Christoph Ratay

Internship with the department for corporate partnerships at WWF in Vienna. Worked on a number of projects dealing with household energy consumption, designing a set of criteria for a sustainable property fund, and writing a report on sustainable palm oil consumption and management.

Full-time internship at adelphi's Munich office. Contributed to a range of project proposals, worked with SEED, a UN-founded organisation supporting sustainable entrepreneurship in developing countries, and conducted research about municipal climate finance in emerging and developing countries for the French Development Agency.

Part-time employment at a software start-up based in Munich. Compiled market research and competitor reports, delivered workshops and product training, and managed the company's communication channels (website, social media, blog, articles in specialist journals).

After founding the Facebook page “Things Münchner Don’t Say” (40k likes) I co-authored the book “Things Großstädter Don’t Say” combining the content of similar Facebook pages from different German cities.

Applying behavioral insights to investigate user/consumer behavior in the circular economy.

Interdisciplinary master's course investigating the complex relations between the environment and civil society, politics and the economy. In particular, I am most interested in economic instruments and environmental policies reducing energy consumption and promoting a sustainable economy.

Politics degree with a focus on political economy, development, and environmental policy. This allowed my to develop an understanding of the relationship between politics, economics and the environment and political instruments promoting an environmentally sustainable global society.