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Michael Otto: Sustainability visionary and the mind behind the Hamburg Sustainability Conference

Michael Otto is regarded as a sustainability visionary. The entrepreneur made environmental conservation and sustainability goals a priority for the Otto Group early on. His foundations invest in moorland protection, sustainable agriculture and the business community's commitment to climate policy. Otto also launched the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, which will take place for the second time on June 2 and 3.

By Redaktion Table

Thomas Röwekamp is the new Chairman of the Defense Committee. His priorities are increasing the number of personnel in the Bundeswehr, procurement and, above all, changing attitudes in society.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Elisabeth Werner: Commission again taps Austrian for top agriculture post.

Elisabeth Werner succeeds Wolfgang Burtscher: The Austrian economist will take over leadership of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Commission.

By Redaktion Table

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Kirsten Krampe takes over the management of the Heinrich Böll Foundation's office in Ramallah on an interim basis.

By Redaktion Table

Beats and bureaucracy: How Rainbow Gao brought the rave to the Great Wall

As a DJ, entrepreneur and activist for alternative lifestyles, Rainbow Gao has influenced China's modern pop culture. This year, her techno festival on the Great Wall is celebrating a comeback after a long hiatus.

By Redaktion Table

The successor to Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz has been decided: Major General Holger Neumann will be the new Air Force Inspector General.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Nils Hilmer: Pistorius's super state secretary.

The reorganization of the Bundeswehr is entering its second phase with the Black-Red coalition. Whether the turnaround succeeds is also down to Nils Hilmer – perhaps the most important state secretary in the Ministry of Defense.

By Markus Bickel

Lorenz Gösta Beutin: Eco-socialist to head the Environment and Climate Committee.

Left-wing politician Lorenz Gösta Beutin is the new chairman of the Environment and Climate Committee in the Bundestag. He wants to use the office to raise his party's profile in this field.

By Alex Veit

Bastian Ernst (CDU) is brand new to the Defense Committee. However, he knows his way around the arms industry.

By Redaktion Table

Personnell: Patrick Keller moves from BDLI to DGAP.

Patrick Keller moves from BDLI to DGAP, where he is responsible for the Center for Security and Defense.

By Lisa-Martina Klein