The digital product passport is intended to bundle environmentally relevant information such as materials or repairability of a product in a digital system. If the capital goods industry is ignored in its conception, bureaucratic chaos could follow, especially for smaller and medium-sized companies, fears VDMA President Karl Haeusgen.
Von Redaktion Table
With a restructuring of climate policy, the new federal government wants to end the rivalry between the environment and economics ministries. This is intended to transform Germany from a brake on climate protection to a driver of it in Europe. The new "super ministry" under Robert Habeck will nevertheless have to reckon with headwind. Especially from the coalition partner FDP.
Von Timo Landenberger
Der Digitale Produktpass soll umweltrelevante Informationen wie Materialien oder Reparierbarkeit eines Produkts in einem digitalen System bündeln. Wird bei seiner Konzeption die Investitionsgüterindustrie außer Acht gelassen, droht ein bürokratisches Chaos insbesondere für kleinere und mittelständische Unternehmen, fürchtet VDMA-Präsident Karl Haeusgen.
Von Redaktion Table
Mit einer Umstrukturierung der Klimapolitik will die neue Bundesregierung die Rivalität zwischen Umwelt- und Wirtschaftsministerium beenden. Damit soll Deutschland in Europa vom Bremser zum Antreiber beim Klimaschutz werden. Mit Gegenwind wird das neue „Superministerium“ unter Robert Habeck dennoch rechnen müssen. Insbesondere vom Koalitionspartner FDP.
Von Timo Landenberger
Buyers want to improve quality – and in the worst case they meet suppliers who have no interest in improving their processes. The hardest part is convincing them to take the first step. CMC's experts give advice on how buyers can take action.
Von Redaktion Table
China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was met with high hopes in the Western world. The integration of the emerging country into the multilateral organization was supposed to promote not only global prosperity, but also free entrepreneurial activity in China. These hopes were largely disappointed. Although prosperity has increased, China is still not a free market economy.
Von Felix Lee
