Greiner Talks

Christina von Messling is Head of Europe and a senior strategic foresight consultant at the Future Today Institute in New York City. She specializes in climate, entertainment and Europe, and starts each workday with thorough research. In doing so, she keeps an eye out for developments that haven't yet hit the mainstream. 

Does her job leave room for optimism? "Absolutely. We are very optimistic. We're optimistic realists." Most people want to see positive change, so as a futurologist, she points to plausible futures that inspire. Even though catastrophic scenarios have their place as well. 

MATR offers an all-in-one mattress solution for hotels based on the principles of the circular economy. Because “It's time we make the world more circular”. Michaela Stephen founded the company together with Verena Judmayer - and was able to build on the support of Greiner Innoventures, Greiner's innovation hub.

„A true environmental hero“ - that's how our host Alexander Berth announces the agronomist and winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize (Right Livelihood Award) Tony Rinaudo in the interview. Rinaudo is also known as "The Forest Maker" and gives exciting insights into his love of forests, their great importance for the climate and his work on reforestation.

With the reforestation technique "Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration" (FMNR), which he developed, parts of the Sahel could be successfully revegetated. However, he sees the local communities and farmers as the real heroes of his work. Listen in now and learn more about Tony Rinaudo's life!

One thing is clear: companies must take responsibility for those emissions they cause and ensure that their negative impact is reduced. Many companies that are actually competitors are already joining forces in initiatives to learn from each other. Because: "There is no way out of this crisis if we don't work together."

Lubomila Jordanova is considered one of the most influential founders in the European green tech landscape. Her startup Plan A, which she founded with Nathan Bonnisseau, has spent the last few years developing a CO2 reduction tool that allows companies to automatically calculate their emissions. According to Jordanova, technology is only useful if it is used at scale and if we understand it. Most importantly, we need to agree on a psychological level that we want to walk the Net Zero path together - as a society and as a business. Listen in now to learn more!

In Greiner Talks, charismatic scientist John Warner argues that chemists in the 21st century must drastically adapt their working methods. For him, it is particularly important to change the way chemistry is taught. We need to adapt to the challenges of today. Listen in and find out more!

Greiner Talks host Alexander Berth met Jean Todt on the sidelines of the Green Peak Festival in Vienna to talk about safe mobility, about the relation between Formula 1 and sustainability and about the learnings he can share from his career.

In this special episode of Greiner Talks, Alexander Berth travelled to Sharm El-Sheikh and met up with activists, climate scientists, politicians, civil society representatives and companies to share their perspectives. How can we all improve on climate action and after all, can we still save our planet? 

Listen in and get a feeling of what it is like to be inside the Conference of the Parties.

Learn more at sustainability.greiner.com. 

Credit 0:57-1:28: UN Climate Change

Winnie Cheche is a climate activist and an eco-blogger from Kenya. She is using social media to advocate for sustainable living and wildlife conservation. Greiner Talks host Alexander Berth met the climate advocate in Nairobi to discuss activism, plastic pollution and global inequalities. 

While walking through Arboretum park, Winnie tells us about how she tries to make people fall in love with our planet, why an informed society makes better decisions and why saving our environment should become a habit for each and everyone. Listen in!

“𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 – 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀!" – 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙚, 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧

From human rights abuses to ecosystem destruction: Greiner Talks host Alexander Berth talks to the former top politician and UN diplomat Anders Wijkman about the war in Ukraine, the value of democracy, and the future of our planet. For Greiner, as an international company with factories in Russia and Ukraine, the terrible war on the European continent has many direct implications. 

Anders Wijkman has made an enormous impact on politics and our environment in his life and career. He has been a long-term member of the European Parliament, a member of the Swedish Parliament, and at the peak of his career, he served as Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. He is the Honorary President of the Club of Rome, an author and an opinion leader. In books such as Bankrupting Nature and Come On!, Anders Wijkman addresses the future of our planet and sustainable economic systems. Listen in and learn more!

“I think every effort should be made to make peace – because every day there is more destruction, there is more killing. And I think we have not done enough!” – Anders Wijkman, Honorary President Club of Rome