Listen to René John in a discussion on the topic of “Schöner Scheitern (failing beautifully)”, an event organized by the VW Foundation in the Deutschlandradio Kultur program: Click here (German).
Roundtable discussion with René John, among others, on failure available in the Dlf media library
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On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, ISIconsult, in collaboration with the Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW), the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM), and UNITAR, is investigating the societal causes of shortened lifespans of electrical and electronic devices. How do routine social practices, social norms, milieu-specific values, or (digital) consumer infrastructure influence the service lives of electrical appliances?
In February 2019, the German Federal Cabinet approved the National Strategy for Reducing Food Waste presented by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Civic engagement is becoming increasingly important for sustainable urban development geared towards the common good. With their interest in liveable, everyday urban spaces, active citizens are driving forward sustainable, cooperative forms of building, living, consuming and working. In doing so, they contribute (at least implicitly) to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, environmentally friendly production processes and the protection of biodiversity. Although civic engagement is recognized as having great potential, it often remains disconnected from administrative processes: Both sides do not come together sufficiently in municipal governance, which reduces the impact of engagement.