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11.05.2022

Sustainability

“One Step Ahead”: The Audio Version

In “One Step Ahead,” the latest edition of our company magazine ESSENTIAL, we deal with sustainability and make it clear that the topic involves more than ecology. The magazine shows that sustainability preserves complex systems such as our natural world while safeguarding society and the economy. We are offering select ESSENTIAL articles in the audio version. Listen in as we describe why sustainability has a lot to do with entrepreneurship. We also highlight the requirements that the environment has in store for us as sealing experts. You will be interested in hearing how major cities are arming themselves for extreme weather events and how the band Coldplay is reducing the impact of its world tour on the environment.

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ESSENTIAL AUDIO BOOK

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A Photovoltaic-Hydropower Hybrid

Thailand is known for its turquoise waters and the allure of its tropical sun. But the combination of sun and sea is capable of much more. It is producing renewable energy at the world’s largest hydro-solar park.

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28.11.2023

“Integrity is the Key to Trust”

Singaporean management professor Tan Hwee Hoon describes why trust is built differently in Asia than in Europe. And what the global commonalities are.

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16.11.2023

Southeast Asia Is Worth a Look

Pulsing, dynamic and diverse: Southeast Asia doesn‘t always get the attention that it deserves. Why people should keep a close eye on it.

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30.10.2023

Up-and-Coming Tiger Cubs

The world’s workshop may migrate from China to Southeast Asia. Still, the region has been on the brink of an economic breakthrough before. Why didn’t it take hold? And what is its situation today?

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17.10.2023

Two-Wheel Transportation

Can we learn something from cities whose transportation is mainly the two-wheel, motorized variety? Yes, if you think ahead into the future – and rethink the way things are done now.

Innovative Ideas Based on Rice Flour and Plant Leaves

10.10.2023

Tender Leaves amid Mountains of Trash

Plastic trash from around the world ends up in Vietnam. At the same time, a new generation of innovative city-dwellers is discovering its ecological conscience. Are rice-flour straws and leaf-based packaging suitable solutions for the rest of the world? A visit to Southeast Asia.

26.09.2023

How Global Am I?

There is hardly a country in the world that closes itself off completely to the global community. But how well are individual countries globalized and how can this be measured?

18.07.2023

Using Energy Efficiently

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies began to phase out the use of fossil fuels in its manufacturing operations decades ago. A technology decision was the first step.

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30.05.2023

Have Fun while Economizing

A playful approach can be an effective and entertaining way to save energy – taking on the challenge of reducing fuel consumption as you drive, for example. It can work in companies, too.

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08.11.2022

Ongoing Transformation

With its drive to innovate, Freudenberg ensures its survival in times of crisis – and develops new business fields with new materials again and again.