Max Deml
{{Short description|German-Austrian writer and entrepreneur (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Max Deml
| image = Max Deml, 2010 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Deml in 2010
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|27}}
| birth_place = Stamsried
| occupation = Publisher, writer, entrepreneur
| years_active = 1990-present
| website = [https://www.oeko-invest.net/ www.oeko-invest.net]
}}
Max Deml (born August 27, 1957)is a German-Austrian journalist, publisher, and entrepreneur best known for pioneering sustainable investment strategies in the German-speaking world.
Since October 1991, he has been editor-in-chief of Ökoinvest,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/26/your-money/26iht-mrbr.html|title=For Investors in Germany, Scarcity of 'Ethical' Funds|last=Brocklehurst|first=Ann|date=1994-02-26|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|url=http://oekonews.at/index.php?mdoc_id=1063438|title=Ökoinvest - 20 Jahre mit Verantwortung und Erfolg|last=Holler|first=Doris|work=oekonews.at|access-date=2017-03-09|language=de}} a bi-weekly German-language stock market newsletter that focuses on socially responsible, sustainable investments and renewable energies such as solar power.{{Cite web |title=The opportunities and risks of stock market financing for young solar thermal companies |url=https://solarthermalworld.org/news/opportunities-and-risks-stock-market-financing-young-solar-thermal-companies/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Solarthermalworld |language=en-US}} He developed green stock and fund indexes like {{interlanguage link|Nx-25_Natur-Aktien-Index|de}} in 2003.{{Cite news|url=https://www.trend.at/finanzen/geld-service/renditen-bereich-die-oeko-aktienfonds-377080|title=Renditen im grünen Bereich: Die besten Öko-Aktienfonds {{!}} trend.at|date=2014-07-30|work=trend.at|access-date=2017-03-09|language=de}}
Career
Deml studied psychology, philosophy, and political science in Regensburg, Germany and later he continued his studies in Vienna, Austria. This interdisciplinary background laid the foundation for his later work in sustainable economics
Deml founded Öko-Invest Publishing Ltd. in June 1991{{Cite web|url=http://www.firmenabc.at/oeko-invest-verlagsgesellschaft-m-b-h_KJrk|title=Oeko Invest Publishing Ltd Company History (in German)|website=Firmen ABC|access-date=2017-03-09}} after dropping out of the University of Regensburg. He went on to co-found companies like BioArt AG (organic and fair trade food),{{Cite web |title=BioArt AG ➤ FN 306867 a : FB Neueintragung 07.04.2008 Firmenbuch Österreich |url=https://www.unternehmen24.info/Firmenbuch/%C3%96sterreich/Firmenbuchinformation/205AFC0FF69118 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.unternehmen24.info}} Fair Finance Holding AG, Grassmugg AG,{{Cite web|url=http://www.firmenabc.at/grassmugg-ag_FGmZ|title=Grassmugg AG Company History (in German)|access-date=2017-03-09}} GreenTec Invest AG,{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-unlimited.com/profile/profile-event-short.aspx?events_id=283&persons_id=93452&organisations_id=40817|title=e-unlimited.com|website=www.e-unlimited.com|access-date=2017-03-09}} and Prodigium Pictures.{{Cite web|url=http://prodigium-pictures.com/wp/team/max-deml/|title=Max Deml – Prodigium Pictures|website=prodigium-pictures.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-09}} Additionally, he serves as chairman of the board of several Austrian companies.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} He serves on the Environmental Advisory Board of Oeco Capital Life Insurance in Germany and is also a member of the fund committee for the World Wide Fund of Nature Austria.{{Cite web |title= Prodigium|url=https://www.prodigium-pictures.com/team/max-deml}} Since 1990, he has co-authored the handbook- Grünes Geld (English: Green Money).{{Cite news|url=https://www.trend.at/finanzen/portfolio/max-deml-gruene-variante-produkt-5669606|title=Max Deml: "Grüne Variante zu jedem Produkt" {{!}} trend.at|date=2015-05-29|work=trend.at|access-date=2017-03-09|language=de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&text=Max+Deml&search-alias=books-de&field-author=Max+Deml|title=Suchergebnis auf Amazon.de für: Max Deml: Bücher|website=www.amazon.de|access-date=2017-03-09}}
His publishing work resulted in him winning the 2020 Austrian SDG Award in the media category, a national prize in Austria issued by the Austrian National Parliament in partnership with the United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs.{{Cite web |title=Investments mit Verantwortung und Erfolg – Wie auch kleine Summen große Wirkungen erzielen! – Austrian SDG-Award |url=https://sdgaward.senat.at/blog/investments-mit-verantwortung-und-erfolg-wie-auch-kleine-summen-grosse-wirkungen-erzielen/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |title=Austrian SDG-Award {{!}} Department of Economic and Social Affairs |url=https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/austrian-sdg-award |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=sdgs.un.org}}
Since 2012, Deml has performed in a stand-up comedy program titled "Grünes Geld und Frische Blüten - ein C(r)ashkurs" (English: "Green Money and Fresh Dough - a C(r)ash Course").{{Cite web|url=http://www.georg-bauernfeind.at/gruenes-geld-und-frische-blueten-ein-crashkurs/|title=Grünes Geld und frische Blüten. Ein C(r)ashkurs|website=www.georg-bauernfeind.at|language=de-DE|access-date=2017-03-09}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.swr.de/swr1/bw/programm/leute/deml-max-oeko-invest-experte-und-kabarettist/-/id=1895042/did=9141954/nid=1895042/wscsud/index.html|title=Deml, Max (Öko-Invest-Experte und Kabarettist) {{!}} Programm {{!}} SWR1 Baden-Württemberg|work=swr.online|access-date=2017-03-09|language=de-DE}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fbw4.biwv.at/projekte/veranstaltungen/kabarett-2012-gruenes-geld-und-frische-blueten|title=Kabarett 2012 "Grünes Geld und frische Blüten"|last=Falch|first=Thomas|website=www.fbw4.biwv.at|language=de-de|access-date=2017-03-09}}
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