(IN BRIEF) Prof. Dr. Michael Otto will hand over primary responsibility for the Otto Group to his son Benjamin Otto on 1 March, concluding more than five decades of leadership that transformed the family-founded Otto-Versand into a global digital retail … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Aid by Trade Foundation, Benjamin Otto, Climate Economy Foundation, climate protection, Cotton Made in Africa, digital retail, E-Commerce, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, generational transition, Hamburg, Hamburg Sustainability Conference, HANZ, Michael Otto, Michael Otto Concludes More Than Five Decades of Leadership as Otto Group Prepares for Generational Transition, Michael Otto Environmental Foundation, Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability, Otto Group, Otto Group Founder’s Son Benjamin Otto to Succeed Michael Otto After Era of Digital Growth and Sustainable Leadership, Otto-Versand, otto.de, philanthropy, Steidl, Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft, sustainability leadership, The Michael Otto Principle, UNDP, Werner Otto, Young ClassX
(IN BRIEF) 50Hertz reported that its Baltic Sea offshore grid connection systems transmitted around 5,400 GWh of electricity in 2025, roughly ten percent more than the previous year despite weak wind conditions, driven mainly by the full integration of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged 400 GWh, 5, 50Hertz, 50Hertz Highlights Rising Importance of Baltic Sea Offshore Wind as New Projects Advance Toward Operation, Arcadis Ost 1, Baltic Eagle, Baltic Sea, Bornholm Energy Island, climate protection, Energinet, energy transition, Gennaker, grid connection systems, HVDC interconnector, Iberdrola, Offshore wind, onshore wind, Rügen, security of supply, Skyborn Renewables, Stefan Kapferer, Windanker
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has been awarded CDP’s top “A” rating for climate protection for the second year in a row, placing it among the top four percent of more than 23,000 companies assessed worldwide. The recognition reflects the Group’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged CDP, climate protection, decarbonisation, Gunnar Groebler, hydrogen-based steelmaking, low-CO₂ steel, SALCOS, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter AG 2030 strategy, steel industry transformation, sustainable industry
(IN BRIEF) thyssenkrupp has been named to CDP’s Climate A List for the tenth consecutive year, reflecting its transparent carbon reporting and sustained progress in climate protection. The recognition places the company among a small group of global climate leaders … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Non Profit, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint transparency, CDP, CDP Recognizes thyssenkrupp for Sustained Climate Leadership and Industry-Scale Decarbonization Efforts, Climate A List, climate protection, Decarbon Technologies, decarbonization, ESG disclosure, green transformation, hydrogen direct reduction, Ilse Henne, industrial emissions reduction, Miguel López, Paris Climate Agreement, sustainable industry, ThyssenKrupp
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has once again secured a top “A” rating on the CDP Climate A List, ranking among the top four percent of more than 22,100 companies worldwide and marking its seventh consecutive appearance on the list. The specialty … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Non Profit, Science, Technology
Tagged CDP Climate “A” List, climate protection, EcoVadis Gold status, Emissions Reduction, environmental transparency, ESG Strategy, Hubert Fink, LANXESS, LANXESS Earns Seventh Consecutive Place on CDP Climate A List, specialty chemicals industry, supply chain sustainability, sustainability leadership, water management
(IN BRIEF) WACKER has secured an A rating in the Climate category of CDP’s 2025 sustainability assessments, placing the company among the top performers out of more than 22,100 organizations evaluated worldwide. This marks the third consecutive year that WACKER … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged CDP, CDP Awards WACKER A Rating for Climate Performance and Transparency, chemical industry sustainability, climate change management, climate protection, environmental transparency, ESG performance, forests category, global sustainability leadership, investor disclosure, Peter Gigler, sustainability rating, WACKER, water security
(IN BRIEF) GEA has been named to CDP’s Climate Action A-List for the fifth consecutive year, placing it among the top performers globally for climate transparency and emissions reduction efforts. The company achieved above-average scores across all CDP assessment categories, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon emissions reduction, CDP, Climate Action A-List, climate protection, climate transparency, DAX index, Dr Nadine Sterley, Environmental Reporting, GEA, GEA Secures CDP Climate Action A-List Position for Fifth Year Running, industrial sustainability, Mission 30, net-zero targets, Say on Climate, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, sustainability strategy, sustainable technologies, water management
(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed a new 5-megawatt photovoltaic system on the roof of SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, giving Borussia Dortmund’s stadium the world’s most powerful solar installation ever mounted on a sports venue. The system’s 11,132 solar modules will produce … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Sports
Tagged 5 MW solar installation, battery storage, Borussia Dortmund, BVB, Carsten Cramer, climate protection, CO2 reduction, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, Fan World PV installation, German Record Institute, Germany football stadium, Hans-Joachim Watzke, Markus Krebber, photovoltaic system, renewable power, RWE, RWE AG, SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, SIGNAL IDUNA PARK Achieves Global Solar Milestone as RWE Finalises 5-MW Photovoltaic Installation and Battery Expansion, solar modules, stadium renewable energy, sustainability partnership
(IN BRIEF) PNE Group has won approvals for two onshore wind projects in France — the Romescamps (10.8 MW) and Chéry (10 MW) wind farms — through the country’s 10th tender for onshore wind energy. The projects, upgraded via modificative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged Centre-Val de Loire, Chéry Wind Farm, clean energy, climate protection, energy transition, European energy market, France, Hauts-de-France, modificative permits, onshore wind energy, PNE expands French renewable portfolio with two approved wind projects delivering over 20 MW capacity, PNE France, PNE France achieves tender success with Romescamps and Chéry wind farms enhancing renewable output, PNE group, renewable energy, Roland Stanze, Romescamps Wind Farm, SWEET programme, wind power, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has presented the “Giga PtX” project, a forward-looking plan to enable European armed forces to produce their own e-fuels locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. Partnering with Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, Sunfire, and INERATEC, Rheinmetall … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Armin Papperger, Birgit Görtler, carbon capture, climate protection, decarbonization, defence infrastructure, Direct Air Capture, e-Fuels, electrolysers, Energy Independence, European armed forces, Fischer-Tropsch, Germany, Giga PtX, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, hydrogen, INERATEC, Power-to-X, resilience, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall and partners unveil network of modular e-fuel plants to boost Europe’s energy resilience, Rheinmetall launches “Giga PtX” concept to empower European armed forces with self-produced e-fuels, RWGS, SOEC technology, Sunfire, sustainable energy, synthetic fuels
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s agrivoltaics demonstration project in Bedburg has delivered promising first results, showing that solar electricity production and crop farming can successfully coexist. Since early 2024, about 6,100 solar modules have generated enough green power for 1,044 German homes … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture, agrivoltaics, barley, Bedburg, climate protection, energy transition, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Fraunhofer ISE, Garzweiler, Katja Wünschel, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, photovoltaics, progres.nrw, raspberries, renewable energy, RWE, solar energy, sustainability, Wheat
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE is presenting a diverse portfolio of production-ready technologies at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, highlighting electrification systems, ethanol-compatible engine components, and smart charging innovations under its strategic framework “Efficiency³.” Key highlights include a range extender system delivering … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Arnd Franz, Automotive Innovation, biofuels, bionic radial blower, chargeBIG, climate protection, CO2 reduction, E-HEALTH Charge, electrification, ethanol engines, Europe competitiveness, IAA MOBILITY 2025, inductive charging, MAHLE, Munich motor show, range extender, superhuman engineering, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Thermal Management, vehicle diagnostics
IN BRIEF) Lenzing Group has expanded its photovoltaic capacity at its Austrian headquarters with the commissioning of a new 1.3 MWp plant in partnership with VERBUND, raising the site’s total PV output to 8.3 MWp. This move strengthens the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Austria, Biomass, Christian Skilich, climate protection, Energy Independence, energy transition, hydropower, Lenzing Group, Martin Wagner, net zero target, Paris Agreement, partnership, photovoltaic expansion, renewable energy, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, VERBUND, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) TUM student teams have taken first and second place at the EuroTeQaThon 2025 in Eindhoven for innovative projects addressing global and local challenges. First-place winners BioThermoBox designed a banana-fiber mobile cooler to help Ugandan farmers reduce crop spoilage, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agricultural technology, Awards, banana fiber cooler, biochar, BioThermoBox, BRIQ, carboniser, climate protection, Eindhoven, EuroTeQ Collider, EuroTeQaThon 2025, intercultural collaboration, leadership, Mobility for Offliners, senior citizen mobility, student innovation, sustainable agriculture, Technical University of Munich, Tukule Foundation, TUM, Uganda, UN Sustainable Development Goals
(IN BRIEF) voestalpine AG has urged the Austrian federal government to ensure fair competition for Austria’s energy-intensive industries by continuing to use electricity price compensation, a measure already utilized by many EU countries. The company emphasizes that this compensation is … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Austria, climate protection, competitiveness, CO₂ penalty taxes, electric arc furnaces, electricity price compensation, energy costs, EU, greentec steel, industry, investment, partnership, subsidies, sustainabulity, voestalpine
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has been recognized by CDP with an “A” grade for its climate action, ranking among the top 2 percent of more than 24,700 companies globally in 2025. This is the eighth time LANXESS has made CDP’s “A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 'A List', CDP, climate change, climate protection, Cologne Germany, corporate sustainability, environmental ratings, environmental transparency, greenhouse gas emissions, Hubert Fink, LANXESS, science-based targets, specialty chemicals, sustainability, sustainable development, water management
(IN BRIEF) Energiekontor AG’s founders, Dr Bodo Wilkens and Günter Lammers, have launched their own foundations to secure the long-term continuity of their shareholdings in the company. The Wilkens Family Foundation in Darmstadt focuses on responsibly managing the family’s wealth … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged asset management, climate protection, Dr Bodo Wilkens, Energiekontor AG, environmental protection, estate settlement, German project developer, Günter Lammers, Lammers Foundation, long-term continuity, nature protection, partnership, scientific research, Shareholding, sustainability, Wilkens Family Foundation, wind and solar parks
(IN BRIEF) MAHLE Group has been honored by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) with an “A” rating in the Climate Protection category, along with a new “Leadership” classification. This accolade reflects MAHLE’s significant efforts in reducing CO₂ emissions, as evidenced … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Investment
Tagged A- Rating, Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP, climate neutrality, climate protection, CO₂ emissions, energy efficiency, external audits, Georg Dietz, Kathrin Apel, leadership, MAHLE Group, Paris Climate Agreement, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Sustainability Report, sustainability strategy
(IN BRIEF) Eurogrid GmbH, the parent company of 50Hertz, has secured a one billion euro, ten-year loan agreement with twelve banks as part of a KfW-backed green syndicated financing deal. The loan will fund two offshore grid projects, Ostwind 4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, 525 kV standard, Baltic Sea, CFO, climate protection, corporate investment, direct current grid connection, Eurogrid GmbH, financing instruments, financing strategy, green loan, green syndicated financing, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, KfW, LanWin 3, Marco Nix, North Sea, offshore grid connections, Ostwind 4, partnership, renewable energy, Rügen, Schleswig-Holstein, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Germany’s Institute for Federal Real Estate (BImA) has partnered with E.ON to install 7,000 electric vehicle charging points across federal properties by 2027. The charging stations will support federal ministries, research institutes, and other government agencies, with a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged AC chargers, BImA, Brigitte Bourscheidt, charging infrastructure, Christoph Ebert, climate protection, DC fast chargers, digital load management, E.ON, electric mobility solutions, electric vehicle charging, electric vehicle fleets, electromobility, emergency vehicles, energy transition, European charging infrastructure, federal institutions, Germany, green electricity, Institute for Federal Real Estate, load management, ministries, partnership, Research Centers, smart charging, sustainability, wallboxes
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