Institut für Sozialstrategie Blog
Abstract [en] Sustainability mainstreaming in the financial sector is the most important precondition for an economic paradigm shift from the destructive and unsightly profit maximization to the common welfare orientation under human conditions. It means mandatory compliance with the prevailing normative achievements of society and voluntary contributions to the vision of a sustainable world. It needs to make both points...
Abstract [en] People are turning their attention towards digitization: whether it is artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, big data or industry 4.0, the world as we know it is digitally transforming itself. In spite of that, the impact on the environment of such a transformation is a topic seldom discussed. In this article, the author cleverly explores the intricate...
Dezember 2017 [english version see below] Liebe Freunde und Freundinnen des Instituts für Sozialstrategie, ein intensives Jahr liegt nun schon fast hinter uns. Und auch 2017 haben wir nicht nur eine Tagung veranstaltet, sondern auch durch Veröffentlichungen eine Reihe von Impulsen zur Gestaltung der Zivilgesellschaft geben können. Aber nichts ist vollkommen, und so freuen wir uns, wenn auch aus Ihrem...
Abstract [en] A farmer from Peru sues RWE. Thereby, the consequences of climate change become a question of liability law. According to Felix Ekardt, this could change private and criminal law – and lead to a fundamental change of thinking in business and politics.