🥩 Plant-based products tasting like meat?

That's the challenge taken up by Rügenwalder Mühle Carl Müller GmbH & Co. KG in 2010. Probably one of Germany's most well-known companies, it enjoys an excellent reputation among meat lovers and vegan customers. What other challenges does the food industry face and what prospects lie ahead for the sector? Listen to the podcast interview with Godo Röben 🌱 , former CEO of Rügenwalder Mühle and today strategic consultant, angel investor and member of supervisory boards of food companies.

🇪🇺 News from Brussels! 

• CSRD + ESRS = the new reporting formula? The Commission has lately adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. These standards have been considered complements to the CSRD to reduce the risks of greenwashing and gatekeeping to ensure transparency and up-to-date information to the stakeholders. 
• EU’s nature restoration process: The Members of the European Parliament have lately voted in favor of the nature restoration law, which aims at restoring damaged ecosystems. The Member States must implement restoration measures on at least 20% of their land and sea areas. 

🚀 What’s up in the sustainable innovation world? 

• What if robots could help protect the oceans? What if robots could help protect the oceans? From mapping the seafloor to genetic checks of the ocean health or watching whales, robots can fill in different functions to contribute to ocean protection. Check out what those 6 robots can do! 
• Wave energy? The Waveline Magnet converts the power of waves into energy. This technology captures the surface and movement of the waves and, through this interaction, generates energy regardless of the weather or how strong the waves are.

🤖 Sustainability meets Silicon Valley: How technology is paving the way.

• AI's carbon footprint: The green dilemma unveiled! Journey with us as we unveil the story of AI's carbon footprint, from the vast neural networks of OpenAI's GPT-3 to the tech giants' energy-hungry models. 
• WT* NFT? A beginner's guide to real-world impact: Our Team member Wolfgang  offers an overview of NFTs in social impact, detailing their role in supporting causes, uplifting artists, and fostering communities through tangible examples.

💡 New perspectives: From Earth's smiles to humanity's dawn.

• Regenerative VS sustainable: what are the differences?Our team member Josa delves into interdependence, planet-centredness and transformation. Be up to date with the idea and examples of the regenerative economy, what lies behind this concept, and the challenges it faces.
• Have you ever heard of the "smiles of the earth"? This technique helps capture rainwater in arid areas to regreen the areas. Thanks to the work of the Dutch NGO Justdiggit in sub-Saharan Africa 400, 000 hectares are under restoration.
• Rethink everything you thought you knew about human history! In 'The Dawn of Everything', David Graeber challenges age-old perceptions of our ancestors, debunking myths that have shaped our understanding of civilization's origins.