„We on the sustainability scene must reach those beyond the usual suspects"

As founding Secretary-General of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2001 to 2020, Günther Bachmann advanced the topic of sustainability on all levels and in all areas of politics. He could hardly have dreamt of the changes that would be achieved – but in his opinion they are still not enough. We asked him for his personal view on the developments, successes and failures of those two decades.Read Post

Presidency of the Council of the EU: half a year to make a wholehearted commitment

Germany will soon commence its presidency of the Council of the European Union. Rarely have there been so many sustainability-related topics on the agenda – plus the opportunity to put the billions of euros earmarked for the coronavirus recovery to transformative use. Here is an overview of the most important decisions to be made and those which have been postponed.Read Post

How the post-coronavirus restart can become ecological

In the EU, uniform criteria have recently been defined regarding what allows business operations to be considered sustainable. Financial experts see this taxonomy as a key tool that can be leveraged to make rebuilding in the wake of the coronavirus crisis greener than before.Read Post

“The world without the SDGs would be a much darker place” - Interview with Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño

In 2011 Paula Caballero had a groundbreaking idea: development is not only for developing countries. The whole world has to change. She wrote down the approach. Strongly supported by the Colombian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Patti Londoño, all member states of the UN adopted her idea in 2015. Today, the Sustainable Development Goals shape the world. This is their story.Read Post

Energiewende in der Hotellerie – von der politischen Vision zur lohnenden Investition

Die Hotellerie in Deutschland ist heterogen: Privat- und Kettenhotellerie stehen unterschiedlichen Herausforderungen gegenüber. Ein Ziel gilt für alle: Das Erreichen der Klimaschutzziele 2050 und damit verbunden die Gestaltung der Energiewende in Deutschland.

10. Jahreskonferenz

Jahreskonferenz des Rates für Nachhaltige Entwicklung am 27.09.2010 in Berlin

11. Jahreskonferenz

Jahreskonferenz des Rates für Nachhaltige Entwicklung am 20.06.2011 in Berlin