In recent days, the term “eco-social market economy” has repeatedly come up. Rheinische Post examined what politicians mean by it and also asked Prof. Radermacher for his perspective. The 22 working groups of the “traffic light” coalition negotiators recently presented their results on various policy topics, while unresolved issues are…

“How sustainable is digitalization? What contribution can modern technologies make to environmental protection?” These and other thought-provoking questions, published in IT-Business, were addressed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Radermacher during the FIT Congress 2021. The focus lies on the intersection of technology and sustainability. According to Prof. Radermacher, digitalization…

How can we reconcile global access to health, the elimination of poverty and hunger, and a healthy planet? In 2015, all UN member states agreed on the 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create a shared framework for addressing these challenges. The implementation of these goals…

The picture that Utz Claassen and Ralph Guise-Rübe paint of the Federal Republic of Germany in their book “Überlastet, Überfordert, Überrannt” (“Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Overrun”) is a sobering one. The subtitle – “Our Constitutional State on the Verge of Collapse” – sounds equally dramatic. Nevertheless, Prof. Radermacher recommends reading the book,…

In a new episode of Think & Do – the podcast magazine of the Stifterverband – Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher shares his insights on several fundamental issues, including basic rights and the pandemic, climate protection and power, and affordable energy prosperity. Over the past two years, the pandemic has dominated…

“Ecological Crises and Resource Consumption Under the Microscope” – this is the subtitle of Thomas Unnerstall’s book, and it precisely describes what he delivers in his richly illustrated work containing over 70 figures. He examines individual indicators such as biodiversity, species extinction, deforestation, and plastic waste in the oceans, weighing…

Starting in January 2022, the current Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, will assume the position of Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). This marks the first time that a candidate from an industrialized country has taken on this role. The position had…

To mark the 100th anniversary of Soroptimist International, the service organization of professional women is placing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the center of its activities. The anniversary campaign, “Plant Trees”, which aims to plant trees and promote global tree sponsorships, ties back to the organization’s very first…

FAW/n is currently seeking to fill a full-time position in the Executive Secretariat. All information can be found below. Note: The full-time project staff position (m/f/d) has already been filled. To support the Executive Secretariat of FAW/n, we are looking to fill the following position starting October 1, 2021, initially…

Recently, the media reported that four companies, including ALDI SÜD, had allegedly used the term “climate neutrality” in a misleading way. These reports are based on a complaint filed by the German Centre for Protection against Unfair Competition (Wettbewerbszentrale). Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn addresses this issue in her article in…

Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn discusses in a new podcast with Eva van der Want from South Pole the concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), their role in climate protection, and the potential they hold. Nature-Based Solutions use the fact that nature is a natural carbon sink. An important component is reforestation,…

The current debate surrounding climate issues has now reached the Federal Constitutional Court. The focus of the ruling, handed down on April 29, is on questions of intergenerational justice: To what extent could the previous approach to climate protection lead to future restrictions on freedoms and rights for the younger…