The concept of microcredits – the provision of small loans to the poor worldwide – gained international recognition when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 2006 to the foremost promoter of this idea, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and numerous other social business ventures in Bangladesh….

Book: “Voluntary Climate Neutrality of the Private Sector – Key to Achieving the 2°C Target” Combating climate change is one of the major challenges for international politics. It is about far more than just an ecological issue. It concerns the protection of prosperity and freedom, and potentially even matters of…

The Global Marshall Plan is a concept for a balanced world. It consists of five strategically interconnected pillars: Rapid achievement of the United Nations’ globally agreed Millennium Development Goals. Mobilization of an average of USD 100 billion per year additionally from 2008–2015 for development cooperation. Fair mechanisms for raising the…

With a lecture on the topic “Globalization, Sustainability, Future: Can We Still Be Saved?”, mathematician, economist, and sustainability expert Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher enriched the recent general assembly of Pax-Bank. In an interview with Tom Veltmann, sustainability and brand management expert at Pax-Bank, Professor Radermacher shares his views…

AVIA has launched the first CO2-neutral heating oil on the market, with no extra cost to consumers for its environmental friendliness. The emissions generated from burning AVIA heating oil are now offset through effective climate protection projects. Outside of Germany, AVIA invests in a total of four different projects in…

FAW/n is working with partners in interaction with the BMZ on an exciting new mandate. Research Project: “A Better Design of Globalization: Action Potentials from a Development Policy Perspective”. The project comprises two sub-projects: “Value Chains and Sustainability – Opportunities and Limits under WTO and EU Law” and “Implementation of…

FAW/n has received with deep sadness the news of the death of former Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, Lothar Späth. As Minister President, Lothar Späth made a significant contribution not only to advancing our state and establishing the Science City of Ulm, but also, in this context, to founding the then…

Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher, President of the Senate of Economy International, welcomes the results of the Paris Climate Summit. What was achieved there is a major step forward. Of course, many had hoped for more – but that was not realistic. What has now been achieved represents half the battle…

Dr. Dirk Solte Appointed Managing Director of the Publishing House Versicherungswirtschaft The former Deputy Chairman of the Board of FAW/n, Ulm, will assume leadership of the Karlsruhe-based publishing company Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft GmbH on October 1, 2015. The company’s sole shareholder is the association Verein Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. Since 1946, the journal…

After a long and serious illness, our esteemed colleague passed away on Monday, January 2, 2015. Dr. Kämpke, who previously worked at RWTH Aachen and for an extended period at the University of Passau, came to Ulm together with the FAW/n Director F. J. Radermacher. Dr. Kämpke played a major…

We must resist the dictatorship of the markets! Our society is further removed from sustainability and sustainable development than ever before! This book sheds light on Europe’s cultural achievements and the “Babylonian confusion of thought” that clouds our understanding today. It reveals the mechanisms that lead to self-enrichment and legalized…

Dr. Dirk Solte spoke at the OECD Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy in Tokyo about the impacts of Big Data & Analytics on employment and fair participation. According to Dr. Solte, defining Big Data and Analytics is by no means simple, which is why he began his talk with…