Tim Grothey, Researcher

Tim Grothey

Tim Grothey is a researcher associate at Borderstep Institute. As an industrial engineer, he supports and manages projects in the field of Sustainable Entrepreneurship as well as in the field of Green IT and Digitization. He is also doing his doctorate at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg on the topic of future-oriented impact measurement of start-ups.

After completing his Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Technology in Nuremberg and Valparaiso (Chile), Tim Grothey moved to Berlin for internships. He gained experience in international development cooperation and in a consulting firm. During his master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus on energy and environmental resources at the Berlin School of Economics and Law and the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, which he completd in 2021, Tim Grothey supported various research projects at Borderstep as a student assistant.

In his research work, he is particularly interested in impact-oriented approaches that use sustainable innovations to address the challenges of climate change.

In addition to his studies, Tim has built up the aid organization Café con Leche e.V. with a group of young people in recent years. This organization supports disadvantaged children and young people in the Dominican Republic through sports and education.

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Borderstep News

Train4Impact: Making climate impact measurable 06.01.2025

The project, which has now been launched, is intended to help start-ups that are geared towards the common good to quantify and manage their climate impact. Among other things, workshops and individual consultations on the use of software already developed by Borderstep and Impact Nexus are planned. More

Borderstep and ESCP Business School cooperate 29.08.2024

The Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability and the ESCP Business School officially announce their collaboration in a new research and transfer area: Sustainable business models. The cooperation agreement runs from September 2024 to August 2026. Founded in 1819, ESCP is the first business school in the world. More

Together for the edible city 24.04.2024

How can food be grown in the city and what opportunities does this offer for start-ups and initiatives? This was the focus of the Edible Cities Network project, which has now come to an end. Borderstep supported EdiCitNet with practical expertise from the Sustainable Entrepreneurship research area. More