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3. April 2026
The Future of Climate Risk Tools: Transparency, Speed and Accessibility

Holger Siek

Most of us working in finance already know that climate risk isn’t some abstract environmental buzzword anymore. It’s measurable, visible, and increasingly… expensive. Floods, droughts, and heatwaves are reshaping entire sectors. Yet the models used to understand these impacts often sit behind expensive paywalls or inside black boxes that only a handful of data scientists can open.
25. Mai 2026
From Blueprints to Spare Parts: Our AI Journey in Industry
Misha Rana
Imagine a tractor breaking down in the middle of harvest season. Every hour it sits idle costs the farmer money. Workshops need to give fast, accurate repair quotes, and that means knowing exactly which parts are needed before the technician even opens the hood. That was our challenge with CLAAS.
A recent study by Frankfurt School’s International Advisory Services and the University of Bern found that while people can generally contextualise sustainability information, they make systematic errors that can have far-reaching consequences.
4. Mai 2026
Why Sustainability Data Doesn’t Always Lead to Better Decisions
Sebastian Rink
6. April 2026
How Countries Bring Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement to Life through the GCF Readiness Programme
Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana
After COP30, the spotlight is on turning climate promises into finance action. This post shows how the GCF Readiness Programme is helping countries bring Paris Agreement Article 2.1(c) to life. Dive into new research to see whether capacity-building, policy design and financing tools are starting to steer real money toward low-carbon, climate-resilient investments.
Die Fiskalpolitik steht derzeit im Mittelpunkt einer kontroversen wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte, die verschiedene Facetten hat. Eher langfristiger Natur ist die Diskussion um die Generationengerechtigkeit der geplanten Ausweitung der Staatsverschuldung.
16. März 2026
Staatsverschuldung, Generationengerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftswachstum
Prof. Dr. Adalbert Winkler
25. August 2025
Was haben Geschäftsprozesse mit Burnout zu tun?

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Moormann

Unternehmen stehen heute unter permanentem Druck, ihre Produktivität zu erhöhen. Die Einführung neuer Anwendungssysteme, neue Kennzahlen zur Leistungsmessung oder die Zentralisierung von Unternehmenseinheiten steigern zwar den Output, doch sie führen auch zu wachsender psychischer Belastung der Mitarbeitenden. Dauerhafte Überlastung kann in Burnout und anderen mentalen Überlastungen münden, was langfristig die Motivation, Gesundheit und Bindung der Beschäftigten gefährdet.
20. August 2025
Kontext statt Zauber-Prompt: wie KI wirklich nützlich wird

Hanna David

Am zuverlässigsten arbeitet die KI, wenn sie zunächst mit relevantem Hintergrundwissen versorgt wird – und erst danach der konkrete Auftrag folgt. Für Artikel, Ideen oder Social-Media-Texte lasse ich das Modell daher zunächst recherchieren, Inhalte strukturieren oder Material sammeln. So steht ein solides Fundament, bevor die eigentliche Aufgabe beginnt.
30. Januar 2026
Climate and Credit Risk: Building Climate-Resilient Loan Portfolios
Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana
What happens when a bank’s biggest borrower is a real estate developer in a floodplain? Financial risk is shaped not only by market forces but by the physical environment. Rising sea levels, once a distant threat, now translate into credit risk, defaults, liquidity pressures, and mounting non-performing loans (NPLs).
When I look back at the history of Frankfurt School’s e-Campus, I realise how closely my own professional journey is tied to its development. I was there from the very beginning, helping to shape and grow what has become one of Frankfurt School’s most impactful and international initiatives.
10. September 2025
15 Years of the e-Campus: From Experiment to a Global Learning Platform
Junes Arfaoui
4. Juli 2025
It’s not just Charity - how Transfers enhance Cooperation on Climate Action
Dr. Karol Kempa
As the world grapples with intensifying climate risks, one critical question remains unanswered: how can we fairly and effectively share the global burden of reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have made their way into every aspect of our work life. By showing an incredible ability to identify complex data patterns, AI bears the promise of simplifying and improving daily business operations and has multiple implications in finance. So, what can we expect in the field of sustainable finance?
31. Oktober 2024
Treat or threat: Can Artificial intelligence really help close the ESG Data Gap?
Mathilde Bossut
10. September 2024
Engineering concepts – Why language matters

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Köhler

Current political discourse teems with discussions about language. People get hot-headed about gender-neutral language, street names, what one is “still allowed to say,” and the limits of political correctness. Recently, the German state of Bavaria’s conservative government even went so far as to ban outright gender-neutral spellings in all legal and administrative state regulation, the justification being that such spellings would make official regulations harder to understand.
22. August 2024
Risk and Reward: Transforming SME Financing in Iraq

Callum Lee

A country steeped in rich history of ancient civilisations and breathtaking natural landscapes, Iraq’s beauty contrasts starkly with the challenges it faces today. Iraq has endured years of conflict and political instability which has severely impacted economic activity, no less for its crucial SME sector.Access to finance remains a significant hurdle for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq. Despite being the backbone of the economy, contributing significantly to employment rates and GDP, SMEs face substantial barriers to obtaining the financial resources they need to grow and sustain their operations.
16. August 2024
Three FS-UNEP researchers attending a major environmental economics conference
Michael König-Sykorova
As we rapidly approach the critical 1.5°C target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, the urgency to address climate change and its multifaceted impacts cannot be overstated. Rising temperatures, sea level increases, biodiversity loss, and pervasive pollution of air, water, and soil continue to challenge the global community.
There's something magical about early-stage startups that reminds me of the Flammarion engraving. I’ll tell a short tale of just one such project: Ceres FieldCheck – to answer a single question: how & when does an idea turn into a startup?
6. Mai 2024
Turning Ideas into Impact: The Case of Ceres FieldCheck
Svyatoslav Gusev
The Future of Climate Risk Tools: Transparency, Speed and Accessibility
3. April 2026
Holger Siek
From Blueprints to Spare Parts: Our AI Journey in Industry
25. Mai 2026
Misha Rana
Why Sustainability Data Doesn’t Always Lead to Better Decisions
4. Mai 2026
Sebastian Rink
Was haben Geschäftsprozesse mit Burnout zu tun?
25. August 2025
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Moormann
How Countries Bring Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement to Life through the GCF Readiness Programme
6. April 2026
Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana
Staatsverschuldung, Generationengerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftswachstum
16. März 2026
Prof. Dr. Adalbert Winkler
Kontext statt Zauber-Prompt: wie KI wirklich nützlich wird
20. August 2025
Hanna David
Climate and Credit Risk: Building Climate-Resilient Loan Portfolios
30. Januar 2026
Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana
15 Years of the e-Campus: From Experiment to a Global Learning Platform
10. September 2025
Junes Arfaoui
Engineering concepts – Why language matters
10. September 2024
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Köhler
It’s not just Charity - how Transfers enhance Cooperation on Climate Action
4. Juli 2025
Dr. Karol Kempa
Treat or threat: Can Artificial intelligence really help close the ESG Data Gap?
31. Oktober 2024
Mathilde Bossut
Risk and Reward: Transforming SME Financing in Iraq
22. August 2024
Callum Lee
Three FS-UNEP researchers attending a major environmental economics conference
16. August 2024
Michael König-Sykorova
Turning Ideas into Impact: The Case of Ceres FieldCheck
6. Mai 2024
Svyatoslav Gusev