Have you ever heard of "The cradle to cradle concept"? It was designed by Prof. Michael Braungart (Ersamus University Rotterdam) and seems to be an absolutely exciting path in creating economic value. He has created a Design-company called Reggs in Amsterdam. See the video that explains the C2C-concept: www.youtube.com/user/reggsdesign Not only in the US the ...
Sustainability
The Sustainable MBA
Giselle Weybrecht was a specialist at UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme. She argues that business schools have a key role in preparing the next generation of business leaders to make sustainability the norm. That is why she made interviews and wrote a book for MBA students. She said: "If we want to see changes in ...
(Deutsch) Eingriffe ins System
Wunderbarer Artikel im Handelsblatt zum Thema Einstellung, Verhalten und Beeinflussung: Das wird vor allem interessant, wenn es ums Klima geht, um Co2 und Stromverbrauch. Deutschlands Bürger schauen dabei gern auf die USA, die ja so unwirtschaftlich handelt. Aber mit wem vergleichen wir uns denn? Man kann viel technisch lösen (daran glauben die Deutschen immer ...
Supply Chain – managing a system
If you look at Supply Management and Environmental Substainability you find, that both fields have the same basis. They see the company as a system that is interconnected and has relations to the outside. In Supply Chain this is the customer and the supplier, in Environmental Sustainability it is even more. This is the ...
Seminar for Sustainability Manager
This seminar challenges the view towards the role of CSR managers in companies and introduces to a deeper discussion for substainability. Otto Ulrich is an expert in his field and uses a game called "cooling down" to get right into the discussion of change, responsibility and action. Seminar has so far only been offered in Germany, ...