Max Deml (born 1957) is a German-Austrian writer for environmental and financial magazines, a publisher and an entrepreneur.

Max Deml
Deml in 2010
Born (1957-08-27) August 27, 1957 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Publisher, writer, entrepreneur
Years active1990-present
Websitewww.oeko-invest.net

Since October 1991, he has been editor-in-chief of Ökoinvest,[1][2] a bi-weekly German-language stock market newsletter concentrating on socially responsible, sustainable investments and renewable energies such as solar power.[3] He developed green stock and fund indexes like nx-25 Natur-Aktien-Index [de] in 2003.[4]

Career

edit

Deml studied psychology, philosophy and political science in Regensburg and later in Vienna.

He founded Öko-Invest Publishing Ltd. in June 1991[5] after dropping out of the university Regensburg. He went on to co-found companies like BioArt AG (organic and fair trade food),[6] Fair Finance Holding AG, Grassmugg AG,[7] GreenTec Invest AG[8] and Prodigium Pictures.[9] Additionally, he serves as chairman of the board of several Austrian companies.[citation needed] He is member of the Environmental Advisory Board of Oeco Capital Life Insurance in Germany and the fund committee of the World Wide Fund of Nature Austria.[citation needed] Since 1990, he has been co-author of the handbook Grünes Geld (English: Green Money).[10][11]

His publishing work resulted in winning the Austrian SDG Award in the media category in 2020, a national prize in Austria issues by the Austrian National Parliament in partnership with the United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[12][13]

Since 2012, Deml has also been performing a stand-up comedy program entitled "Grünes Geld und Frische Blüten - ein C(r)ashkurs" (English : "Green Money and Fresh Dough - a C(r)ash Course").[14][15][16]

References

edit
  1. ^ Brocklehurst, Ann (1994-02-26). "For Investors in Germany, Scarcity of 'Ethical' Funds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ Holler, Doris. "Ökoinvest - 20 Jahre mit Verantwortung und Erfolg". oekonews.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ^ "The opportunities and risks of stock market financing for young solar thermal companies". Solarthermalworld. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. ^ "Renditen im grünen Bereich: Die besten Öko-Aktienfonds | trend.at". trend.at (in German). 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ^ "Oeko Invest Publishing Ltd Company History (in German)". Firmen ABC. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ^ "BioArt AG ➤ FN 306867 a : FB Neueintragung 07.04.2008 Firmenbuch Österreich". www.unternehmen24.info. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  7. ^ "Grassmugg AG Company History (in German)". Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  8. ^ "e-unlimited.com". www.e-unlimited.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  9. ^ "Max Deml – Prodigium Pictures". prodigium-pictures.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  10. ^ "Max Deml: "Grüne Variante zu jedem Produkt" | trend.at". trend.at (in German). 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  11. ^ "Suchergebnis auf Amazon.de für: Max Deml: Bücher". www.amazon.de. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  12. ^ "Investments mit Verantwortung und Erfolg – Wie auch kleine Summen große Wirkungen erzielen! – Austrian SDG-Award" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  13. ^ "Austrian SDG-Award | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  14. ^ "Grünes Geld und frische Blüten. Ein C(r)ashkurs". www.georg-bauernfeind.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  15. ^ "Deml, Max (Öko-Invest-Experte und Kabarettist) | Programm | SWR1 Baden-Württemberg". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  16. ^ Falch, Thomas. "Kabarett 2012 "Grünes Geld und frische Blüten"". www.fbw4.biwv.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-09.