In a rapidly changing world, MADE in Germany examines the risks and benefits of digitalization and its impact on the way we work, what we earn and how we live.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 17 hours 30 minutes
Ethical investment – an oxymoron?
Charlie Thomas invests big sums of his customers' money. They're increasingly demanding sustainable investments, but ones that still give returns. How does he resolve this contradiction? Isn't an investment manager supposed to make money at all costs?
Profit from pensioners?
Around three million people in Germany are thought to be in care – a big challenge for society. Managers are looking to maximize profits at nursing homes, often at the expense of residents and staff.
Markets and morals – who sets the prices?
When money's tight, there's a big difference between buying essentials and non-essentials. If a handbag is too expensive, we just do without. But what happens if basic essentials, like food, become too expensive?
How investors expel tenants
Real estate companies are cashing in big in Berlin. Tenants are struggling to keep up, because they can't afford the rent after a building's been renovated. They move out, and the price goes up.
Dresscode: All fine and dandy
You don't have to be wealthy to be stylish. In rich countries, thrift shops are a great resource -- designer suits go there to die! In Congo, a very poor country, the sapeurs flaunt their finery. They are the heroes of DW style maven Gerhard Elfers.
Planned obsolescence is so obsolete!
Many electronic devices can't be repaired, and new versions come out every year. A firm in Germany makes smartphones that can be repaired and upgraded. It is committed to sustainability - and to decent working conditions at its manufacturer in China.
Wastage - not just a 'first world problem'
Trash and wastefulness are not only problems in rich countries. Developing countries also struggle to process all the garbage they generate. And people who do live in plenty are often wasteful when it comes to food. Might not sharing help the poor?
Face to Face: Jennifer Morgan, Greenpeace
The executive director of the environmental NGO says companies need to go green and invest in sustainable technologies. Where politicians fail to take the lead, activists and industry must pick up the slack.
Waste washer - purifying plastic for recycling
Worldwide more than 100 million tons of plastic are discarded every year. Why not recycle? A major problem is that in many products plastics may be bonded to other materials. A German engineer has developed technology for separating and cleaning them.
Junkyard treasure - scrapping cars for parts
We visit a huge car graveyard, where components often get a second chance. Premiums to trade in dirty diesels for new cars mean that lots of nearly new parts are there for the taking.