The “Best Economy Forum” (BEF), an alternative economic summit, took place from Tuesday, 20th April to Thursday, 22nd April 2021 under the theme of “Take action not words”. In this format, the four founding organisations – Bio Hotels, Economy for the Common Good, Bioland and FiBL – invited companies to join a discussion on sustainable business. And a large number accepted.
Over the course of the three-day event, more than 200 participants discussed and exchanged ideas on strategies and ways to achieve sustainable development in companies. Experienced entrepreneurs and moderators accompanied the process and guaranteed effective, personal and intensive matchmaking. Originally planned as a hybrid event to take place at Andechs Monastery, the BEF could only take place digitally in the end. Even so, this year’s BEF was just as lively online thanks to a platform which worked excellently and participants who were eager for knowledge and to share their ideas.
The online platform is open for the get together and technology check
Dr. theol. Ina Praetorius (Presentation and Q&A)
Ina Praetorius is a Swiss Protestant theologian and author whose main topics are post-patriarchal ethics and economics. She is co-founder of the Wirtschaft ist Care (WiC) network, which was founded in December 2015 and is committed to reorganizing the economy around its core business, the satisfaction of human needs worldwide.
John Strelecky (Presentation and Q&A)
The books of the bestselling author and strategy consultant have already been sold more than 6 million times and have been translated into more than 30 languages. Through his lectures and books, such as the “The Why Are You Here Café” or the “Big Five for Life”, he gets people and companies around the world to reco- gnize the purpose of their own existence and to align their own actions with it.
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What does the world need and what is my contribution to an ecologically sustainable, socially just and meaningful future?
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30 minutes per speaker including question & answer
30 minutes per speaker including question & answer
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The future is now – bringing vision to life Part 1
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The keynotes of the speakers will be available to all participants per video before the event so that they can find out about the various subject areas in advance. Before the start of the online event, each participant can register for the speakers corner for two topics. The 13 different speaker corners each take place twice in parallel (2 x 40 minutes with a 10-minute break to change speakers). Speakers will also answer questions of participants.
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The keynotes of the speakers will be available to all participants per video before the event so that they can find out about the various subject areas in advance. Before the start of the online event, each participant can register for the speakers corner for two topics. The 13 different speaker corners each take place twice in parallel (2 x 40 minutes with a 10-minute break to change speakers). Speakers will also answer questions of participants.
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The best start-up ideas present their companies and the BEST ECONOMY forum participants cast their votes.
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The future is now – bringing vision to life Part 2
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Development of the 2021 Manifesto & my expectations of politics
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Christian Felber (Founder ecogood.org)
Just in time for the 2nd BEST ECONOMY forum, the EU Commission is presenting the draft for the 1st revision of the Non-financial Reporting Directive or Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (NFRD / CSRD). It forms the legal framework for what we call the balance sheet for the common good and is supplemented by companies’ existing financial reporting obligations. Christian Felber tells the story of the origins of these two reporting obligations, what was to be thought of the old directive and what is to be expected of the new one, and brings this important legislative project into a bigger picture with other regulatory measures of the EU as part of the Green Deal – as well as the larger vision of the GWÖ.
Antje von Dewitz (VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG)
Jan Plagge (Bioland)
The BEST ECONOMY forum is designed by its speakers. The following personalities have significantly shaped the BEST ECONOMY forum through their participation in 2021:
The 7 start-up companies will automatically receive a ticket for our event. This is accompanied by the opportunity to present yourself in a 5-minute lecture on site and to make new company contacts.
Do you want to save the climate? – We also.
That is why we make new products from hotel linen. This saves you CO2 and waste. My upcycling is Made in Germany. High-quality. Local. Fair.
And this is how it works: I cooperate with laundries who provide me with discarded but high-quality laundry for my series. One thing is important to me: this is not a DIY project but a systemic approach to bring used materials back into the cycle in professional series. Further processing takes place, among other things, in a family business in Schwarzenbach an der Saale. The focus here is on sustainability, regional and CO2-neutral production.
The problem is: upcycling requires a lot of intuition and individual decisions. I pre-sort the fabrics, stains and holes are not processed any further. Slight signs of wear and color differences, however, are part of the concept. This is time-consuming and therefore expensive.
So i need you A customer who appreciates the concept and the story!
AFTS was founded in 2020. The company name stands for “Assured Farm to Shelf” and expresses the founding idea. Our solution enables the tracing of products from their origin to the end product. In this way we help our customers to prove in a credible, forgery-proof and transparent manner that their suppliers actually have the advertised sustainable properties.
AFTS is based in Berlin. As a young, agile company, we combine many years of experience and expertise in industry and IT to offer our customers innovative solutions. AFTS makes sustainability measurable and affordable.
DAS HELDEN ATELIER is working to change the status quo in the hotel and catering industry.
Everything we worry about, what we develop and offer, aims to support restaurateurs and hoteliers in making their operations sustainable. We want to work together to bring more common good orientation into the industry.
B2RIDE Business Ridesharing – the smart ride-sharing solution for companies and authorities
B2RIDE by two-ride UG offers a smart ride-sharing solution to enable an attractive and cost-effective connection between home and work, especially where the public transport offer is insufficient. The B2RIDE team works like an internal mobility manager who successfully introduces carpooling in authorities, companies or tour operators and operates it for the long term.
The two-ride UG was founded in 2017 by Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Edmaier was founded with the vision of rapidly changing mobility in cities and regions and enabling the ecological and economic advantages of future mobility today.
Green Tiny Houses from Elmshorn have made it their business to shape the tourism of the future. Every overnight stay in one of the mobile mini-holiday homes should contribute to a greener world. To make this happen, the start-up from Schleswig-Holstein offers ecological, healthy and climate-neutral overnight accommodation concepts for nature-loving holidaymakers – be it in solo locations or in one of the Green Tiny Villages. The mission: to make sustainability and healthy living an experience for vacationers without having to forego comfort.
TapTree integrates environmental and climate protection into the payment ecosystem. Whether on the go, stationary or online: by accepting cashless payments at market prices, retailers, restaurateurs and everyone who wants to accept money digitally should be able to easily make a contribution to the climate solution. TapTree invests profits in climate protection measures, develops sustainable and fair payment products and uses the point of sale to promote climate and environmental awareness among consumers.
Worlds Originals is based on the Sustainable Development Goals. Our approach to responsibility places the farmer at the center of value creation. Our approach makes traditional commodity trading 100% obsolete. It enables local families to become independent business actors. We enable farmers to set up their own micro-businesses and give their families bargaining power. New jobs are being created that offer a secure income. Since the beans are 100% traceable, coffee customers know exactly which farm each individual bean comes from.
Coffee becomes a cultural experience for our customers: Our excellent, award-winning coffees are 100% locally produced, carry the DNA of the respective farmers and have a unique taste.
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