REINFELD. Whether seaweed, a waste product of the coasts, becomes an ecological alternative to insulation and upholstery material. Whether hygiene products are sold by subscription and made from rapidly renewable bamboo. Upper whether packaging can be made of compostable material and thus replace the conventional plastic tray. The ideas of Schleswig-Holstein companies are diverse when it comes to sustainable economic systems that conserve natural resources while promising growth.

Environment Minister Jan Philipp Albrecht kicked off his summer tour today under the motto “Green Economy”. Why? “Because in the face of climate change, one of the most pressing questions of our time is how to combine economy, ecology and society,” says the environment minister. “The green transformation of our economy is much more than a goal that lies in the distant future. It has long since arrived in Schleswig-Holstein’s entrepreneurship. The fact that we need to rethink – toward a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible economy – is one of the big lessons from the pandemic.”

During his summer tour, Minister Albrecht, in whose department the topic of sustainability plays a major role, visited three newly founded GreenTec companies. The energy minister also made a stopover at the Bode freight forwarding company in Reinfeld: Here, the eHighway field trial has been scientifically investigating how to improve the carbon footprint of heavy goods traffic on the road since 2019. In addition, the long-established family business has built a photovoltaic system on an area of 6,000 square meters and obtains green electricity from 100 percent renewable sources. Like Spedition Bode and the young “Green Tec” companies Seegrashandel GmbH, Improving Earth GmbH and Superseven GmbH, quite a few companies in Schleswig-Holstein are already trying to bring people and the environment back into harmony.

Background

The United Nations Environment Programme defines the Green Economy as an economy that leads to improved human well-being and social justice – while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. She is concerned with holistic thinking and sustainable management.