11, 202129:47
Architektur und Investitionen von morgen - Thorsten Räffle - www.air2.de

Architektur und Investitionen von morgen - Thorsten Räffle - www.air2.de

Familie, Werte, ein langer Atem und Mut. Das sind die Zutaten aus denen die ARCHITEC-INVEST-RÄFFLE² besteht. Das Familienunternehmen macht vieles in Eigenregie. Ziel sind energieautarke und ökologische Häuser, die den Bewohnern mehr als nur eine Wohnung bieten. Als Immobilieninhaber tragen sie auch über den Bau hinaus weiter Verantwortung und können durch diese Sicherheit echt qualitativ hochwertig bauen. Thorsten Räffle gibt uns einen persönlichen Einblick mit wertvollen Insides. Er macht Mut, dass es sich lohnt für seine Werte und Träume zu gehen und Unternehmer*in zu sein.

Weitere Infos findest du unter: www.air2.de

Jul 07, 202143:56
Neue Nachbarschaften sind die Lösung - Fred Frohofer - www.neustartschweiz.ch

Neue Nachbarschaften sind die Lösung - Fred Frohofer - www.neustartschweiz.ch

Leben wie in einem "Grand Hotel" ist die ökologischste, bezahlbarste und sinnvollste Lebensweise für das Leben in der Stadt.
Mit ihrem Modell der
„Neuen Nachbarschaften“ setzt Neustart Schweiz eine bahnbrechende Vorlage für Wohnungsbau und Stadtplanung. Neue Nachbarschaften sind in der Lage, die Probleme des Klimawandels, der Vereinsamung und der zu hohen Mieten zu lösen.
Wie das Ganze funktioniert und was es braucht, damit es zahlreiche Anwendung findet, darum geht es in dieser Folge.

Weitere Infos findest du unter: https://neustartschweiz.ch/nach-hause-kommen/ - https://nena1.ch/ - https://www.kalkbreite.net/

Gast: Fred Frohofer - Autor und Berater für Suffizienz, Subsistenz & Resilienz: https://frohofer.ch/

Jun 15, 202142:24
Finde deine passende Gemeinschaft - Karin Deming - www.bring-together.de

Finde deine passende Gemeinschaft - Karin Deming - www.bring-together.de

Alleine leben war gestern. Heute sehnen sich die Menschen nach einem Leben in Gemeinschaft. Damit dies auf einfache Weise möglich wird, gibt es „Bring Together“.  Die Matching-Plattform findet für Menschen ihre passende Gemeinschaft. Von Coworking über Coliving bis hin zu WGs, Integrationsprojekten und ganzen Dörfern, hält Bring Together für jede*n etwas bereit. Bring Together hat das Potential, die Art und Weise, wie wir wohnen und leben zu transformieren. Wie die Plattform funktioniert und was es braucht, damit sie so erfolgreich wie Airbnb werden kann, darum geht es in dieser Folge.

Weitere Infos findest du unter: www.bring-together.de


Jun 15, 202126:37
Lebensmodelle der Zukunft - Season III Teaser

Lebensmodelle der Zukunft - Season III Teaser

Was sind die Lebensmodelle der Zukunft? Und wie kann die Bau- und Immobilienbranche zur Lösung von Problemen wie Klimawandel, Vereinsamung und zu hohen Mieten beitragen? Zu Gast sind Unternehmer*innen, die Antworten haben. Gemeinsam schauen wir vor allem auf die Entwicklung gesunder Lebensräume, die uns weit mehr Lebensqualität bieten, als das, was wir heute haben..

Kommentare und Vorschläge für weitere Gäste bitte an: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-liesecke-436663140/ oder sebastian.liesecke@posteo.de

Jun 15, 202100:44
Fixing the Food System, what needs to be done - Tim Benton - www.chathamhouse.org

Fixing the Food System, what needs to be done - Tim Benton - www.chathamhouse.org

20% of the world's population is suffering from severe malnutrition whilst over 30% are obese, meanwhile, a third of all greenhouse gasses are created through the food system. Our food system is broken. What can be done to rectify it?

Tim Benton,  Champion for Global Food Security and Research Director from Chatham House (The UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs in London) talks about the challenges we face and some of the ways we can start to rectify our food system.

Join Tim to find out what we can do to make the change happen!

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Jun 14, 202134:25
The world's 🌎 most expensive 💸 hamburger 🍔  - Hannah Tait - www.mosameat.com

The world's 🌎 most expensive 💸 hamburger 🍔 - Hannah Tait - www.mosameat.com

In 2013 Mosa Meat’s Chief Scientific Officer Professor Mark Post unveiled the world’s first cultured meat hamburger. This was the result of years of research and cost €250,000. Since then Mosa Meat has gone on a mission to develop a cleaner, kinder way of making beef.

Global meat production is due to increase by 70% by 2050. The production of beef is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gases, deforestation and agricultural land use. There is also concern about the high levels of antibiotics used in modern meat production. There has to be a better way and today on the show Hannah Tait from Mosa Meat talks about the challenges of producing and benefits of cultured meat for our society, and you may be surprised to hear that it really is not that far away!

Join Hannah Tait to find out more about the world's 🌎  most expensive 💸  hamburger 🍔  and how close we are to enjoying it!

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May 17, 202120:45
Making cheese 🧀 🧀 🧀 without the cow 🐮 🐄 🐮 - Raffael Wohlgensinger - www.formo.bio

Making cheese 🧀 🧀 🧀 without the cow 🐮 🐄 🐮 - Raffael Wohlgensinger - www.formo.bio

Making cheese without the cow -  Raffael Wohlgensinger - www.formo.bio

It turns out cows 🐮 🐄 🐮 are not really that efficient when it comes to nutrient conversion. 4 - 12% of the calories fed to a cow are then turned into calories that we can consume. The result is that dairy alone is responsible for more emissions  than the 🚢 🛳 🚢 🛳  shipping and 🛫 🛩 🛬 aviation industry put together!   

Raffael Wohlgensinger  from  www.formo.bio was concerned about this impact but also saw a great opportunity to bring the next generation of sustainable, healthy, and equitable dairy products to consumers. As always that journey is not quite as straightforward as you (he) might think.

Join Raffael to find out about the benefits and challenges of Making cheese 🧀 🧀 🧀  without the cow 🐮 🐄 🐮!!

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May 05, 202135:57
Guide Rails for impact - Seth Goldman - www.EattheChange.com

Guide Rails for impact - Seth Goldman - www.EattheChange.com

When you first start a business There is an awful lot of “learning by doing” and a lot of lessons that are learnt the hard way, mostly how not to do it.

So what happens when you have created a hugely successful business. How do you approach setting up a new business?

This is exactly what Seth Goldman talks with us on the show today. Seth’s new project #EattheChange draws on his experience and success with Honest Tea, Beyond Meat and other consultant roles to guide him on his new mission; to create chef-crafted and nutrient-dense snacks 🍄 that are kind to the planet 🌍. In this episode, you will hear how he started establishing the guide rails for the new business. How looking at constraints can make you more creative. How to look for waste and turn it into value and the attitude you need to have to create a movement and of course a lot more. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Seth Goldman from Eat the Change

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Apr 29, 202132:12
A fish’ish alternative for a healthier marine ecosystem - Tom Johanasson - www.hookedfoods.com

A fish’ish alternative for a healthier marine ecosystem - Tom Johanasson - www.hookedfoods.com

Plant-based foods have come a long way in the last few years. In our supermarkets they are gradually taking up more and more space on the shelves, however, one area that is not so obvious is plant-based fish. This is something that our guest today Tom Johanasson became aware of and set out to tackle with this startup up www.hookedfoods.com.  

Seafood has often been seen as the healthy sustainable alternative to meat, high in omega 3, healthy fatty acids and protein. However, mercury levels, microplastics and other man-made toxins are being increasingly found in all seafood and 90% of fish stocks are currently depleted. Tom and his team thought it was time for a change and set out on their mission to create a tasty alternative and a healthier marine ecosystem.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with  Tom Johanasson from www.hookedfoods.com.

Apr 22, 202142:14
Creating more life with life - Permaculture - Warren Brush - www.QuailSprings.org

Creating more life with life - Permaculture - Warren Brush - www.QuailSprings.org

Warren Brush is a designer, systems thinker, teacher, mentor and certified permaculture designer. Permaculture is an approach to designing regenerative human settlements that integrates land, resources, people and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies.

Instead of working against nature, you design for it, looking at it as a holistic system that creates more life with life.

In this episode, Warren talks about his approach to permaculture, how they took a degenerated ranch and transformed it into a regenerative farm and educational project that is Quail Springs.  How regenerative farming methods compare with current industrial agricultural farming techniques, how we can bring this approach into our cities and of course so much more.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Warren Brush from Quail Springs

Check out Warren's other work here

www.sustainablevocations.org
www.permaculturedesign.us
www.casitasvalley.com
www.pri-kenya.org


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Apr 15, 202154:38
The real cost and value of food waste - Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren - www.karma.life

The real cost and value of food waste - Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren - www.karma.life

My Guest on the show is the CEO of Karma - Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren

Hjalmar’s startup journey has taken him through a few different iterations.

Hjalmar is the CEO of Karma, which is dedicated to battling one of the world’s largest climate issues: food waste.

Each year of 750 billion dollars worth of food is thrown away. Hjalmar and his team saw this as a huge opportunity and have already saved millions of meals and helped restaurants, cafes and grocery stores to improve their bottom line.

In this episode, you will get to hear how Hjalmar pivoted from an initial concept. The challenges of convincing people that waste is valuable, how to adapt when your business model evaporates overnight (thanks to COVID) and of course much much more. I hope you enjoy the conversation with Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren from Karma

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Apr 01, 202145:42
A farm in a box - Hyper-local farming - James Woolard - www.freightfarms.com

A farm in a box - Hyper-local farming - James Woolard - www.freightfarms.com

My Guest on the show is James Woolard the CMO of Freight Farms (www.freightfarms.com)

James has had a fantastic career working in the Adidas Group, heading up Global Teams, recently he joined the team at Freight Farms and is now helping them to scale.

Freight Farms is a farm in a shipping container. It is much more than this, as you will hear in this episode.

Freight Farms are networked technology providers, community platform builder, and a physical product that empowers anyone to grow food for their local community.

In this episode, you will get to hear:

  • The shift when moving from a corporate to a “Growup.”
  • The challenge of scaling in COVID
  • How food can bring communities together
  • How business models innovation in COVID

And, of course, much, much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation with James Woolard from Freight Farms.

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Mar 24, 202147:34
Using waste to reduce waste - Innovations in Biocontrol - Fanny Rolet - www.Antofenol.com

Using waste to reduce waste - Innovations in Biocontrol - Fanny Rolet - www.Antofenol.com

My guest today on the show is Fanny Roulet the Founder and CEO of Antofenol (www.antofenol.com). The inspiration for her business came from a glass of wine in a vineyard. Looking at what was considered waste in the wine industry she looked at how to valorise it:  From waste, wine wood she created a potent natural fungicide and antioxidant to protect post-harvest protection of fruits and vegetables. This is extending now to the pre-harvest market as well

In this episode, you will get hear:

  • How she got inspired to start her own company,
  • The benefits of combining a startup with university backing.
  • How she approached her business in a circular way to create value from waste
  • And how working on one challenge can then open up other business models that you didn’t initially envisage.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Fanny Roulet from Antofenol.

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Feb 24, 202130:28
Creating a sustainable Oat Drink - not as simple as it sounded! - Marlene Bruce - www.Kornwerk.com

Creating a sustainable Oat Drink - not as simple as it sounded! - Marlene Bruce - www.Kornwerk.com

Today on the podcast we are joined by Marlene Bruce one of the founders of Kornwerk (www.kornwerk.com)

Kornwerk is a Berlin-based startup creating a sustainable Oat drink. The drink is made from older grain sorts helping to increase biodiversity whilst at the same time, they are focusing on creating a circular business model which supports their locally based supply chain in order to create a truly sustainable business.

In this episode, you get to hear how Marlene:

  • Started first by finding a Co-founder and then together, they  started thinking about a project they could do together
  • The process of creating a less traditional business model and how that can challenging for many in the startup world.
  • The challenges of taking a process up to industrial scale
  • How a solidarity model can also promote sharing and community

And of course, much more, I hope you enjoy this conversation with Marlene Bruce.

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Feb 24, 202148:13
Bring farming to our cities with Aquaterraponiks - Letting nature do the work - Kathrin Kuhlemann - www.StadtFarm.de

Bring farming to our cities with Aquaterraponiks - Letting nature do the work - Kathrin Kuhlemann - www.StadtFarm.de

We are joined today by our guest Anne-Kathrin Kuhlemann from StadtFarm. (www.stadtfarm.de)

Anne-Kathrin and her team have created a circular aquaterraponik Farm in Berlin and will be opening a second farm in Berlin soon. The farm produces 50 tons of African catfish and 30 tons of lettuce, herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers, and exotic foods such as bananas and passion fruit, all whilst using 80% less water, 80% less land use and reducing CO2 emissions by 85%. The has generated a lot of interest both in Germany and worldwide.

Join the team at Mother Earth Heroes to hear how

  • Anne-Kathrin prototyped the concept initially on the office balcony.
  • How they managed finance and scale the initial farm
  • The challenges you face when google incorrectly lists your location and
  • How they had to innovate their business model due to COVID

And, of course, much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Anne-Katrin Kuhlemann.

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Feb 24, 202134:44
A truly sustainable protein source - would you eat it? - Marc Timothy Schotter www.insnack.de

A truly sustainable protein source - would you eat it? - Marc Timothy Schotter www.insnack.de

Protein is vital for our health, how we produce it and the sources we choose will have a dramatic effect on our planet. Meat and dairy are not going to be a sustainable source of protein for a potential population of 10 billion. There are alternatives.

Todays Guest - Marc Timothy Schotter from InSnack (www.insnack.de) is looking at one alternative source for protein, insects.  

He would like to change the way we consumer protein. His company produces snack from insects. Marc makes the case for this circular and sustainable food source.

In this episode, you will learn how:

Marc got his inspiration for the business by thinking about his passions and concerns for the environment

  • How he went about discovering who their potential clients were with UX research
  • The challenge of Product market fit when you are creating the market and then the challenges of scaling it retail.
  • The benefits of Insects as a source of protein compared to Plant or Meat and Diary? Including how insects protein has less environmental impact than imported plant-based proteins
  • How insects can fit into a circular design to provide food from waste.

And a great deal more. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Marc Timothy Schotter from InSnack.

Podcast editing - Paul Fyfe.com (www.paulfyfe.com)

Feb 24, 202133:22
Scaling Hydroponics sustainably - you need to think differently at scale! - Adam Dixon - www.phytoponics.com

Scaling Hydroponics sustainably - you need to think differently at scale! - Adam Dixon - www.phytoponics.com

We are joined today on the podcast by Adam Dixon, United Nations Young Champion of the Earth and one of the founders of Phytoponics (www.phytoponics.com)

Phytopincs is a Deep Water Culture technology, using a closed water system instead of soil or other substrates. Their technology increases yields, whilst dramatically reducing water waste.

In the episode you will get to hear how:

  • Adam turned a hobby and curiosity about a subject into disrupting an industry.
  • How he grew a network to gain the knowledge that he needed.
  • Used criticism to strengthen his ideas
  • How your prototype evolves when you look to scale the business
  • How you need to think about circular design and recyclable materials for a healthy system and also for human health

And of course, much more, I hope that you enjoy this conversation with Adam Dixon

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Feb 24, 202133:04
Felix Staeritz (CEO) & Dr. Sven Jungmann (Chief Medical Officer) @Founderslane & Fightback - über das eingreifen in komplexe Probleme

Felix Staeritz (CEO) & Dr. Sven Jungmann (Chief Medical Officer) @Founderslane & Fightback - über das eingreifen in komplexe Probleme

"Unite leaders worldwide to create a more sustainable, healthy, and inclusive world."

Um das zu erreichen, haben Felix Staeritz & Dr Sven Jungmann die FightBack Community begründet.

Das es sich bei globalen Problemen um komplexe Systeme handelt, ist nichts neues. Doch wie greifen wir in diese ein?

Darüber & über die Arbeit von Felix & Sven bei Fightback und FoundersLane sprechen wir in dieser Episode der Mother Earth's Heroes Show Podcast.


Checkt Fightback aus auf: https://www.joinfightback.com/

Das erste Buch findet ihr hier: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Felix-Staeritz/dp/1912555522/ref=pd_sim_1?pd_rd_w=iCIWO&pf_rd_p=86522801-f36d-41ca-89a2-1d4124c54003&pf_rd_r=MNNH8CHGTSM9QNBHD35G&pd_rd_r=8ddca2a9-fa92-4835-bae6-0396781b66df&pd_rd_wg=Xuxvg&pd_rd_i=1912555522&psc=1

Und das Zweite: https://www.amazon.de/FightBack-NOW-Leveraging-assets-normal/dp/1911671332

Und zu guter letzt, die Webseite zu Founderslane: https://founderslane.com/

Feb 03, 202136:33
Authentisches Unternehmertum - Dietmar Wagner - Gründer Neonatura GmbH

Authentisches Unternehmertum - Dietmar Wagner - Gründer Neonatura GmbH

Dietmar Weinmann ist der Gründer und Geschäftsführer von der Neonatura GmbH, dem führenden Futonanbieter in der DACH-Region.

Besonders im Podcast hat mich Dietmars Lebensphilosophie fasziniert und wie er diese durch sein Unternehmen lebt. 

Der Podcast ist besonders interessant für Menschen die das Leben als ein ganzes sehen und den Job/ ihr Unternehmen als integrierten Bestandteil.

“Wenn man auf seinem eigenen Weg ist dann kann man garnicht verlieren” sagte Dietmar - wie er das meint erfährst du in dieser Episode der Mother Earth Heroes Show.


Mehr über Dietmar & die Neonatura GmbH findest du auf der Webseite: https://www.futonwerk.de/

Dec 11, 202058:04
Von der Insolvenz zum Pionier der Naturkosmetik - Jörg von Kruse - Geschäftsführer I+M Naturkosmetik

Von der Insolvenz zum Pionier der Naturkosmetik - Jörg von Kruse - Geschäftsführer I+M Naturkosmetik

Vor 13 Jahren stand das Pionierunternehmen der Bio-Bewegung I+M Naturkosmetik, kurz vor der Insolvenz.

Jörg und sein Bester freund Bernhard von Glasenapp haben zu diesem Zeitpunkt gerade ihre Insolvenzberatung an den Nagel gehangen und wollten in der Branche der alternativen Energien fußfassen. Kurz vor der Pleite, kam die Gründerin von I+M Naturkosmetik, Inge Stamm, auf die beiden mit einem letzten Auftrag zu. Heute ist I+M ein bekanntes Produkt aus den Drogeriemärkten. Das Unternehmen ist Pionier für nachhaltige Naturkosmetik. Von den Rohstoffen bis zur Verpackung.

Jörg spricht mit uns über die Themen:

  • Nachhaltige Produkte sind oft teurer. Das Mindset hinter Margen. Was ist Fair?
  • Die Bedeutung von Vertrauen bei Transparenz zu Kunden und Mitarbeitern
  • Es ist genug für alle da. Wie teilen wir unsere Innovationen für das große Ganze
  • Gemeinwohl vs. Konkurrenz
  • Unternehmensstrategie… Jörg: “Wir haben keine Ziele”.

In unserem Podcast sagt Jörg: “Wir werden die Welt nicht verändern, in dem wir grünere Produkte anbieten”, was mich nachdenklich gestimmt hat. Klar es ist ein Anfang, but lets think beyond "just" making our products more green. 

Der Podcast ist besonders interessant für Menschen die sich für das Mindset hinter Unternehmen interessieren, die es nicht nur als “Lipservice” schaffen, unsere Welt nachhaltiger, fairer und noch wundervoller zu gestalten.

Nov 20, 202001:15:37
C2C als Umsatztreiber der Baubranche? mit Guido Gizinski Geschäftsführer Staco Deutschland

C2C als Umsatztreiber der Baubranche? mit Guido Gizinski Geschäftsführer Staco Deutschland

Cradle to Cradle und Nachhaltigkeit - die nächsten Megatrends der Bauindustrie?

Staco ist ein Traditionsunternehmen und wurde in den 50er Jahre von Dr. Stapelmann gegründet, einem Pionier und Entwickler von Gitterosten in Deutschland. Unter anderem hat Dr. Stapelmann das Schweißpressrost erfunden.

Staco gehört zur niederländischen ROTO-Gruppe, die in einem globalen Netzwerk agiert und europaweit tätig ist.  Auch die Staco Gruppe ist europaweit tätig, hat mehr als 350 Mitarbeiter und erzielt einen Umsatz > 45 Mio.€. Damit sind sie einer der größten Produzenten von Gitter- und Profilrosten in Europa.


Staco ist der einzige Gitterrost Produzent mit dem Cradle2Cradle Zertifikat in Silber.

Bisher haben die konkreten Herangehensweisen gefehlt, wirklich nachhaltige Unternehmen zu bauen und der gesellschaftliche Rückhalt diesen Weg zu gehen. Die "nachfrage vom Markt" hat auch nicht viel hergegeben.  Durch die Klimabewegungen, den technologischen Fortschtitt werden jedoch echte Lösungen zu unserem Klimaproblem denkbar, ohne unser wirtschaftssysthem auf den Kopfzustellen.

Erste Anzeichen dafür, sehen wir in der Baubranche durch die ersten Cradle to Cradle Städte, z.B Venlo die „Cradle to Cradle Hauptstadt 2017“.

Gerade in der Baubranche wird das Thema von Drees & Sommer mit Studien unterfüttert und laut Guido werden wir dort mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit bis 2030 große Veränderungen sehen. Die Cradle to Cradle Story wird zu einer ökonomischen Story.

Nov 17, 202035:21
Pioneering Holzbau - Erwin Thoma - Gründer Thoma Holz GmbH

Pioneering Holzbau - Erwin Thoma - Gründer Thoma Holz GmbH

Erwin Thoma hat mit seiner Firma Thoma Holz, weltweit Standards im Holzbau gesetzt. Was vor 30 Jahren noch als Spinnerei galt, ist heute durch 100% Holzbauten von Bürogebäude mit mehr als 1000 Arbeitsplätzen, 7 Stöckige Hotels und energieautaken Low-Tech Holzbauten auf dem ganzen Globus Realität.

"Was kann ich, dass mache ich" Erwin Thoma lebte und lebt genau das. 

Besonders faszinierend, finde ich Erwin's Story. 

 "Auf meiner Agenda steht nicht der Kontostand, sondern die hingebung zum Leben".

Wie Erwin dieser Hingebung gefolgt und darauß ein sehr erfolgreiches Unternehmen geworden ist, erfährst du in dieser Episode.


Was mit Holz möglich ist, muss man sehen. Bilder und Projekte findest du auf der Webseite von Thoma Holz.

https://www.thoma.at/


Nov 09, 202052:48
Chocolate on a Mission - Christian Fenner CMO - The Nu Company

Chocolate on a Mission - Christian Fenner CMO - The Nu Company

In weniger als 4 Jahren haben Christian und seine Co-Founder bei The Nu Company, nicht nur mehr als 40 Menschen eingestellt, sondern einen Schokoriegel in die Regale unserer Supermärkte gebracht, der vom ersten Rohstoff aus kontrolliert ideologischem Anbau bis zur Kompostierbaren-Verpackung durchdacht ist.

Das noch nicht alles Perfekt ist (z.B. Hanfsamen noch aus China) kommunizieren die Jungs und Mädels bei The Nu offen. 

In unserem Podcast sprechen wir über:

  • Die Verantwortung des Konsumenten bei der Alternativlosigkeit im Supermarkt
  • Transparenz - behind the Buzzword
  • Wie geht The Nu mit Gehaltstrukturen, Margen, Marketing etc. um?
  • Die Love brand “The Nu Company”
  • 1 Milliarde Bäume...

Der Podcast und die Webseite von The Nu ist besonders interessant für Menschen, die ideologische Unternehmen aufbauen möchten und sich zu einem inspirieren Markenauftritt gedanken machen.

Christian und sein Team sind ein weiterer Weckruf, dass die ganze Welt aufeinmal zu retten, villeicht viel weniger bedeutsam ist, als konkrete Lösungen umzusetzen. #ihavebeenthere :)

Und jetzt könnt ihr euch auf einen ehrlichen, transparenten Podcast mit Christian freuen. Also rann an die Hörer und enjoy :)


Nov 03, 202054:50
Serial App Entrepreneur takes on Climate Change, Markus Gilles, founder KLIMA

Serial App Entrepreneur takes on Climate Change, Markus Gilles, founder KLIMA

"How can you use tech for good?"

That is a question that Markus had asked himself for quite a while now.

He started his career as a political activist at the age of 16, became a filmmaker creating the most viral German sustainability campaign in the history of YouTube, and worked for the German Fairtrade Network.

On his quest to have a positive impact he also started several app businesses to get closer to actualizing his vision.

One being Hyper, a social network for curated videos that quickly got acquired by Mic.com, a venture capital-backed company in the US.

Another being MIGHTY a self-defense app for women that got featured by renowned magazines like Vogue and Spiegel as well as becoming a favorite by Apple.

According to him, he has now come "full circle" by working on an app that helps everyone to use their smartphone to effectively reduce their CO2 footprint.

So, how does it work?

1. You calculate your climate footprint in a very visual way and by answering simple questions

2. You choose an area you like most - Nature, Technology, Social

3. You choose which projects you want to support to offset your carbon footprint

Definitely check out the app by clicking the link below to find a way to lower your own footprint.

https://klima.com/

Oct 06, 202052:47
Green and cheap energy for emerging markets - Martin Baart CEO at Ecoligo
Sep 25, 202047:10
When Data Science meets Climate Change with Olivier Corradi, founder Tomorrow & Electricitymap
Sep 21, 202055:24
Electrified Economy, der nächste Schritt nach grünem Strom mit Johannes Mayer - CEO bei Wiferion

Electrified Economy, der nächste Schritt nach grünem Strom mit Johannes Mayer - CEO bei Wiferion

Photovoltaik-Preise für Projekte, die 2021 in Betrieb genommen werden, könnten durchschnittlich auf 0,039 USD/kWh heruntergeschraubt werden. Das bedeutet erneuerbare Energien sind mehr als ein Fünftel günstiger als der billigste Konkurrent im Bereich fossiler Brennstoffe, nämlich Kohlekraftwerke.

Aus diesem Grund beschäftigen sich Johannes und sein Team bei Wiferion mit der Elektrifizierung unserer Wirtschaft und unseres Lebens.

Eine große Aufgabe. Der Podcast is besonders interessant für Menschen, die sich mit der Entwicklung von neuen Technologien beschäftigen. Johannes und sein Team schaffen es sich, mit dieser großen Vision und einer sehr innovativen Technologie "am Markt" zu behaupten.

Im Podcast sprechen wir über die:

  • Herausforderungen die neue Technologien die langfristig die “bessere” Alternative darstellen, jedoch aufgrund fehlender Infrastruktur, Skalenefekte etc. noch nicht mit den bestehenden Systemen mithalten können.
  • Wie Johannes und sein Team es geschafft haben, einen konkreten Anwendungscase für Kabelloses, induktives Laden für FTS, Gabelstapler und Flurförderzeuge zu finden
  • Electrified Economy - was ist das?
  • S-Curve, welche Phasen durchlaufen neue Technologien

Direkt auf der Webseite von Wiferion findet ihr ein Video auf der Startseite, das die Technologie in zwei Minuten veranschaulicht. Check it out! - https://www.wiferion.com/

Das empfohlene Buch: “The Innovator's Dilemma” von Clayton M. Christensen https://www.amazon.de/Clayton-M-Christensen/dp/1633691780/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/261-3141279-5435512?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1633691780&pd_rd_r=c71c328a-4977-40de-86e1-548719cc9616&pd_rd_w=WSac5&pd_rd_wg=WtuIN&pf_rd_p=d5c9797d-0238-4119-b220-af4cc3420918&pf_rd_r=QRDS63HF5FKRN2M866W7&psc=1&refRID=QRDS63HF5FKRN2M866W7

Sep 16, 202001:01:34
Coping Nature and High tech to bring clean air to the cities - Peter Sänger CEO at Green City Solutions

Coping Nature and High tech to bring clean air to the cities - Peter Sänger CEO at Green City Solutions

Air pollution is one of the biggest threats for people living in cities causing 8million deaths each year.

Peter Sänger and his Team at Green City Solutions GmbH are developing filter mediums made out of moose, combined with IoT components to fight against this threat.

It's an amazing example of how we can use the millions of years of development, that nature is providing us and coping it with high tech.

Especially problems as Greencitysolutions is tackling that involve a variety of stakeholder's as air quality, have one problem:

It’s hard to find people that pay for good air quality as it is hard to finance ocean cleanups and other multisystem problems.

As bad air quality is not caused by one individual, company, or state, Peter and his team needed to find a valuable business case. Just having a sustainable and green idea, can get you at some conferences and people get excited, but when it really comes to fight air pollution there is more needed then just goodwill Peter says.

This episode especially interesting because Peter and his team have found a valuable business case with Greencitysolutions that allows them to get from a “feel-good product” for some companies that want to become a bit greener, to an actually scalable solution that has the potential to provide us with clean city air.

Check out their website - https://greencitysolutions.de/ or when you live in Berlin one of there city trees and see how exciting the future of our cities could look like.

The book Peter recommended is Zero to One from Peter Thiel https://www.amazon.de/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296


Sep 09, 202047:10
From living two years in the wilderness to protect the rainforest with 100.000 of people - Matthias Langwasser, founder Regenbogenkreis

From living two years in the wilderness to protect the rainforest with 100.000 of people - Matthias Langwasser, founder Regenbogenkreis

Matthias is the Founder of Regenbogenkreis a company that focuses on providing products out of the rainforest to enable indigenous families with work so they can keep their land. Furthermore, Matthias makes sure that the profits of the company are invested in the protection and reforestation for the green-lungs of our world.

Matthias' journey began when he lived for two years in the wilderness and just ate what nature provided him with.

By accident, he ate plants that poisoned him. His body entered a state of delirium through which he found answers to questions that formed his life.

When Matthias left the wilderness, he followed his passion for food and joined a permaculture farm. In the following years, he then translated his love for food and became a known vegan cook and wrote the book "Vegane Kochkunst".

To leverage his impact and follow the answers he had found to his life purpose back then in nature - to save the rainforest - he started with Regenbogenkreis.

Today the operation employs 20 people and many more freelancers. They reach 100.000+ people every month with their mission to safe the rainforest and provide high-quality products out of it.

We had a deep-dive into the milestones of his story and talked about the role of money, his company culture, how to face and handle things that are going wrong in the company or world and so much more. Enjoy the inspirational story and get deeper insights into Matthias philosophy on the website of Regenbogenkreis at https://www.regenbogenkreis.de/

Aug 12, 202001:06:21
From the laboratory into the world - Dr. Marcel Roth Head of R&D at Dörken the hidden champion in Germany.

From the laboratory into the world - Dr. Marcel Roth Head of R&D at Dörken the hidden champion in Germany.

Having demands about climate action is important. Marcel Roth Head of R&D is touring this demand into action for decades. All of that within an industry that is dominated by the demand for system performance not mainly sustainability since it is crucial to ensure the safety of our everyday life.

Chemists are able to do fantastic things with water-based or sustainable or materials BUT often it comes with huge sacrifices of performance.

To break that problem we need to enter the world of complex systems.

Marcel emphasized that in the complex systems we are operating in, collaboration gets not just more important but inevitable. I believe that cooperation is the biggest leverage for every challenge globally. That's why there needs to be more public attention and involvement in worldwide collaborations that solve meaningful problems.


Stay tuned since we soon need your help in such an open collaboration & enjoy this episode.

Jun 27, 202041:29
Values-Based Innovation Managment - with Dr. Henning Breuer, Prof @HMKW Berlin & Founder of UXBerlin – Innovation Consulting
Jun 24, 202040:50
The Elon Musk of Smartphones - Firas Khalifeh, CEO Carbon Mobile

The Elon Musk of Smartphones - Firas Khalifeh, CEO Carbon Mobile

Let me share a crazy idea with you. 🛰🤔

What if we extract the surplus of CO2 which is causing us so much trouble and we turned it 

into Carbon?

You know the material, which is so popular among race car fanatics.

Now, let’s not stop there. What if we would take this carbon and turn it into a smartphone?

It sounds great, right? Even too good to be true and certainly crazy.

Now would you believe me if I told you that this is not Sci-Fi but that a company in Berlin, 

Germany is actually working on turning this into reality.

Promoted as the “lightest smartphone” ever, featured by major publications like Chip, 

Android Authority, ZEIT Online and T-Online, the CARBON 1 MK II is designed to impress.

But much more importantly to us we wanted to figure out if Firas is authentic in his 

approach.. And after the interview we have all the reasons to believe that Firas’ vision comes 

from an honest place.

He does care about the impact of his product and therefore goes against all odds, working 

on what many claim to be impossible, launching a successful Smartphone business amongst 

the giants like Apple, Samsung and HUAWEI.

Not only did he already launch, he also presented the final product in our show.

So if you want to be inspired by an entrepreneur who not only dreamed about being useful in 

the area of sustainability but who has overcome so many obstacles to make his vision a 

reality..

Then this episode is for you.

Check out more about Carbon Mobile and Firas:

https://www.carbonmobile.com/

https://www.facebook.com/carbonmobile

https://www.instagram.com/carbonmobile/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fkhalifeh/

Jun 03, 202001:12:50
An unexpected answer to sustainability by Bryan Welch, CEO of Foundation for a Mindful Society
May 29, 202001:03:06
Flüssiges Holz - Tecnaro revolutioniert die Kunstoffindustrie - im Podcast Geschäftsführer Jürgen Pfitzer & Helmut Nägele

Flüssiges Holz - Tecnaro revolutioniert die Kunstoffindustrie - im Podcast Geschäftsführer Jürgen Pfitzer & Helmut Nägele

Tecnaro - Kunststoffe aus Pflanzen ist ein Thema, mit dem sich Jürgen Pfitzer und Helmut Nägele seit 20 Jahren beschäftigen.

Heute sind sie auf einem technologischen Stand, bei dem sie mit ihren Werkstoffen nicht nur mit der auf Erdöl basierten Kunststoff-Industrie mithalten können, sondern entsprechend der Anwendung den besseren Werkstoff anbieten.

Biokunststoffe werden erst seit einigen Jahren erforscht und weiterentwickelt, mit einem viel kleineren Forschungsaufwand als bei auf Erdöl basierenden Kunststoffen.

 Im Podcast erfährst du, welche Potenziale sich in diesem jungen Werkstoff noch verstecken. 

Helmut & Jürgen nehmen uns mit auf die Reise der Entstehung ihres Unternehmens, welche Herausforderungen sie bewältigen mussten & wie sie es geschafft haben, sich mit ihrer ambitionierten Idee, viel Arbeit und mit ein klein bisschen Glück, als ein stark wachsendes Unternehmen zu etablieren. 

Grünes Geschäftsmodell, schwarze Zahlen also.

Die beiden Unternehmer sind für mich´Vorzeigebeispiele in Unternehmensführung & Werte-Basis,  und beweisen damit, dass die von Europa gesteckten SDG's nicht nur erreicht, sondern auch übertroffen werden können.

Warum? - Das erfährst du im Podcast.

May 15, 202001:10:43
Are we living in a healthy system? - Tom Rippin CEO, On Purpose

Are we living in a healthy system? - Tom Rippin CEO, On Purpose

How can we translate amazing ideas like the circular economy, economy for the common goods, etc. into our economical system.

Before we go in the details of the podcast let me tell you what Tom is doing:

He finances professionals & gives highly skilled people working in vibrant environments, to quit their job and join a 1-year program working in companies that are working for a healthy system & find their purpose.

Tom starts to help us to understand our global economy from a systemic perspective with an amazing analogy about the human body.

Usually, such analogies are pretty brought and sound nice BUT I believe Tom found a really useful one to get a good understanding of what is going on on our planet.

having a look at what a healthy system is looking like we all can look at these attributes and challenge ourselves if we are working towards such a healthy system and if we find it desirable. Tom's view of a healthy system:

- distribute resources equally

- resources get reused multiple times

- tend to balance and not maximize either efficiency or resilience

When we have a look at the attributes of a healthy system, it looks like a system a lot of us are working for. Talking about a common vision Tom brings up a pretty interesting thought. He hopes that the SDG's even when they have served the movement towards a better life for all of us, that we are not missing the deeper conversation we as a species have to have. As Michael Braungart says "When you make the wrong things perfect, they are perfectly wrong". 

That and a lot more you can listen to in this episode. Enjoy!

May 11, 202001:01:04
Sebastiann Neumann CEO Sharkbite Innovation - finding inspiration not fear in climate change.

Sebastiann Neumann CEO Sharkbite Innovation - finding inspiration not fear in climate change.

Talking to Sebastian Neumann the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Sharkbite I learned that transformation comes down to individuals that take a problem and solve it. Of course, we have systemic problems with huge "butterfly effects" with whatever we touch and change BUT Sharkbite is proving that we can use the SDGs to come up with concrete impact and business opportunities.


Sebastian introduced us to the idea of Zebra's and how our Start-Up unicorns haven't brought the transformation we hoped for. On the other hand companies like Shell that try to find out how they can funnel their money in the "sustainable disruption".


New business models, new companies, old companies transforming, all of it is happening and now change is unstoppable. The conversations in this podcast have changed from "can we manage to slow down climate change" to "how fast can we manage to slow down climate change". Slow but steady improvements. Let's keep going changemakers.

Apr 14, 202054:44
David Wortmann - CEO DWR ECO - How infrastructure and the regulatory environment make fossil energy cheaper than clean energy.

David Wortmann - CEO DWR ECO - How infrastructure and the regulatory environment make fossil energy cheaper than clean energy.

David Wortmann the CEO of DWR-Eco is working in the interface of politics and business.


A key problem, that takes time and effort to use fewer fossil raw materials within our value chain is the given infrastructure & regulatory landscape. With his team, David is helping startups, companies and VC’s to crack the code and scale sustainable solutions.

As the CEO of DWR ECO David gained deep expertise in political legislation and the right communication within the market to help clean technologies to become profitable.


We talked about:

- what leverages we have to make clean tech investable? 

- When do we start with what, to hit the goal of carbon neutrality till 2050? 

- how politics can support clean technologies by trying out.

Mar 24, 202048:54
Digitalisierung & Ökologie - zwei mega Trends für eine bessere Welt - Lucas Gerrits - TLGG Consultant

Digitalisierung & Ökologie - zwei mega Trends für eine bessere Welt - Lucas Gerrits - TLGG Consultant

Die Kombination aus Notwendigkeit der Digitalisierung & Ökologie als Chance. Doch was macht die Politik?


Lucas Gerrits Speaker und Consultant bei TLGG Consulting hilft uns tiefe Einblicke in die Transformation im deutschen Mittelstand zu gewinnen.


Fragen die auf die wir Antworten suchen sind:

- IOT & Nachhaltigkeit?

- Wie schaffen wir es das die nachhaltigsten Autos in Deutschland hergestellt werden?

- wie Otto Versandhandel den "war of talents" gewinnt

- die Bedeutung von Daten in einer nachhaltigen Welt

- Investitionssicherheit in Nachhaltigkeit durch politischen Wille

- gleichwertige Alternativen statt Verzicht


Wenn du die mischung aus Digitaler & Nachhaltiger Transformation besser verstehen möchtest, dann ist diese Episode die genau richtige.

Mar 02, 202041:50
Holger Thorsten Schubart, CEO Neutrino Energy Group - Die Zukunft der Energiegewinnung

Holger Thorsten Schubart, CEO Neutrino Energy Group - Die Zukunft der Energiegewinnung

Das Thema der Energiegewinnung ist ein sehr zentrales in der Klimafrage.

Gerade beim diesjährigen Energiewende-Kongress in Berlin von der dena (Deutsche Energie Agentur) ist uns klar geworden, dass wir 2 Bewegungen Herr werden müssen.

Auf der einen Seite zwingt uns der Klimawandel zum Handeln schneller auf erneuerbare Energien umzusteigen.

Doch auf der anderen Seite steigt unser Energieaufwand als Gesellschaft ungemein.

Die aktuelle Lösung? Mehr von dem gleichen machen.

Mehr Solar!

Mehr Windkraft!

Mehr Wasserkraft!


Doch ist das alles?

Ein vehementes „Nein“ kann unser heutiger Gast dieser Frage entgegenbringen.


Holger Thorsten Schubart ist der CEO der Neutrino Germany GmbH.

Die Neutrino Energy GmbH arbeitet an einer neuen Art der Energiegewinnung, über Neutrinos..


Eine gänzlich neue Kategorie.

Warum diese Art und Weise der Energieerzeugung bereits von DAX 30 Unternehmen in Deutschland evaluiert wird und warum wir zukünftig unsere Elektroautos nicht mehr an der Steckdose aufladen müssen, erfährst du in diesem Podcast.


Erfahre mehr über diese faszinierende Technologie:

Neutrinos in Aktion (Video-Demo): https://youtu.be/vTCNtI3DsQk?t=166

Die offizielle Webseite von Neutrino Germany: https://neutrino-energy.com/

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - Physik-Nobelpreis für die Entdeckung der Neutrinomasse: https://www.bmbf.de/de/physik-nobelpreis-fuer-entdeckung-der-neutrinomasse-1703.html

Holger Thorsten Schubarts sehr lesenswerter Blog: http://holgerthorstenschubart-neutrino-energie.de/


Mar 01, 202043:35
 Anders Wijkman - Club of Rome honor president - incremental change vs transformation.

Anders Wijkman - Club of Rome honor president - incremental change vs transformation.

Anders Wijkman talked with us about the trends and transformations we are currently going through in regards to climate change.


We dive deep into the following topics:

Are the coming generations equipped enough to really face the problems we see occurring in our world?

Service-oriented businesses - what can happen?

How are opportunities like the circular economy are connected to different ministries and how that is slowing down implementation?

History tells us transformation only takes place in big crisis.

How Anders experiences the mindset of our political leaders and what impact it has that most of them are not listening to.

The issue of competitiveness in regards to climate change.


The system that needs to be transformed is huge and set up so that implementing "the right things" often is not jet supported by the rules, politics gives those cooperations. Anders spent his lifetime at this interface and helped us to get a better understanding of what is really happening there.


The takeaway I gained in this podcast is that:

1.st when there is no business model for your solution, we won't be able to implement it on scale

2.nd politics can create the environment so that it is easier to find business models for the "right" products.


What are your role models for future prooven businesses that hit the sweet spot between serving our world & having a great business model?

Feb 19, 202058:30
Joel El-Qalqili - Lawyer at SMP - foundation of sustainable investment

Joel El-Qalqili - Lawyer at SMP - foundation of sustainable investment

Joel El-Qalqili Senior Associate at Schnittker Möllmann Partners (SMP) gives us a glimpse into the sustainable development of the VC and private equity sphere.

We talk about the importance and the weaknesses of

#esg policies (Environmental, Social and Governance) and the forces driving change towards more sustainable investments like new regulations but aswell a change of mindset.

We discussed the possibility of working around regulations and that exactly that mindset shift mixed with the new rules will be the driver of change in the VC and private equity game.

Listening to the podcast you can get a deeper understanding of how ESG is applied in the real world, how the law is evolving in regards to climate change and how we leverage the power of bringing together conventional and environmental fund managers to see how they could unite their power, knowledge and impact.

Who could Joel talk to, to form such a team?

Feb 13, 202041:57
How to put your money to work to save the world - Douglas Heske, CEO Newday

How to put your money to work to save the world - Douglas Heske, CEO Newday

Did you ever sit down with your financial advisor and ask yourself where your money is flowing to?

Have you ever asked if your investments might support companies that aren't acting sustainably or might even continue to support the fossil fuel industry?

Well, to clarify this and find an alternative I talked to the CEO of Newday Impact Investing.
Not only do they provide an app but they keep over 8000 publicly owned companies accountable with their own tracking system, their service also  covers 2000 funds and more than a hundred thousand public entities.

This way they make sure that your money is put to work properly while you can lean back and have a good conscience.

Newday helps you invest in companies and financial instruments that support:

* Climate Action
* Gender Equality
* Ocean Health
* Clean Water
And many more positive causes while providing you a good return on your money.

I recommend to check them out when you are living in the US:

Apple App Store:

https://apple.co/390FYxe

Google Play Store:

https://bit.ly/3bc2ANp

Feb 03, 202045:52
Georg Schürmann - Director Triodos Bank - I AM RESPONSIBLE

Georg Schürmann - Director Triodos Bank - I AM RESPONSIBLE

I AM RESPONSIBLE. Big words backed with action.


Georg Schürmann - the director of the Triodos bank Germany talks with us about their decades of experience in sustainable banking and what that actually means.


Georg finds pretty clear words for his work. "It´s really easy", he says: "I take care of a better world for future generations".


Triodos provides a blueprint to bigger banks for financially feasible & sustainable investments.


At the podcast, you find out about the trends in sustainable finance and what is the missing piece to accelerate that change.

Jan 21, 202033:06
Len Fisher - Co-Author kyoto manifesto

Len Fisher - Co-Author kyoto manifesto

How do complex systems work?


Len Fisher is an individual who spent his life on the interface of science, politics and society.


He talked about the problems the world is facing are so big that sudden changes are unpredictable.


We talked about:

- the impact of the difference between the pursuit of understanding vs. the pursuit of power

- how a new kind of insurance could be the answer to the wicked problems we are facing

- what Len believes could be the first steps towards a more resilient world

Jan 15, 202043:43
Ekhart Hahn - Founder Eco-City a city designed for humans again.

Ekhart Hahn - Founder Eco-City a city designed for humans again.

What do cities have to do with climate change?

Actually a lot! When Ekhart Hahn started to study city design, electricity was seen as an abundant resource. That changed with the report of the Club of Rome “Limits to Growth” when he realized that cities are actually big energy-consuming beasts. A stream of food, products, water, etc. goes in and we get tons of wasted material out. Not a really great system isn’t it?

Ekhart believes that with modern architecture and the right design he can tourn the view we have on cities around.

Ekhart says: “Modern cities are designed for consumers. The eco-city will be designed and organized for humans again.”

With ecocity he is building the biggest ecosystem for the future of modern life I have seen so far. It’s big, it’s ambitious it's crazy.


How he will bring his ambitions to reality and how far they actually are, is what you find out by listening to the podcast.

Jan 06, 202045:54