Markus Beck – författare

Diploma Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: 1,0, European School of Business Reutlingen (ESB (IPBS)), language: English, abstract: The combination of the traditional way of the capitalistic thinking company, which aspires to maximise its profits (homo economicus), and the selfless approach of non-profit organisations, which contribute to society and are dependent on generous and periodic donations, create a new and sustainable business concept. This concept has emerged - mainly during the last decade - within the broader context of Social Entrepreneurship and is defined as Social Business. Inspired by the energy of Muhammad Yunus and the time the author spent in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries on a global scale, this research will provide a scientific approach to the sphere of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business as a specific and innovative business model. Furthermore, this academic work examines the sustainability of the concept, evaluating it deductively by means of deriving the necessary information from several case studies and expert interviews carried out among others with Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, as well as Frederic Dalsace, head of the Social Business Chair at HEC University, Paris. Finally, the thesis conveys an outlook on the upcoming development of Social Entrepreneurship and especially Social Business as well as proposes steps to be taken in order to guarantee the sustainability of Social Businesses within a macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective, based on the academic research and expert interviews.

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Energy Sciences, grade: 1,0, Ecole des hautes etudes commerciales de Paris (FGV Sao Paulo), language: English, abstract: In response to climate change and unsustainable energy consumption, the European Parliament launched a climate and energy package in 2009. This included the 20:20:20 Energy Strategy aimed at decreasing the effects of climate change, in particular by lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. This 10-year action plan proposes measures to increase the current efficiency levels of energy use and raises the share of renewable energies within the energy mix for all 27 EU Member States. As a result the increased use of biofuels, particularly in the transport sector, will be an important part of a more complex framework. Although biofuels represent only two per cent of total transport fuels used, political incentives, technology and efficiency improvements could increase this by eight per cent in Europe by 2020. In line with the 20:20:20 Strategy, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was introduced to regulate the overall biofuel market, amongst others. Based on the RED s definition of sustainability, different certification schemes emerged, aimed at creating a uniform biofuel standard within Europe. At present, the overall scale and scope of environmental and social impacts associated with the biofuel supply chain are not well defined and this will be evaluated within this thesis. Furthermore, close ties between the biofuel supply chain and other sectors including food and crude oil industries lead to associations with issues such as deforestation, pollution and food supply shortages. Thus, this thesis will analyse whether RED actually supports such a low-carbon pathway or it mainly supports the local industry. As such, the RED has been critically regarded as a market protectionist mechanism for the European agricultural and biofuel industry against the comparatively more competitive biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. Finally, the EU set a tone with its Directive, encouraging international collaborations with other governments to work towards sustainable energy measures as part of a universal climate change solution.

In einer Welt, in der Technologie die Grenzen des Möglichen immer weiter verschiebt, steht die Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) im Zentrum einer der revolutionärsten Entwicklungen unserer Zeit. Doch was bedeutet diese rasante technologische Entwicklung für unsere Zukunft? Sind wir auf dem Weg zu einer besseren Welt oder setzen wir uns unbekannten Risiken aus? In "Mensch vs. Maschine: Chancen und Gefahren der Künstlichen Intelligenz" Sie entführt auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Welt der KI. Von den unermesslichen Möglichkeiten, die KI in der Medizin, Wirtschaft und Bildung bietet, bis hin zu den tiefgreifenden ethischen Fragen und Herausforderungen – dieses Buch beleuchtet die vielschichtigen Aspekte einer Technologie, die unser Leben bereits tiefgreifend verändert hat.Mit prägnanten Beispielen aus dem Alltag und einem klaren Blick auf potenzielle Zukünfte, regt Markus zum Nachdenken an und fordert dieLeserinnen und Leser auf, sich aktiv an der Gestaltung einer Welt zu beteiligen, in der KI unsere Menschlichkeit erweitert und unterstützt, anstatt sie zu ersetzen.Dieses Buch ist ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für jeden, der verstehen möchte, wie Künstliche Intelligenz die Grundfeste unserer Gesellschaft herausfordert und verändert. Es bietet Einblicke, die nicht nur aufklären, sondern auch inspirieren und zum Handeln anregen.Machen Sie sich bereit, Ihre Sichtweise auf Technologie und ihre Rolle in unserem Leben zu hinterfragen. Tauchen Sie ein in die Diskussion, wie wir diese mächtige Technologie steuern und ihre Vorteile maximieren können, ohne unsere Werte zu kompromittieren.