The resources which our planet can offer are limited and the consequences of consumingtoo much of them are already noticeable. Therefore, alternative business models of thecircular economy”are urgently needed. In today ́s episode Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons is supported by Co-Host and circular economy expert Talke Schaffrannek, Director Circular Economy at BASF. Together they interview Christoph Teusch, who is Corporate Responsibility Manager at “AfB social & green IT”. Christoph talks about his motivation to engage in the topic of sustainability, the company’s principle of linking social and ecological issues and how all of this ties into prolonging the life-span of IT devices and creating business partnerships. He stresses the importance and difficulties for meaningful impact measurement as well as the chances and obstacles for moving towards a more circular economy. One of the big opportunities he sees are corporations and partnerships, because he believes that this is the key for an inclusive and circular future.
