We believe in the principle of lived practice. This means that we continuously work on and further develop our own sustainability performance.
The 17 goals for sustainable development, also known as SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), cover all three areas of sustainable development: ecological, economic and social. They are aimed at everyone: politics, business, science and every individual:n.
We have also considered the areas in which we are already active today. The SDGs where we have an impact are coloured in and those where we (still) have little impact are greyed out.
The Aldea Venado project, founded in 2021, 45 km from Merida and 10 km from Izamal on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, has set itself the goal of bringing the traditional Mayan culture, the operation of permaculture gardens and the reforestation of gardens, back to the area. In cooperation with nature to satisfy human needs in the most efficient, sustainable and ecological way possible and with respect for natural cycles, a community project is to be created here.
The Aldea Venado and Mexico project represents a personal fascination for our founder Elisabeth Kraut. During her first study visit to Mexico in 2016, she joined a group of young committed people. The contact continues to this day. And it was precisely these who founded Aldeo Venado and corresponds to every idea of lived, regional sustainability and is therefore also used by 7stepssolution supported.
Ensuring an ecological, diverse and fair local supply – this is what the solidarity agriculture in Mühlheim has done set a goal. Founded in 2022, a group of people finances a vegetable business for a fixed monthly fee. In return, members receive a weekly harvest share of fresh organic vegetables.
By pre-financing the harvest, the farmers can cover all costs and receive a fair wage. They also gain planning security and greater freedom in cultivation methods than is the case in the current market system with intermediaries, where price pressure is the determining factor.
The 7stepssolution participates financially in its crowdfunding campaign for the further development, as well as through word of mouth to support the project and purchase vegetables next year.
Alicia Lamas Jung, Junior Sustainability Manager
Leonie Szulderits, Intern
As a young, growing startup, building a diverse team is very important to us. We consciously pay attention to gender-neutral language and inclusive formulations in all our internal and external communication as well as in our recruiting process. We attach great importance to building a team in which everyone is welcome, regardless of the person’s cultural background, age, gender, sexual orientation, world view or physical limitations. Equal opportunity is also reflected in our remuneration, in which all employees are paid the same rate according to their position in the company – regardless of their gender. With the flexible working time models, we would also like to attract young fathers and mothers to our company and give them the opportunity to combine work and family.
Where our products or services come from and how the supply chain of companies is structured is an issue that is becoming increasingly important. Luckily, because everyone has the right to decent working conditions, no matter in which country he or she works. That’s why we support companies in implementing the necessary transparency in their supply chains and the corresponding guidelines within the framework of a supplier code of conduct. to set. An important step to comply with the legal requirements of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and to contribute to an improvement in the international human rights situation.
When selecting the IT equipment for our employees, we make sure that all devices come from the second product life cycle. It is important to us that certified data deletion has taken place and that the devices have been made usable for reuse. Our IT service provider Metricsiro supports us on our way to building a green IT concept.
We live in a world with finite resources. Each of us is aware that on the one hand we mine resources, process them into wonderful products and use them and on the other hand throw them away after the usage phase. We know these challenges and it seems impossible that we break this system. But this is not the case!
Following the principles of the circular economy or Circular Economy, companies can develop new business models in order to position themselves with good products and smart Set up future-proof sales channels and survive in the market in the long term. As experts in this field, we offer you special consulting services.
One of our goals is to work towards imparting knowledge about sustainable lifestyles in the future. To this end, we are working on training courses in companies on the subject of sustainable behavior in the office and home office. At the same time, we would like to pass on this knowledge to schoolchildren, young people, students and adults. Because change begins in the mind, which is why continuous exchange is so important to us!
Our company values
“Building a resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and supporting innovation” – these are the guiding principles of the ninth goal for sustainable development and the reason why the 7stepssolution was founded. We see our task and our competence in supporting as many companies as possible in their transformation. Because companies that design their processes to be sustainable, act in a future-oriented manner and solve the upcoming challenges with innovative ideas, offer permanent and secure jobs from which both people and the ecological environment can benefit.
When selecting the IT equipment for our employees, we make sure that all devices come from the second product life cycle. It is important to us that certified data deletion has taken place and that the devices have been made usable for reuse. Our IT service provider Metricsiro supports us on our way to building a green IT concept.
When selecting the IT equipment for our employees, we make sure that all devices come from the second product life cycle. It is important to us that certified data deletion has taken place and that the devices have been made usable for reuse. Our IT service provider Metricsiro supports us on our way to building a green IT concept.
Solidarity Agriculture Mülheim e.V
Ensuring an ecological, diverse and fair local supply – this is what the solidarity agriculture in Mühlheim has done set a goal. Founded in 2022, a group of people finances a vegetable business for a fixed monthly fee. In return, members receive a weekly harvest share of fresh organic vegetables.
By pre-financing the harvest, the farmers can cover all costs and receive a fair wage. They also gain planning security and greater freedom in cultivation methods than is the case in the current market system with intermediaries, where price pressure is the determining factor.
The 7stepssolution participates financially in its crowdfunding campaign for the further development, as well as through word of mouth to support the project and purchase vegetables next year.
Our partners
Big goals cannot be achieved alone. That’s why we want to help create and strengthen networks. Because there are already many companies, institutions, communities, projects, associations and individuals who are promoting sustainable development in their own way. With our work as a consulting agency for sustainability and transformation processes, it is our goal to build up and maintain these partnerships and to convey them to other partners, in order to actively use the knowledge of the many through the exchange. You can find a list of our existing partners here.
The success of our customers is also our success. If we can bring the idea of sustainability into our customers’ companies and they are shown savings measures, can develop new innovative thinking and thus their employees and their customers :internally can bind better, it is the greatest success for us! It is therefore particularly important to us that we build a partnership and collegial relationship with our customers in which we support each other.
