Winter sports and sustainability – a contradiction?
Green jobs are more than just a new trend; they are essential to achieving our climate goals. So, what are they, and how can we make our workplaces greener?
Circular Economy: A Conversation with Steffen Müter
aware_ spoke to Steffen Müter, Head of DACH and Chair of Fujitsu Services GmbH Management Directors Board, to find out about how one of the world’s largest tech companies is making changes towards a circular economy. With Europe’s announcement of a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), together with a sustainable products initiative (SPI) as […]
Carbon Offsetting: A Conversation with ForTomorrow
aware_ spoke to Ruth von Heusinger, Founder & Managing Director at ForTomorrow, to find out about why carbon offsetting is an essential tool to battle climate change and how we can help at an individual level Living in an industrialized, modern world means we have a lot of amenities and take on daily activities that […]
About Resource Efficiency
All over the world, while 10% of people still live in extreme poverty, most of the population has become accustomed to a certain, very different standard of living (UN Environment Programme). We open the tap and water comes out. In the winter, we turn on the heat and our homes get warm. We flip a […]
How a Green Lifestyle Can Benefit Our Health
When it comes to improving our health, sustainability and a green lifestyle play an important role. aware_ looked at what we need to do to have a positive impact on our health and the environment. When it comes to improving our health, sustainability and an environmentally conscious lifestyle play an important role. After all, when we reduce our carbon […]
Global Heat Waves: How Hot is Too Hot
With climate change, air temperatures are rising, the number of hot days and heat waves is increasing, and frost days and cold waves are decreasing. When do heat waves become a danger to humans and when is hot even too hot?
The Future of Sustainable Mobility
Green alternatives versus oil thirsty car use – aware_ delved into how sustainable mobility impacts people and the planet. Reducing personal road traffic is a huge step towards easing our reliance on climate change inducing fossil fuels. This is because private car use accounts for a large part of the global transport carbon footprint (Science […]
Everything you need to know about the global sand shortage
With the rising demand for sand, the world is facing a shortage of this seemingly endless resource. How can we stop the ‘sand grab’? ‘In every grain of sand there is a story of the earth.’ Rachel Carson, Environmentalist The 1965 science fiction novel ‘Dune’ depicts a future interstellar feudal society that revolves around the dystopian desert […]
Soap made for human, home, and Earth
One product that has not left our side in the last two years is soap. Yet, the conversion of oils and fats with the help of an alkali into soap is one of the oldest and simplest chemical reactions known to mankind. It is believed that the first soaps were accidentally made from fat dripping […]
The Art of Green Cleaning
Many cleaning brands have embraced sustainable branding – emblazoning products with words such as eco, or bottles wrapped in green packaging. As is the case with all industries, consumers are burdened with deciphering the authentic intention of the brand. But just how much of an effect does cleaning have on the environment, and can green […]
