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6. June 2025
The 2025 Cycling Summit in Saalfelden
From June 3 to 4, 2025, the 16th Austrian Cycling Summit took place in Saalfelden (Salzburg) under the motto “Rad.Region.Bewegen”. The specialist conference with over 300 participants is an annual fixture for cycling experts and cycling enthusiasts from all over Austria. Inspiring lectures, excursions, a children’s course and a “blooming” street made the event, which brainbows once again organized, a very special one. Thanks to all our partners for the great cooperation: the municipality of Saalfelden, the province of Salzburg and the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) with the klimaaktiv mobil initiative. (Photo: brainbows)

4. June 2025
Austrian World Summit 2025
“Stop complaining and start acting,” Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed at the ninth Austrian World Summit on June 3, 2025, in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. At the climate conference, which had 1,500 participants from around the world, it became clear that cross-border cooperation is crucial for climate protection. Brainbows once again supported the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative team with organization and certified the conference as a Green Event according to the Austrian Ecolabel criteria. Thank you for the great and uncomplicated cooperation! (Photo: SCI)

26. May 2025
Green production at “Dancing Stars 2025”
The 18th season of “Dancing Stars” had an exciting finale: Aaron Karl and Katya Mizera danced their way to victory. It wasn’t just the dancing that was at its best, though; ORF also set a strong tone behind the scenes in terms of sustainability. The production was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel UZ 76 for “Green Producing in Film and Television” once again. brainbows supported the implementation of this “green production”, as it had already done for formats such as the ORF Summer Talks and Starmania. (Photo: ORF/Thomas Ramstorfer)

14. April 2025
A new management duo at brainbows
Effective April 1, 2025, our sustainability agency will have a new management team. Christian and Stefan Nohel will jointly take over management of brainbows. Stefan Nohel is succeeding Monika Langthaler, who is stepping down from operational management but will remain associated with us as a shareholder. Maria Vassilakou will also continue to be involved with brainbows as a shareholder.
“Everyone is talking about transformation. Now, we at brainbows are also undergoing a transformation,” explained Stefan and Christian Nohel. We are looking forward to this new era!
Further information in the press release

2. April 2025
First Walking Summit
The first “Day of Walking” will be celebrated in Austria on April 2, 2025. This day of action highlights the simplest and most eco-friendly form of transportation: walking.
Fittingly, ticket sales for the 1st Austrian Walking Summit in Graz in September also started today. brainbows is organizing this event on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility, and Infrastructure, as well as the Cycling Summit, which will take place in Saalfelden in June. (Photo: Österreich zu Fuß)

27. February 2025
What the EU omnibus package means
Following the omnibus package on CSRD, CSDDD and EU taxonomy presented yesterday, there is a lot of excitement. The number of companies subject to reporting requirements is to be massively reduced, the ESRS simplified and deadlines postponed.
We don’t want to lose sight of what is really important in all this back and forth: Because it’s not about filling out Excel tables and following bureaucratic regulations. It is about making companies fit for the challenges of the future, anchoring sustainability as an integral part of the corporate strategy and thus using ESG as a framework for change processes.

22. January 2025
The submission deadline for the TRIGOS is running
Until March 7, 2025, sustainably operating companies in Austria have the opportunity to submit entries for the TRIGOS 2025. This award is given to companies that take a leading role in responsible business and sustainability and that contribute to the future viability of the Austrian economy, society and the environment. This year, the TRIGOS will be awarded for the 22nd time and in six categories. All information can be found here. (Photo: Trigos)

20. January 2025
GHG emissions fell significantly in 2023
The greenhouse gas balance for 2023 shows a positive trend for Austria: according to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), emissions fell by 6.5 percent compared to the previous year. The majority of the decrease is due to climate protection measures and the increased use of renewable energy. This is shown both by calculations by the Federal Environment Agency and a corresponding analysis by the Wegener Center. The successes in the building sector in particular are considerable – partly as a result of replacing boilers. (Photo: shutterstock)

27. December 2024
“Get out of oil and gas” production is exhausted
Shortly before the end of the year, the 2024 renovation campaign is declared complete. The funding has been applied for in full. A continuation is provided for by law, but the funds must be released by the new federal government. In the past five years, 200,000 projects have been funded with 2.3 billion euros under the initiative for boiler replacement and home refurbishment (“Raus aus Öl und Gas”). Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from space heating is a key contribution to achieving Austria’s climate targets. (Photo: Pixabay)

20. December 2024
Warmest year in measurement history
The annual climate balance for Austria shows that 2024 was by far the warmest year in recorded history. According to GeoSphere Austria, it was 1.8 degrees warmer in the lowlands and on the mountains than an average year in the already very warm climate period from 1991 to 2020. The amount of precipitation in 2024 was eight percent above average, which is mainly due to the extreme rainfall in September. To illustrate: In St. Pölten, it rained 409 millimetres in five days in mid-September, which is a large part of the average annual precipitation of around 700 millimetres. (Photo: Pixabay)

26. November 2024
COP29: Small steps, big goals
The results of the Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29, November 11 to 24, 2024) have caused disappointment locally and worldwide. Nevertheless, they have made a contribution to the international climate protection process: The implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement was not halted despite some resistance and existing climate protection targets were not weakened. The agreement on a climate financing target is of great importance: by 2035, the contributions of countries with very high greenhouse gas emissions are to increase to 300 billion US dollars per year. (Photo: COP29)

8. November 2024
Sick due to environmental pollution
Chronic respiratory diseases are one of the most common causes of death in Europe. More than a third of these deaths are caused by preventable environmental factors, according to a recent report by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Environmental risk factors include air pollution (14% of deaths related to chronic respiratory diseases), cold and heat (11%), occupational exposure such as extreme temperatures, dust or chemicals (8%) and passive smoking (3%). (Photo: pixabay)

2. September 2024
Submission deadline ASRA 2024
The countdown is on: September 30, 2024 is the submission deadline for the ASRA Sustainability Award, the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award. This is awarded annually to the best sustainability reports from Austrian companies or Austrian organizations.
All information can be found here
(Photo: ASRA)

26. August 2024
Green jobs on the rise
The European Green Deal is accelerating the green transition in the EU – as shown by the number of green jobs, which increased by 25% between 2010 and 2021 according to the European Environment Agency. In 2021, 5.2 million people were employed in the environmental goods and services sector in the EU – mainly in the energy sector in waste management, water management and wastewater management. (Photo: shutterstock)

20. August 2024
Austria’s climate plan
After months of negotiations, the Austrian government has finally agreed on updated climate protection measures to achieve the EU targets. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler presented the final Austrian energy and climate plan on August 20, 2024. According to this plan, the diesel privilege is to be abolished, among other things. (Photo: shutterstock)

11. June 2024
20 years of klimaaktiv
klimaaktiv, Austria’s largest climate protection initiative, celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 10 under the motto “Right in the middle of the energy and mobility transition”. As a long-standing implementation partner of the initiative, brainbows organized the big anniversary event at the Schönbrunn Orangery with around 500 companions, including Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler and climate researcher Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. (Photo: klimaaktiv/APA /Juhasz)

1. March 2024
Welcome, Maria!
brainbows has a new shareholder! Maria Vassilakou, former Deputy Mayor of Vienna and Green politician, has been on board since March 2024. Together with her, we are committed to the green transformation in order to promote sustainable system change. (Photo: brainbows)