19
August
2022
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12:26
Europe/Amsterdam

Every small step creates a change

Summary

I'm Leonie, 17 years old, and I come from Wiesbaden, Germany. For the past four weeks I have been doing an internship at Covestro in Leverkusen, partly during the vacations. It's important to me to always be up-to-date with the latest developments, which is why I keep myself informed in a variety of ways.

Written by: Leonie

In retrospect, the last few decades have been really irresponsible of us humans, resources are not infinite. This is becoming increasingly clear in the effects of climate change.

Nevertheless, I hope that we act early enough so that my children can experience our earth one day as I do today. Fortunately, I am not the only one with this hope. In my generation in particular, awareness of the environment continues to grow. Our thinking has changed, sustainability is becoming more and more central. The vision of a circular economy is becoming more popular after decades of a linear economy.

Right now, the circular economy is just a vision, but I still like it. And I know: we still have many steps to go before closed loops become reality. Nevertheless, it is important to me that we are aware, every small step creates a change. At Covestro in particular, I have learned in the past four weeks that there are already opportunities for reuse. There is steady progress in these research projects. That's a cool certainty!

As a young person, I think the business world needs to do a better job of introducing me and all customers to the idea of the circular economy. In the end, we can all have an impact with our actions. Then sustainable products can also establish themselves in the long term, even if it costs a little more. I think that's the least we can do to secure our future on this planet.

I would like to see more attention paid to renewable energies, resource conservation, recycling and waste management, preferably as a whole and not as individual solutions. The circular economy is capable of uniting all these areas in an ongoing system, even if it is only a vision so far. I am confident that it is the best path to complete carbon neutrality. To make it happen, we need to bring everyone along and be a good role model! I am happy to be on this path.

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