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Stiftung Warentest has relied on Steinbeis' recycled web offset paper and the print quality of Stark Druck for its printed magazines, which have a circulation of millions, for ten years. The publishing house's production manager, Rita Brosius, explains in an interview what makes this partnership so sustainable.

Numerous companies around the world are striving to revolutionise recycling with new technologies such as robotics, sensor technology and artificial intelligence. Thanks to digitalisation, much of the waste can be converted into valuable resources. In addition, recycling processes are being automated and mountains of waste reduced. The aim is to increase the recycling rate in general. We show what role AI is already playing in the circular economy.

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.

As the largest employer in Glückstadt, Steinbeis Papier is involved in numerous regional projects and co-operates closely with schools and trainees. These co-operations strengthen the small town on the Elbe. Peter Brodersen, external consultant to the Steinbeis Group, emphasises the importance of Steinbeis Papier for the region in an interview.

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.

Without paper, the first printed mass media would not have existed and human history would have taken a different course. We follow the history of paper from a secret art in ancient China to the idea of industrially turning used paper back into white sheets.