Tim Grothey is an industrial engineer and Researcher at the Borderstep Institute. His research focuses on Sustainable Entrepreneurship, the sustainability assessment of innovations, and forward-looking impact measurement for start-ups. He develops and tests methods for systematically assessing ecological and societal impacts. As part of his doctoral research at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, he investigates how the future impact potential of start-ups can be assessed on a sound scientific basis.

Tim Grothey first studied International Business and Technology in Nuremberg and Valparaíso, Chile. He then gained professional experience in international development cooperation and consulting. Tim completed 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 Berliner Hochschule für Technik. He was already involved in research projects at the Borderstep Institute while completing his studies.

His research interests focus in particular on sustainability assessment methods and impact-oriented approaches that use sustainable innovation 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.

In a conversation about impact, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and impact-oriented research, Tim Grothey explains how to identify start-ups that create genuine impact and what role digitalisation and entrepreneurship can play in this.

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