Case studies

Christian Rood: creating the battery of the future

LeydenJar Technologies is on a mission to make lithium-ion batteries last longer. Batteries with higher energy density are playing an important role in the transition to a clean energy future

Enpal: A rooftop revolution

Many homeowners in the US lease solar systems for their rooftops, and the trend is now catching on in Germany. At the heart of this shift is German photovoltaics (PV) leasing company Enpal

Constantin Damov: a market maker in the circular economy

Twenty years ago, Constantin Damov co-founded recycling company Green Group. Now the company has become a market maker for recycling and re-use in the region.

Balki Iyer: storage is today's frontier

Storage is one of the challenges in the energy transition. Balki Iyer, chief commercial officer of Eos Energy Storage, tells us how Eos's zinc batteries are "work horses" that are fully recyclable and provide energy storage in any climate.

AB InBev: "When our communities thrive, we thrive"

As the world's largest brewer, AB InBev is leveraging its global reach while sharpening its local agility to tackle sustainability challenges. Chief Sustainability Officer Ezgi Barcenas explains how multinationals and their local suppliers working together can bring future goals closer to the present.

Jan Willem Wieringa: plastics recycling can't keep up with the sudden increase in demand

Jan Willem Wieringa is a veteran of the plastics and packaging industry. Now the CEO of Desch Plantpak, which manufactures plant pots, trays and bedding packs, he tells us about the challenges of working in an energy-intensive business

E-bike to go: The subscription service riding the sustainability wave

An electric bike subscription service from the Netherlands is bringing sustainable transport to both B2B and B2C customers. With its modern, robust fleet, E-bike to go is advancing sustainability one bike at a time.

Jens Muller: without staying power, it's hard to be a real changemaker

Deutsche Glasfaser has set itself the mission of delivering sustainable, thriving communities in Germany's rural areas. According to CFO Jens Müller, accelerating the roll-out of fibre to the home (FTTH) not only generates digital opportunities for underserved areas of the population, but also goes a long way to tackling climate change.

Green Group: What lived once will live again

As EU policy calls for greater and faster progress on the creation of a circular economy, European recycler Green Group is hailing a "golden age for recycling". Here, the company's co-founder and chairman tells us why that is - and how Green Group is turning PET packaging into new, recycled products, with a reduced CO2 footprint.