Ecology & Society

The way we consume on a daily basis can make a big difference. Rethinking is an important step towards achieving a sustainable lifestyle. The sustainable consumption pyramid offers us a useful tool to make more responsible choices and contribute to solving environmental problems.

Different environments offer opportunities and pose challenges for sustainable living. Housing is being adapted, work restructured, mobility rethought, consumption reflected upon and environmental protection intensified. We compare sustainable lifestyles in the city and in the countryside.

Open-air festivals offer a great opportunity to come together, listen to music and celebrate. Young people in particular appreciate and utilise these events. However, the sustainability aspect of these events is often neglected. We show you how to plan a festival visit with the environment in mind.

In the 1990s, the Elbe has developed from an ecological problem into an intact ecosystem in many places. The river plays an important role for Steinbeis Papier and its Glückstadt site. This is why Steinbeis operates its own fully biological wastewater treatment plant, which purifies the company's water.

An advert in a magazine or an advertising banner on the Internet - both have their raison d'être. Neuroscientific studies show that messages are processed differently by the brain. A comparison of paper and digital advertising shows which communication channel achieves which effect.

The Federal Environment Agency has published a new life cycle assessment for graphic papers - and once again, recycled paper performs better than paper made from virgin fibres. The result also underlines the ambitions of Steinbeis Papier, whose products even exceed the general values of the new life cycle assessment in terms of potential savings in water, energy and_{CO2 equ.}