The Mother Earth's Heroes Show

Wie kann ein neues soziales Wohnen in Städten aussehen und gelingen? Diese Frage stellt sich die Internationale Bauausstellung in Wien. Kurt Hofstetter teilt mit uns, was sie alles schon herausgefunden haben und zeigt …

Wie lebt es sich in der Stadt von morgen? Und wie gelingt der sozial-ökologische Umbau unserer Städte? Heidelberg ist dabei, genau das erlebbar zu …

Was kann ein großes Wohnprojekt nach 25 Jahren erreicht haben? Die Sargfabrik aus Wien hat diesen Weg hinter sich. Sie sind als Pioniere gestartet, haben viele weitere Projekte inspiriert und bleiben ein spannendes …

Wie gelingt ein Leben in gesunden Räumen? Darum geht es in dieser Podcast-Folge. Zusammen mit Ulrich Bauer vom Verband Baubiologie schauen wir auf …

Wenn ich nach zukunftsweisenden Stadtentwicklungsprojekten schauen, führt an ihnen kein Weg vorbei. Sie nennen sich Cityförster architecture + urbanism und sie planen unsere Städte der Zukunft, in Deutschland, Europa …

Familie, Werte, ein langer Atem und Mut. Das sind die Zutaten aus denen die ARCHITEC-INVEST-RÄFFLE² besteht. Das Familienunternehmen macht vieles in …

Leben wie in einem "Grand Hotel" ist die ökologischste, bezahlbarste und sinnvollste Lebensweise für das Leben in der Stadt.
Mit ihrem Modell der …

Alleine leben war gestern. Heute sehnen sich die Menschen nach einem Leben in Gemeinschaft. Damit dies auf einfache Weise möglich wird, gibt es „Bring Together“.  Die Matching-Plattform findet für Menschen ihre passende …

Was sind die Lebensmodelle der Zukunft? Und wie kann die Bau- und Immobilienbranche zur Lösung von Problemen wie Klimawandel, Vereinsamung und zu hohen Mieten beitragen? Zu Gast sind Unternehmer*innen, die Antworten …

20% of the world's population is suffering from severe malnutrition whilst over 30% are obese, meanwhile, a third of all greenhouse gasses are …

In 2013 Mosa Meat’s Chief Scientific Officer Professor Mark Post unveiled the world’s first cultured meat hamburger. This was the result of years of …

Making cheese without the cow -  Raffael Wohlgensinger - www.formo.bio

It turns out cows 🐮 🐄 🐮 are not really that efficient when it comes to nutrient conversion. 4 - 12% of the calories fed to a cow are then turned …

When you first start a business There is an awful lot of “learning by doing” and a lot of lessons that are learnt the hard way, mostly how not to do …

Plant-based foods have come a long way in the last few years. In our supermarkets they are gradually taking up more and more space on the shelves, however, one area that is not so obvious is plant-based fish. This is …

Warren Brush is a designer, systems thinker, teacher, mentor and certified permaculture designer. Permaculture is an approach to designing …

My Guest on the show is the CEO of Karma - Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren

Hjalmar’s startup journey has taken him through a few different iterations.

Hjalmar is the CEO of Karma, which is dedicated to battling one of the …

My Guest on the show is James Woolard the CMO of Freight Farms (www.freightfarms.com)

James has had a fantastic career working in the Adidas Group, …

My guest today on the show is Fanny Roulet the Founder and CEO of Antofenol (www.antofenol.com). The inspiration for her business came from a glass …

Today on the podcast we are joined by Marlene Bruce one of the founders of Kornwerk (www.kornwerk.com)

Kornwerk is a Berlin-based startup creating a …

We are joined today by our guest Anne-Kathrin Kuhlemann from StadtFarm. (www.stadtfarm.de)

Anne-Kathrin and her team have created a circular …

Protein is vital for our health, how we produce it and the sources we choose will have a dramatic effect on our planet. Meat and dairy are not going …

We are joined today on the podcast by Adam Dixon, United Nations Young Champion of the Earth and one of the founders of Phytoponics (…

"Unite leaders worldwide to create a more sustainable, healthy, and inclusive world."

Um das zu erreichen, haben Felix Staeritz & Dr Sven Jungmann die FightBack Community begründet.

Das es sich bei globalen …

Dietmar Weinmann ist der Gründer und Geschäftsführer von der Neonatura GmbH, dem führenden Futonanbieter in der DACH-Region.

Besonders im Podcast hat mich Dietmars Lebensphilosophie fasziniert und wie er diese durch …

Vor 13 Jahren stand das Pionierunternehmen der Bio-Bewegung I+M Naturkosmetik, kurz vor der Insolvenz.

Jörg und sein Bester freund Bernhard von …

Cradle to Cradle und Nachhaltigkeit - die nächsten Megatrends der Bauindustrie?

Staco ist ein Traditionsunternehmen und wurde in den 50er Jahre von Dr. Stapelmann gegründet, einem Pionier und Entwickler von Gitterosten …

Erwin Thoma hat mit seiner Firma Thoma Holz, weltweit Standards im Holzbau gesetzt. Was vor 30 Jahren noch als Spinnerei galt, ist heute durch 100% …

In weniger als 4 Jahren haben Christian und seine Co-Founder bei The Nu Company, nicht nur mehr als 40 Menschen eingestellt, sondern einen Schokoriegel in die Regale unserer Supermärkte gebracht, der vom ersten Rohstoff …

"How can you use tech for good?"

That is a question that Markus had asked himself for quite a while now.

He started his career as a political …

Sustainability is not a technology problem but a problem of valuable business models.

Martin Baart and his Team at Ecoligo are changing that in the …

In this episode, we are talking to Olivier Corradi. 5 years ago after working on a project for wind energy in Denmark he decided to quit his job to …

Photovoltaik-Preise für Projekte, die 2021 in Betrieb genommen werden, könnten durchschnittlich auf 0,039 USD/kWh heruntergeschraubt werden. Das …

Air pollution is one of the biggest threats for people living in cities causing 8million deaths each year.

Peter Sänger and his Team at Green City …

Matthias is the Founder of Regenbogenkreis a company that focuses on providing products out of the rainforest to enable indigenous families with work so they can keep their land. Furthermore, Matthias makes sure that …

Having demands about climate action is important. Marcel Roth Head of R&D is touring this demand into action for decades. All of that within an industry that is dominated by the demand for system performance not …

Prof. Dr. Henning Breuer is a professor for business psychology at the University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Management and the …

Let me share a crazy idea with you. 🛰🤔

What if we extract the surplus of CO2 which is causing us so much trouble and we turned it 

into Carbon?

You …

This was an interview I did not expect…

Tecnaro - Kunststoffe aus Pflanzen ist ein Thema, mit dem sich Jürgen Pfitzer und Helmut Nägele seit 20 Jahren beschäftigen.

Heute sind sie auf einem …

How can we translate amazing ideas like the circular economy, economy for the common goods, etc. into our economical system.

Before we go in the …

Talking to Sebastian Neumann the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Sharkbite I learned that transformation comes down to individuals that take a …

David Wortmann the CEO of DWR-Eco is working in the interface of politics and business.

A key problem, that takes time and effort to use fewer …

Die Kombination aus Notwendigkeit der Digitalisierung & Ökologie als Chance. Doch was macht die Politik?

Lucas Gerrits Speaker und Consultant …

Das Thema der Energiegewinnung ist ein sehr zentrales in der Klimafrage.

Gerade beim diesjährigen Energiewende-Kongress in Berlin von der dena (Deutsche Energie Agentur) ist uns klar geworden, dass wir 2 Bewegungen Herr …

Anders Wijkman talked with us about the trends and transformations we are currently going through in regards to climate change.

We dive deep into …

Joel El-Qalqili Senior Associate at Schnittker Möllmann Partners (SMP) gives us a glimpse into the sustainable development of the VC and private equity sphere.

We talk about the importance and the weaknesses of

#esg …

Did you ever sit down with your financial advisor and ask yourself where your money is flowing to?

Have you ever asked if your investments might support companies that aren't acting sustainably or might even continue …

I AM RESPONSIBLE. Big words backed with action.

Georg Schürmann - the director of the Triodos bank Germany talks with us about their decades of experience in sustainable banking and what that actually means.

Georg …

How do complex systems work?

Len Fisher is an individual who spent his life on the interface of science, politics and society.

He talked about the …

What do cities have to do with climate change?

Actually a lot! When Ekhart Hahn started to study city design, electricity was seen as an abundant resource. That changed with the report of the Club of Rome “Limits to …

As we took natural resources for granted, entrepreneurs like Martin started out to reuse as much of what we use as possible.

With Kraftblock he and his team are transforming the way we use waste heat within our value …

Join this conversation with the chief of the ImpactHub in Berlin where we learn at which stage social entrepreneurship is at and where we address many of the misconceptions around it.

Leon's main mission is to drive …

What materials do you think about when you think about highrise buildings and the construction industry?

Usually cement or steel, right?

Well, there is one entrepreneur who is pioneering the construction industry in …

Fabian is not only a serial entrepreneur who is sitting on various boards, Partner at Earlybird who is invested in known startups like Movinga, Onefootball, N26 and many more, he is also the Co-founder of Leaders for …

As our world gets more complex & the next existential crisis humanity is facing is just around the corner. Thy-Diep Ta (Yip) gives us insights into the work of Brainboost a company that uses neurofeedback for higher …

When Rüdiger joined Sympatex a company in the textile industry, he asked a question that put the existence of the company at risk.

"Can we find a reason that the world needs us."

In this question, Sympatex not only …

For this episode Manuel Dolderer welcomed us at the Code University at the Factory - the go-to startup hub of Berlin.
Just on our way to the …

For today's podcast we are sitting together with the organizers of the Climate Hackathon initiated by Yale University, or the Open Climate …

Today’s guest is the founder of Almond. He is here to remind us which impact the choices of our consumption have on the climate and our environment. 

While most people do not even know their own carbon footprint Oliver …

As one of the biggest plastic suppliers in the world Borealis has huge responsibilities to us as humanity.

This podcast leaves us with mixed feelings. Lucrèce is such a smart person & accepted to be on our podcast …

Ernst Ullrich von Weizsäcker talked with us about the philosophical mistakes we have built our modern world on & the massive misunderstanding of …

„If you understand the crisis, we must act. It is like walking on the street and seeing someone dying. You have the obligation to help them.“

THIS is the clear message that Ingmar shares with us in this podcast episode. …

We are reporting live from the office of Greenpeace in Berlin sitting with Juan Pablo Osornio right about to have a conversation with the person …

Today our host Nicolaj is interviewing Kwame Yamgnane - a real powerhouse in the field of education who despite a lot opposing winds has created one …

Today we were fortunate to have an interview with Lubomila Jordanova.
She and her team have been crunching the numbers for the last 2 years to understand the impacts of climate change on a data-driven level.

Even …

In this episode Harald Friedl explains why the shift from a circular economy is much more than just closing material loops.
It is about embracing a …

Jakob Muus is a great example of a change-maker making his way from the corporate world to start his own business after he has spent time in his …

Why history repeats itself and why we did not change in 1992 when the "Earth Day" happened.

>> Listen to this podcast and find out why young people need to step up their game. <<

In June 1992 leaders all …

NO MORE NICE WORDS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=113&v=HDhNORiTtOU

Extinction Rebellion has become one of the premier movements …

In dieser Folge trifft Nicolaj auf Fritz B. Simon, der ihm einen Exkurs in die Welt der Organisationsberatung bereitet.
Er teilt Einblicke aus seinem …

Peter Kalmus is one of a kind. After hearing about the impact of Global Warming during his studies he decided to switch to a direction that involves …

In this podcast episode Martin Stuchtey gives us a deep-dive into the system of our current economy and his perspective on why we cannot change even if the world's most renowned experts are working on our current …

In this podcast in front of the UN building where the General Assembly is happening, we get the chance to interview Papa Dembele who has been with the UN for 8 years.

In this episode of our #30days30heroes challenge Nicolaj jumped on an interview with Stefano Venier, a seasoned business executive who overlooks the …

Let's forget about sustainability and talk about Beauty, Quality and Innovation.

Michael Baumgart really gave us a whole new perspective on climate …

Anna Kirah is all about humanity. In her early career, she worked for Boeing and Microsoft where she excelled in both achieving “overnight success”. …

In einer gemütlichen Runde interviewen wir den Klimaforscher und Klimaaktivisten Dr. Conrad Kunze, zu einem eher ungemütlichen Thema.
Denn wir wollen …

Wie der Titel schon verrät, geht es in diesem Podcast, um viel mehr als nur die einzigartige Philosophie und Anbauweise von Demeter, sondern vielmehr …

Katherine Foster has seen it all. In her 25 years of working experience she has seen both the good and the bad sides of the evolution of our …

This podcast is a good one for all the entrepreneurs out there who think about really innovative solutions to fight climate change.
Today we feature …

Durch einen glücklichen Zufall, wurde jemand, der quasi die Klimabewegung in Österreich erfunden hat, auf unseren Host Nick aufmerksam.

Ingmar Höbarth war schon in jungen Jahren ein Rebell, der sich für Gerechtigkeit …

Heute berichtet Host Nicolaj Grabert wieder live und ungeschnitten von dem Forum Alpbach in Österreich, wo sich die führenden Köpfe des Klimaschutz …

#30days30heroes

This is a special episode.
It is coming live from the European Forum Alpbach where Nicolaj is interviewing Geanne van Arkel a …

Thomas Leppert macht keine halben Sachen. In seiner Heldenrat GmbH zeigt er Unternehmen, wie
sie finanzielles Wachstum mit Sozialem verbinden können.

Sein Ansatz ist das "Brücken bauen" was das bedeutet und vieles …

Unser erster Podcast mit einem Helden im Klimawandel.
Global Director von Roland Berger, Prof. Dr. Torsten Oltmanns gibt uns exklusiven Einblick in …