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#technologyneutral approach is needed to meet the climate target and reduce #GHG in the #mobilitysector. Time⏱️ is running and we need to take into account #Resources #Availability #Affordability and need all #Innovative technologies like #BEV #PHEV #HEV #EFuels #HVO #H2ICE to promote new technologies and get support for #CO2reduction by existing fleet and infrastructure . Over the last years German Association FVV had been carried out very deep and scientific 💡 studies . https://lnkd.in/eQ8Hc5pb in German and English Language . Still very worthwhile reading and reviewing 👍 "Concentrating on a single technology will result in a lack of resources, even in a circular economy. The FVV study consciously works with what are known as ›100 per cent scenarios‹, as these enable an excellent comparison of the environmental impact of individual technologies throughout the entire energy chain and the vehicle life cycle, while also allowing bottlenecks to be determined. Comparing the demand for critical raw materials with the available reserves and resources shows that – even assuming a high recycling rate – certain raw materials will become very scarce if the rest of the world follows the European model and uses the same technologies. The raw materials in question depend on the selected combination of energy carrier and powertrain. For example, if the selected technology is battery electric vehicles using the currently dominant battery technology (lithium-ion batteries with nickelmanganese-cobalt cathodes), cobalt and lithium availability will be the limiting factor for the ramp-up speed, and this will have a significant impact on the cost of the batteries. Moving to solid-state batteries with a pure lithium anode will significantly exacerbate the scarcity of resources in the lithium supply chain. For fuel cell powertrains, the availability of platinum is a highly limiting factor. In a scenario in which the entire world transitions to 100 per cent fuel cell use, all known resources will not be sufficient, let alone those that can be tapped in an economically viable manner. No such bottlenecks are currently known when it comes to the use of hydrogen or synthetic fuels in combustion engines" https://lnkd.in/eQ8Hc5pb

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Carbon Neutral, Net Zero, or even Climate Positive?! Many terms circulate in the sustainability #communication of companies, causing #confusion not only among consumers. Miriam Kortmann has brought clarity to these terms in her master thesis and developed a strategy for how Schleich can improve its ecological footprint in line with the 1.5-degree goal, based on recommendations from the #sciencebasedtarget initiative. 🌎 But to return to the terminology: #CarbonNeutral: Reducing emissions to zero and/or compensating emitted emissions through investments in climate projects. #ClimatePositive: Investing even more in climate projects than emissions emitted. #NetZero: A genuine approach to reducing the same amount of emissions released into the atmosphere, primarily through reduction measures (and max 10% neutralization projects). Net Zero is crucial for combating climate change and achieving the 1.5 degree target. What do you think about it? 🌱 Thank you for the excellent support in the last year, Miriam Kortmann, it was a pleasure working with you. All the best for your next career steps! #youmadeyourmark 🐾🦒🐆🦓🐬🐕🐎

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COURAGE is one of our 5 company #values at Wirelane (#circularity, #collaboration, #competence and #candor being the other 4). I love this page in Handelsblatt (Axel Höpner) as it really nails it: "#Germany's biggest mistake? Not wanting to make mistakes." Ever heard of German over engineering? Well, there's a reason. The country and its people are obsessed with perfection. While this attitude has lead to the creation of some of the world's most admired products like the Mercedes-Benz AG S-Class or Siemens Healthineers MRI machines, this virtue is also a vice: not being able to let go might eventually ruin the opportunity for a new roster of world class products. Here are my guiding principles in an ever faster paced and overwhelmingly complex world: - Embrace complexity. Turning very complex problems into beautifully simple solutions might as well be your biggest competitive advantage. - Change is the only constant. Don't demonize change, manage it. - Apply the pareto principle. Always. To strive for 100% is to die, as increasing complexities lead to ever longer development cycles which collide with ever shorter innovation cycles. What makes you feel courageous today?

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Reflections from Forum UnternehmerTUM: Navigating Innovation and Leadership with #resilience 🌟 Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the transformative #ForumUnternehmerTUM event, which brilliantly highlighted the pivotal role of resilience in leadership. 🚀 Key Takeaways: 1)Self-Knowledge as the Bedrock of Resilience: Embracing challenges is second nature to us as leaders, yet true growth stems from profound self-awareness. Understanding our limitations not only guides us in seeking help but also ensures we sustain our resilience through robust network and team support. 💪 2) Stepping Beyond Comfort Zones: To genuinely harness the power of uncertainty, we must venture beyond familiar territories. This requires challenging not only our technical skills and leadership styles but also our beliefs, emotions, and cultural assumptions. 🌍 3) Innovation as Transformational Energy: In a world shifting from change to chaos, innovation emerges as our beacon, transforming potential future anxieties into positive, actionable energy. ⚡ 4) Redefining Innovation Across Sectors: Innovation transcends the startup ecosystem. It is a dynamic, though young discipline that enhances established businesses by integrating existing knowledge with innovative management and leadership practices, balancing internal strengths with external capabilities. 🔄 5) Humanizing Technology through AI: Artificial Intelligence should not only streamline processes but also embrace risks, with our teams playing the role of mentors and innovators. This approach allows AI to balance optimizing processes with spearheading innovation. 🤖 6) Flexible Financial Strategies for Innovation: Whether it's family-owned firms innovating based on intuition without strict financial frameworks, or publicly traded companies constrained by quarterly reporting, the essential strategy is to humanize financial approaches. In SMEs, we use financial metrics to clarify our methods of value creation, while in larger firms, it's crucial to communicate to investors how short-term sacrifices can yield long-term benefits. 💼 7) Leadership for Future Generations: Now more than ever, responsible leadership is crucial. We must arm our teams with the tools necessary for resilience and adaptability, ensuring our innovations make a positive societal impact and pave the way for long-term success. 🌱 Thank you to the organisers at UnternehmerTUM for a truly enlightening experience! 🙏 Join me in reflecting on how we can all contribute to a more resilient and innovative future. #Leadership #Innovation #Resilience

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Double materiality- CSRD✅ Yes absolutely a double materiality assessment is a challenge 💪🏻 and will require resources, time and therefore an investment. But it also will give your organisation a clear picture 🏞️on their environmental and social impacts and risks (inside out) and financial opportunities (outside in). Taken seriously this assessment in combination with a clear strategy can give you perspective, future oriented purpose into a sustainable future. Campana & Schott Luzia Hellwig Lennard Everwien Frank Helbig #doublematerialty #wesentlichkeitsanalyse #sustainabletransformation #IROs

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Companies marketing fuels in Germany are subject to the obligation to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of these fuels. Since 2020, it is possible to offset emissions by surrendering UER certificates. The UER certificates are certified upstream emission reductions achieved in climate protection projects in the upstream oil and gas production sector. There are currently 74 projects with German approval, 65 of which are in China. The problem? Several of these projects in China never existed, or existing installations have been certified as new. According to the German ministry for the environment, there are indications that we were dealing with a fraud system. In particular, suspicions against two employees of two validation companies on site, who were involved in a total of 40 critical projects, were confirmed. The previous German government implemented the whole UER system. As the whole system has proven to be error-prone and instransparent, the current federal government has stopped the scheme. Companies that had relied on the fake certificates may suffer billions in damages. My POV: I prefer "real" emission reduction over carbon credits and certificates. https://lnkd.in/eV8Z5S_e

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The circle closes itself. My bicycle accident in November was an emergency stop that had a huge impact on my professional life. One thing was very clear to me: me and my body no longer want a life like that in the (right) fast lane at 250 km/h. The first thoughts were to completely put an end to my working life and enjoy my paradise in the south of France and have a good time with my Family and friends. The two advisory board positions should keep me sufficiently busy. The reaction after my announcement was overwhelming and the general tone was that this can't be happening or "You can't do nothing and take life easy." Many offers and inquiries came my way and I thanked them all in a friendly manner because one thing was certain: I would no longer accept an operational job. But a phone call persuaded me to accept a conversation. The person, the organization and the task made me think differently. One of their arguments was that my 30 years of industry experience and track record should not go to waste. In addition, I have known these people for almost 25 years and we have always treated each other with great respect in different phases of life and positions of responsibility. Who personally pushed me to the point where I changed my mind? And peuple who know me know that that is almost impossible. Exactly 24 years ago, this person presented me with a #CEO contract to lead one of his companies and steer it out of difficult waters. He trusted a 30-year-old Belgian to take on this challenge. A few years later we looked for and found new owners. Nevertheless, he constantly kept an eye on us and visited us almost every year. Yes, it is the founder of the Bartec Group and therefore also the founder of bdtronic (formerly Bartec Dispensing Technology) Reinhold Barlian. After all these years, he entrusts me with running the industrial branch of his foundation which he set up in 2017 to endure his Long Term visions for his Familie and close ones. The task is to support the investments, to become even more successful and to optimize and expand the portfolio of investments overall. Dino Trslic , who I have known for 20 years in his previous job as Topmanager at Sparkasse, is an important team member and I am very much looking forward to working with him and the family Barlian. So you can say the circle is closing. I'll be posting more in the coming fast because the first word in our strategy is #growth and that means #investment. Here is the BMC website (yes, it will be optimized later) Barlian Management Consulting GmbH. Finally I would like the Family Barlian and all the colleagues at BMC for their trust and support we will make something great with the Foundation. https://lnkd.in/dHb_VXCv

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Really inspiring Woman in Automotive - highly recommended 🎉 Tune in to the latest episode of my colleague Christof Horn's digdeep podcast where Dr. Irène Y. Kilubi shares her insights, experiences, and vision for the future of the automotive world. 🎙️🚀 Authenticity is also one of my core values & I can relate to many of her perceptions of the Automotive Industry. #AutomotiveIndustry #NewWork #Leadership #Innovation #Inspiration #WomenInTech #FutureOfWork #IrèneKilubi #digdeep #SDV # 🔗 Listen Now

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Insightful thoughts on the energy transition from our CEO, Peter Feldhaus. Until sufficient capacity of dispatchable power is available, conversion of existing power plants is emerging as a resource-efficient and cost-effective strategy. Read the full guest post here for a deeper dive into this important topic: https://lnkd.in/eZbV9BFm ONYX Power

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There is some truth to it to claim sustainability regulation creates a myriad of tick-the-box exercises. At fors.earth GmbH we take a strategic look at corporate sustainability wherever possible. Honestly, we are not immune to ticking the boxes as well when clients demand to ensure regulatory compliance. However, we strive for reducing the box-ticking, saving time and resources for the fun part in sustainability. That's why we decided to bring some of our developed tools to the community for free use and adaptation, especially for SMEs. The CSRD Gap Assistant, which I collaborated on with my colleagues at fors.earth GmbH, provides a low-tech solution, Excel-based tool, mainly for the aftermath of your CSRD materiality assessment. It breaks down all data points in the CSRD to binary factors (yes / no - decisions) allowing to step-by-step determining individual reporting obligations, identify data gaps and scope out your implementation roadmap for reporting against the #ESRS. Please contact me if you want to receive the file directly. I also encourage you to use, adapt and amend it and would be grateful for your feedback. #dma #materiality #csrd #efrag

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Jorgo mentions the need for a Digital Product Passport (DPP) to enable the export of Ukrainian renewable gases and commodities. The challenge of certification and creating a user-friendly yet trusted solution with a focus on sustainability data within these energy and industrial products has been on our radar since early 2021. We experimented with blockchain technology to create a solution, even building a proof of concept (PoC) on the EnergyWeb SDK with 482.solutions. This insightful experiment demonstrated the possibilities that #blockchain can offer in solving #traceability and trust-related challenges. That was back in 2021. Today, many great blockchain-based solutions are on the market and ready for use. It's encouraging to see some of them addressing the sustainable energy value chain. I hope that in the future, such certificates, issued via blockchain technologies, will be recognized by energy market regulators. #RenewableEnergy #greenhydrogen

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In her recently published article, Svitlana Sidoruk from our member zinsbaustein.de has written a summary about the importance of a sustainable investment and how it works best: https://lnkd.in/dzTx_UMX #impact #investing #sustainability

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#tuvsud #prewave #lksg #riskmanagement #supplychain #auditonsite #duedigence 💡Since the beginning of our collaboration we always had in mind a concept where the client was central element of the due diligence journey. So proud to see it coming into reality day by day and supporting clients through the compliance on due diligence with our integrated services Harald Nitschinger Andre Krauss Philippe Böhm Alberto Sartori Markus Ditsch

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🌱 Sustainability Transformation Monitor @ Deutscher Bundestag 🌍 Last week, we had the privilege of presenting the findings of our #SustainabilityTransformationMonitor (STM) to political stakeholders at the Deutscher Bundestag. Dr. Manuel Reppmann and me presented some of the key findings, moderated by Philipp Wesemann. Kristina Jeromin shared potential implications for politics, e.g.: ▶️ Advocating for Harmonisation: A German voice to advocate for the harmonisation and interlinkage of existing regulations at the EU level, including #Taxonomy, #CSRD, #SFDR, #ESRS, and #CSDDD. ▶️ Governmental Investment Strategy: A comprehensive governmental investment strategy, coupled with phasing out unsustainable subsidies and grants. ▶️ Sector-specific Reporting Standards: Establishing sector-specific reporting standards and transition pathways. ▶️ Incentive Systems for Sustainable Investments: Regulatory-supported incentive systems, like bonus-malus regulations, to incentivize sustainable investments and appropriately price in the higher medium to long-term risk associated with unsustainable investments. The STM, made possible by Stiftung Mercator GmbH and Bertelsmann Stiftung in collaboration with Universität Hamburg and Peer School for Sustainable Development e.V., offers deep insights into the sustainability transformation in companies. A heartfelt thank you to Members of Parliament for their active engagement, and special appreciation to Dr. Sandra Detzer and Katharina Beck for graciously hosting us. Would you like to dive deeper into the report (in German)? You find the link in the comments. 🌿 #SustainabilityTransformation #Germany #SustainableBusiness #PolicyImplications

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Thank you for this. But maybe you could argue that management support, clear objectives and adequate resources are key success factors for any (substantial) project using any methodology… (see agile, etc…)? So maybe we should focus more on how to actually get those in a resource-scarce and ambiguous environment, rather than treating them as prerequisites ? In real life management attention is scarce, strategic objectives are complex and ambiguous, and resources are limited and have to be shared… Inventors are convinced (that they should get those), innovators are convincing (and mobilize others to create space for their ventures)

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WEBINAR - Quick Life Cycle Assessment I’m happy to invite you in this webinar: the QLCA (Quick Life Cycle Assessment). Easily and quickly try out and compare different ideas during the concept phase and thus reduce CO2 emissions! 🗓️ Date: July 11th, 10:00 a.m. (CET) 📍 Platform: Microsoft Teams 🔹 Why participate? Some advantages of the Quick LCA tool: User-friendly and web-based: Also suitable for non-LCA experts. Variant comparison: Easy testing and comparing concepts. Collaborative & automated reports: Improves teamwork with detailed PDF reports. Register at this link: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/erPnv3gS There will be a recording if you can't attend. #Sustainability #EDAG #redudeCO2Emission #Innovation

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