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Wild Coffee and the future of the globale Coffee Industry

There are around 130 wild coffee varieties that are significantly more resistant to climatic stress factors thanArabica or Robusta. HY Coffee, is among the first to bring these special varieties to Germany. A contribution by guest author Sophie von Loeben

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Addressing the Gender Gap in a Digital World

Reducing the digital gender gap can increase a country's GDP. Organisations in Germany and worldwide are taking initiatives to lessen the digital gender gap globally using technology and educational resources

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I feel, therefore I protect! – Renovabis' commitment to God's creation and climate protection

Every year at Pentecost, the Renovabis relief organization chooses a thematic focus for the year. In 2021 this is: "YOU renew the face of the earth". With this, Renovabis wants to make clear how vulnerable nature is and how WE need to protect it

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Sustainable Photography – Time to Take a Look!

More and more companies are aligning their actions with sustainability. There is also noticeable change in the creative industry. But what can sustainable business models for creatives look like? We spoke to freelance photographer Simon Veith, who made sustainable photography his profession in 2016.

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Mother of Sustainable Development

Since 45 years Gro Harlem Brundtland fights for human rights, climate protection and good health for everyone. the 1987 published report "our common future" is named after her as Brundtland-Report. Today, the 80 year old former Prime Minister of Norway pushes the change together with the elders

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Leadership in the 21st century: Connecting is key

Our guest authors Julia Juergens and Irina Naithani, founders and experts in leadership development and sustainability, help leaders to approach the challenges of our planet with awareness and responsibility. But where is the best place to start?

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Music for Child Rights: Interview with Herman van Veen

The Dutch singer, violinist, poet and storyteller Herman van Veen has been raising his voice for over 50 years for the rights of children and is their authentic defender. In this interview, we talked to him about the SDGs and child rights.

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The Smog Free Tower: Less CO2 in the city

With a giant vacuum cleaner tower, the Dutch inventor Daan Roosegaarde removes smog particles from the air and turns them into small jewels. And creates clean air where there is none.

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Harnessing the Power of AI against Climate Change

Artificial intelligence or AI is one of the most powerful tools available to us in the 21st century. This article provides five strategies for using AI against climate change, a formidable challenge that our world today is grappling with.

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Inspiring change: Promoting gender equality through social entrepreneurship, music, and education

Siemens Stiftung’s initiatives in clean energy, music and education have been a game changer for women in Africa and Latin America, thus supporting several SDGs.

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Rolf Stahlhofen's pursuit for Human Rights and Water

Rolf Stahlhofen, singer of the Söhne Mannheims, learned the value of water as a child. Spending his childhood in different African countries, he was convinced at an early age: "When I grow up, I want to be committed to clean drinking water".

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Making Europe Wild Again – The valuable work of Rewilding and Renaturation

The Rewilding Europe initiative wants to bring back wilderness again: more bears, bison, beavers, wetlands and moors. For an ecological balance and biodiversity that was once taken for granted. Because nature needs it – and so do people

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Sustainable Gastronomy: Chefs Changing the Food Industry

Chefs and food enthusiasts are becoming vocal about the need for using quality products and encouraging sustainable eating habits. From Germany to the United States, four famous chefs show how to change the world, one dish at a time

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Carbon Farming on the rise

European Union is increasingly turning towards Carbon Farming, as one of the major initiatives for encouraging sustainable agricultural practices. But what is carbon farming and where do we stand currently?

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Mina's Water Marathon

The Australian Mina Guli draws attention to the problem of worldwide water shortage with her spectacular runs that has now turned into a global movement

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Decoding the Code of Africa

Instead of making headlines for acute droughts, food crisis or malnourished children, African countries like Rwanda and Kenya are now coming to the spotlight as technical hubs for European companies. And Code of Africa acts as the modern-day enabler, bridging gaps between Europe and Africa

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Making music for a purpose: "Listentojules" sets the trend

Singer-songwriter Julia Nagele alias "Listentojules," from Mannheim, believes that music can change the world for the better, as she speaks of her new singles „Tree Song“ and the protest Song „Kaleidoscope“

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Climate Farmers: A movement for Sustainable Agriculture

Regenerative farming is an age-old agricultural practice that is now gaining popularity as a tool for climate change mitigation. And the Climate Farmers from Germany are on a mission to take it to scale in the EU

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Sustainable food production and diets for Climate Change

To reduce carbon emissions, food production and consumption patterns need to change. The World Wildlife Fund contributes to this transformation through research and projects against climate change.

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Enhancing Political Engagement among the German youth

For Germany's federal elections in September, the election campaign is in full swing. Everyone 's talking about the future, but those it concerns most are severely underrepresented: Young voters! UNMUTE NOW wants to change that and is setting a lot in motion

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An alternative economy is possible – Inspirations from the Best Economy Forum 2021

Under the motto "Take action not words", the alternative economy summit Best Economy Forum took place from April 20 to 22, 2021. Strong impulses for a sustainable transformation of the economy were also set at this second forum

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Sustainable Sustainability – Corona becomes a catalyst for change

Over a year ago, Christian Felber, founder of the Common Good Economy, spoke to us on how a crisis can be a catalyst. Recent studies show that this is now a reality: The pandemic is contributing to rethinking sustainability.

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Interview: Christian Felber – "More climate protection through Corona?"

We talked about what the Pandemic means for sustainability with Christian Felber, Founder of the common good economy. It was about the new thoughtfulness, why virologists are more listened to than climate researchers and about his optimism for a better time after the crisis

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Global creativity initiative to advance the SDGs turns 20!

World Creativity & Innovation Day is the International Day of Observance that celebrates those who use creativity to advance the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Here we present how WCID brought these creatives together in 2021, helping them showcase their talents

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Africa Greentec: Empowering local businesses with Clean Energy

Africa GreenTec AG is a German social enterprise that brings innovative energy solutions to Sub-Saharan Africa and contributes to climate action and local economy

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Global Crises as a brand – How powerful images move the world

From climate change to COVID-19, images decide our reactions to global crises. Greta Thunberg, for example, defined climate change as a brand and the images of the pandemic remain unforgotten. Our guest author Philipp Loeken explains what powerful images can mean for a better future.

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Let it Hum: Together for more Biodiversity

Insect mortality is an ecological disaster. But everyone can do something for biodiversity, especially in cities: from kitchen gardens to insect boxes. And Mannheim might be the first city to enact a law in this regard.

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The branding of global crises - How striking pictures move the world

From climate change to COVID-19 - pictures influence our reactions to global crises. Greta Thunberg, for example, defined climate change as a brand, and the pictures of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unforgotten. Guest author Philipp Loeken explains what powerful pictures can mean for a better future

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2020: Seventeen goals magazin's year in review

The year 2020 has been different and has brought hardships and challenges. But despite the difficulties, it is worth focussing on the many great things we have achieved this year. In this article, we give a snapshot of the several stories that the seventeen goals magazin has published this year

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The Time Capsule: Hoping for a Sustainable future

The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands have come up with an innovative idea of making a Time Capsule that contains letters, pictures, items from all over the world. The capsule is set to be locked at the end of 2020, only to be opened 30 years later.

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Global Goals and the new perspective on inequality

Inequality seen through the lens of a drone - photographer Johnny Miller from Cape Town observes huge gaps between rich and poor everyday. With his work he contributes to the Global Goals and inequality. The aesthetic of his pictures at first glance exposes the perfidiousness of the scenes

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How Indian Curries in Germany are helping higher education

It is well known that Indian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world. The Collegecurries initiative goes a step ahead and brings traditional Indian curry powder mixes to German kitchens and contributes to higher education in India.

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Amplifying engagement – ProjectTogether and the SDGs

With new approaches, the team from ProjectTogether in Berlin and its partners tackle social challenges and contribute to achieving sustainability goals

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Business Sense or Corporate Purpose- Good to know where to go

Corporate purpose means business sense. We asked business coach Vanessa Cox why it is important for a company to have a purpose, especially in times of crisis, and what role executives play in this.

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Hamburg's Swaantje Güntzel uses Art for Sustainability

Sustainable topics are now becoming more and more visible in art. Swaantje Güntzel, the artist from Hamburg, has been using art for more than ten years to spread awareness on plastics and pollution

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Energy Observer's Catamaran- driven by renewables!

With the first-ever emission-less floating lab powered entirely by renewables, the two Frenchmen have travelled across the Atlantic. Their goal: latest Researching energy technologies and being completely self-sufficient

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Clean Energy Solutions from Germany

The energy industry in Germany is undergoing rapid changes with promising innovations that pave the way for clean and affordable energy.

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Generation Z creates differently - the personal account of a young social entrepreneur

Social entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger, but are mainly male. That's reason enough to hear from young women like Anastasia Barner on what drives them to tackle social problems with their business models. A guest commentary on seventeen goals magazin

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Letter from the Future: Corona, Sustainability & Economy

In this imaginative letter from the future, Rebecca Freitag, Ambassador for Rights for Future Generations and former UN Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development, writes to her grandchildren on how the Corona Pandemic had presented an opportunity and how our world changed for the better

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Hartmut Kiewert - Questioning the Status Quo

The Leipzig based painter Hartmut Kiewert shows in disconcertingly beautiful paintings his very own idea of the future, in which humans and animals live together in perfect harmony

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The Vault for Global Food Security

The world population has been growing by leaps and bounds. How do we then ensure food security for all in the face of climate extremes and crop failures? The answer lies in plant seeds- and the reason why they deserve to be saved in a safe

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The Trash Pirates of India

Mobilising community action is the most effective way for managing waste! This was the key learning for Katleen Schneider, who volunteered thousand miles away from her home in Germany at the tiny Neil Island of India, an island even smaller than half the size of Frankfurt Airport

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Cycling our way into the Future

What took years until now, suddenly came up within days! Yes, we are talking about the Pop-up Bike Lanes in Berlin. Thanks to the Changing Cities Initiative and Berlin Senate, these lanes are now letting people maintain social distancing and safety

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The SDGs against COVID19

With thousands dead and millions losing their jobs, COVID-19 has disrupted lives across nations. While doctors continue to fight against time to save lives now, the world might run out of time later if we fail to achieve the SDGs within 2030

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Implementing the SDGs in Mannheim

At the climate summit in New York, Lord Mayor Dr. Peter Kurz presented the visionary model of Mannheim 2030, which provides local answers to global questions with unusual forms of citizen participation

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Campus for urban thinkers

On a sunny Saturday morning, more than 200 people from Mannheim helped shape the future of their city at the Urban Thinkers Campus and focused on how to increase sustainable regional products in the town

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Owning the SDGs

Incredible solutions get created around the world every day. But these often remain in silos which act as hurdles in achieving the SDGs. "Why not open up and collaborate?" asks Nadim Choucair, the Germany Coordinator for Global Goals Jam.

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"We are walking museums of biodiversity"

We humans are not an isolated species. Each of us carry a universe of biodiversity within us. And caring for this biodiversity inside is the only path towards preserving the nature outside, emphasises Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva during her interview in Berlin

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What did we really UNLEASH?

My journey as a talent for UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2019 began with more than 15 hours of flight time and 3000 kilograms of carbon emissions. How we offset this by embracing sustainability in the next 10 days is a story worth telling

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“We need humanity more than ever”

Beyond Hollywood, Angelina Jolie plays a lesser known role: As a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), she fights tirelessly for improving the plight and conditions of refugees and displaced persons. Her voice is being heard.

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Tackling SDG by disrupting ourselves

What inspires you? This is Irina Naithani's involving question when it comes to sustainability, SDGS and her favourite topic: Leading Future Businesses. Her finding: We have to disrupt ourselves!

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Global Goals supported by mobile journalists

To help achieve the global goals, positive and inspiring stories need to be told – that's what the mobile journalists of Hashtag Our Stories are doing these days

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Sustainable Development – A wave of positivity

The Festival of Action 2019 was a great get-together of engaged people with brave ideas and a big intentions of positive action to change the world