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The two German organisations, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH; German environmental organisation) and Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM; Foundation Reusable Goods Initiative), call for the 14th Reusable Innovation Award for beverage packaging.

250 decision-makers from the Alpine hotel property industry, including key bank representatives, architects and operators of family hotels, will meet at the "Alpine Hospitality Summit by Prodinger" in mid-May. Is the mountain still calling?

47.6% of the Icelandic parliament is made up of women - female employees in Iceland earn around 40,500 euros a year. The country promotes women's careers like no other in Europe. A study shows which EU countries offer the best conditions for female employees.

Despite the economic downturn and strikes, people in Germany are in a travelling mood. The booking figures are making the industry rejoice - the record summer of 2019 will be topped this year. In 2022/23, Germans have spent almost ten billion euros more on travel than before the pandemic.

Many people around the world still do not have dignified access to hygiene and water. In keeping with the motto of this year's World Water Day on 22 March, "Leveraging Water for Peace", social innovation projects are presented in structurally weak regions of the world where water supply is a challenge.

The earth is getting warmer. What should we do? Stop flying, get rid of the car? That can't be the whole answer, according to the German Ethics Council. It believes that the state has a duty first and foremost, but also every individual as well as companies and organisations.

Every year, countless tonnes of concrete are produced from demolished buildings. Recycling this is an important step. But a Swiss company has come up with an idea to help the climate even more. 

Once again, the EU's planned supply chain law has failed to gain a majority among the EU member states - partly due to opposition from the German coalition. A breakthrough is probably not in sight for the time being.

Anyone who was unable to make a hotel booking due to a ban on accommodation issued in times of coronavirus is entitled to a refund of the advance payment.

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in force since May 2018, is still causing a lot of bureaucracy in German companies six years after its introduction. According to the majority of respondents, the effort involved is disproportionate.