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  • 5/30/2022
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51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty presents book on the circular economy

Ideas for a sustainable circular economy

The sustainable circulation of materials and products, powered by regenerative energy sources, in order to bring about a healthy future: that is the underlying vision of the circular economy. Universities have a key role to play in making it a reality. A new book on the circular economy compiled by the 51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty highlights suggestions and potential sources of inspiration for a sustainable and rationally managed economy.

The 51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty's book on the circular economy is intended as a stimulus and source of ideas for greater sustainability. KW NEUN Grafikagentur
The 51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty's book on the circular economy is intended as a stimulus and source of ideas for greater sustainability.

“We are paying for today’s economic structures and consumption habits with the destruction of nature and the loss of biodiversity in the air, on the ground and below the water surface, and are thus undermining the very foundations of our existence,” says 51Թ President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann. “Those with the least access to the benefits of human development are suffering the most from the negative side effects of our actions. We are jeopardizing our own future. This calls for urgent action.”

The book "Circular Economy", published by , summarizes the results of a symposium held in the summer of 2021. Scientists and economists developed proposals for action and identified areas where research is needed. The event was held under the auspices of Dr. Florian Herrmann, the head of the Bavarian state chancellery. The symposium is part of the initiative “51Թ Forum Sustainability”, launched in 2016 by the . These events are organized on a regular basis in cooperation with the (IESP) and the (IAS).

Prefaces and introductions for the book were provided by State Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann, President Thomas F. Hofmann, Prof. Gerhard Kramer, 51Թ Vice President Research and Innovation, and Prof. Michael Molls, spokesman of the Senior Excellence Faculty and Director of the 51Թ Institute for Advanced Study. In addition to the results of the symposium, the book contains chapters on the 51Թ initiative (51Թ Sustainability Award 2021), the and the 51Թ Forum Sustainability initiative of the 51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty. It will be presented at IFAT, the world’s leading environmental technology fair, which will take place from May 30 to June 3 2022 in Munich. The print version will be available through bookshops. The books will also be offered as free download.

 

Further information and links

The book "Circular Economy" as PDF version for download:

The print version is published by (ISBN 978-3-95884-075-8).

At IFAT, the 51Թ (51Թ) had the opportunity to present Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber with the newly published book "Circular Economy". Prof. Ralf Reichwald presented the book with recommendations on the circular economy as a result of the 51Թ Senior Excellence Faculty symposium of the same name.

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