Choco Changer
Fairtrade cocoa is booming
Discount giant Hofer is increasingly relying on Fairtrade cocoa.
Plastic pollution
Get out of the environment
The waste disposal initiative Project STOP founded by Borealis and Systemiq in Indonesia will be continued.
Ideas platform
Make sustainability tangible
This year's Sustainability Action Days have the motto "Realizing global goals for sustainable development together: actively shape your future!"
New series
The climate on the screen
Austria's largest private TV station group, ProSiebenSat.1 Puls 4, offers well-founded facts about climate change with the new series of climate heroes.
Cotonou follow-up agreement
Partnership 2.0
The multi-year negotiations for the Cotonou follow-up agreement between the EU states and 79 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific region have been concluded.
The current number
Cryptos are very popular
Technology-savvy users in Africa or Asia like to use digital coins as an alternative to traditional national currencies.
Greenstart initiative
Climate pioneers wanted
Selected start-ups are supported by the Climate and Energy Fund in developing sustainable business models. Meanwhile, Viennese companies can submit projects for the city's sustainability award until September 10th.
Crowd4Climate platform
Climate protection from 250 euros
The Austrian Crowd4Climate platform handles loans for energy and climate protection projects - also for small investors from 250 euros. Two current campaigns are dedicated to renewable energies in Africa.
Innovation platform Verbund X Accelerator
Islands for Austria
300 start-ups have applied to the Verbund X Accelerator innovation platform to fine-tune energy and infrastructure solutions - six promising projects have now been selected.
UN Global Compact
More ambition asked
New strategy of the UN Global Compact: Companies should make their progress in corporate responsibility more measurable - and there will be more offers tailored to SMEs.