Start-ups focusing on environmental protection and sustainability have until the deadline of July 31, 2019 to apply for the StartGreen Awards, which will be presented on November 20, 2019 in Berlin during...
Prize honours start-ups focusing on sustainability and climate protection
8,000 supermarkets put Hamburg-based company's "cardboard house" on show
Tchibo launched Tuesday (July 9, 2019) Tchibo its “Sustainable Living. Every Day” campaign and presented a so-called House of Sustainability made of cardboard in 8,000 stores across Ger...
EU funds joint project iniatiated and led by HAW Hamburg
The European Union has allocated EUR 8.4 million for the joint Bioplasic Europe project to tackle plastics in seas. The project is part of its Horizon 2020 research programme. The consortium leader and initiator...
Renewable Energies Cluster invites people to learn from Leuphana University
The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency is inviting people to view photovoltaic systems, aquifer heat storage and an “intelligent” control system for Leuphana University’s main building in Lüneburg ...
Series A round pays out EUR 8.3 million - Delivery Hero SE and DEG become partners
Bio-lutions International AG, the Hamburg-based manufacturer of ecological packaging and disposable tableware made from agricultural waste, has secure EUR 8.3 million in a Series A fina...
30 cities urge G20 to step up climate protection, social inclusion and sustainability
A total of 30 major cities including Chicago, Helsinki, Johannesburg, Sydney and Hamburg met Wednesday (May 22, 2019) at the Urban 20 Mayors Summit in Tokyo and urged governments to leverage t...
Firms in Hamburg to lower CO2 emissions from production to disposal
Hamburg is promoting climate friendly production in a bid to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 over those in 1990 and by as much as 80 per cent before 2050. Industries across the city are already using clim...
Startup opening "Green Pauli" vegetable and herb roof garden
The Überquell Brauwerkstätte is opening the 220-square metre Green Pauli urban gardening project on Thursday (May 23, 2019) at 3 pm. Partnered by local schools and the Altonaer Kinder Küche for children, the...
Der Ex-Boxer und Unternehmer steigt in den Tee-Markt ein. Dies verkündete Klitschko beim Food Innovation Camp in Hamburg. Was dort sonst noch so los war
Erstmal eine Tasse Tee: Dieses Motto eines Zen-Meisters hat nun auch Wladimir Klitschko übernommen. Der ehemalige Boxer und U...
Fair now open to other industries including logistics
The private initiative Hamburg Startups and StartupSpot are hosting the Food Innovation Camp 2019 on Monday (May 20, 2019) in the Chamber of Commerce. Around 80 exhibitors will present their products in the food expo, which ...
New digital hub "Fahrrad.Hamburg" now online
Hamburg launched Tuesday (May 7, 2019) a campaign promoting cycling for a more beautiful Hamburg. The start was accompanied online by the new digital hub Fahrrad.Hamburg, campaign motifs and the music video “From Hamburg to...
Paddle for free in Hamburg and collect plastic waste simultaneously
GreenKayak, a Danish NGO that aims to reduce the amount of waste in rivers and lakes, opened three new locations in Hamburg to coincide with the start of its latest season on Monday (April 27, 2019). ...
ATMO start-up to conquer Hamburg Metropolitan Region with its own festival
When people hear the name Glückstadt, herring comes to mind – this seaside town looks back on a centuries-old tradition of catching herring and whales. But, if Jonathan Hendess and Henrik Wiedwald have t...
Hanseatic family business becomes world's first "supporting partner"
Hamburg’s Weischer Media has become the world’s first corporate recipient of the U.N.’s “Supporting Partner” title, which is endowed on companies that demonstrate special commitment to the Sustainable Developm...
Hydrogen vessel without gas emissions - model of sustainable shipping?
The Energy Observer, the world’s first hydrogen vessel without greenhouse gas emissions, arrived in Hamburg on April 26, 2019 for its 36th stopover. The vessel is on a worldwide tour of 101 ports. The catama...
"Hive" gearing up for Germany-wide launch on campus
The e-scooter provider Hive launched a pilot project Tuesday (April 16, 201) on the Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) campus. The 3,000 employees and scientists there can now try out a total of 100-electrically powered sc...
University in 60th place on international "Impact University Ranking 2019"
Britain’s Times Higher Education (THE) magazine has ranked the University of Hamburg among the top 60 universities in the Impact University Ranking 2019 in terms of gender equality (rank 25), h...