Innovation & Technology

Around 300,000 end-of-life boats are awaiting disposal in Europe alone. Most of them no longer float, but are left on flatbed trailers in backyards, left to rot in harbours or rusting away on company premises. It is a problem that hardly anyone talks about. And yet it exists. The Hamburg-based company ReBoat has decided to tackle it.

Drought, heat, compacted soil: the urban tree is struggling. And they usually fight in silence. The company Plantobelly from Bad Schwartau wants to change that with a smart moisture monitoring system that shows cities in real time which tree needs water and when. Hamburg and Darmstadt are already using the solution. A look at a technology that no longer wants to turn urban greenery into a matter of luck.

TOWARDS ZERO is more than just a vision - it is Steinbeis Papier's concrete roadmap to climate-neutral production by 2040. Find out how the company is shaping the path to net zero emissions through holistic cycles, absolute transparency and measurable milestones. From 100% recycled paper to closed water cycles and a green electricity campaign: discover how sustainability has been practised at Steinbeis Papier since 1976 and how the recycled paper manufacturer is reshaping the future of the paper industry together with its partners.

The race to Mars is in full swing, and a solution to the waste and resource problem is a key aspect. Research into this is in full swing. Humanity's greatest adventure may thus become its greatest opportunity: for a future without waste - on Mars and on Earth.

From waste to recyclable material: Steinbeis Papier wins the German Federal Ecodesign Award with its "Closed Loop Recycling Labels" project. A double innovation of product and process that closes the recycling loop and proves that true sustainability is a question of design.

From foldable microscopes to compostable chips: paper has long been a high-tech material. We present eight surprising innovations that show the potential of this everyday material and how it can help solve some of the challenges of our time.