Sustainability for Businesses – and Our Story

Sustainability is a buzzword that has become increasingly important in recent years. It is no longer just a trend, but an essential part of the business strategy of many companies worldwide. But what does sustainability actually mean? And how can companies act sustainably? In this blog post we want to shed light on the various aspects of sustainability and particularly address the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda.

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Digital Addiction – Limitation in a Boundless World

When the smartphone becomes an addiction:

I bought my first cell phone when I was 18. A Nokia with a keyboard. Back then it was almost a taboo to own one. People who communicated wirelessly with another person via an almost phone booth-like device were called “busybodies”.
Almost 20 years later, the picture has changed enormously. People who don’t have a smartphone are viewed with suspicion. A life without the Internet and mobile phones: for many unthinkable.

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Social sustainability in manufacturing companies

The working group “Ecologically and socially sustainable production” met on the 13th of April, 2019 as part of the Transformation network neu/wagen of the Hanover/Hildesheim region at a manufacturing company that is known worldwide for the manufacture of starter batteries for cars and trucks.

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Cross-cultural cooperation – 3 tipps for international projects

Cross-cultural!

“It will work out.” This is the maxim that companies often use to plan projects involving people from different countries, because they usually underestimate the cultural differences in the area of communication and cooperation.

 

After one or two years in a foreign country, emigrants are often surprised to discover that although I now live far away from home, my best friends, with whom I talk about my feelings, worries and hardships, are still my compatriots. But before emigrating, I made a firm resolution..: I don’t want to live in a German enclave, but I want to have personal relations with the people.
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