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Max Deml

Max Deml is a German-Austrian journalist, publisher, and entrepreneur.

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Max Deml
Deml in 2010
Born (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957
Stamsried, West Germany
OccupationsJournalist, publisher, entrepreneur
Years active1990–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Max Deml (born 27 August 1957) is a German-Austrian journalist, publisher, and entrepreneur.

Since 1991, he has been editor-in-chief of Ökoinvest,1 a German-language stock market newsletter that focuses on green investments and renewable energies such as solar power.2 Deml developed the Natur-Aktien-Index (Nx-25) in 1997; the index was established in its modern form in 2003.34

Career

Deml studied psychology, philosophy, and political science in Regensburg, Germany, before continuing his studies in Vienna, Austria.

Deml founded Öko-Invest Verlag (publishing house) in 1991.5 He co-founded several companies in green finance and organic food, including BioArt AG.67 Since 1990, he has co-authored the handbook Grünes Geld (Green Money).89

In 2020, Deml received the Austrian SDG Award in the media category from the Senat der Wirtschaft.1011

Since 2012, Deml has performed a German-language financial cabaret programme, Grünes Geld und Frische Blüten (Green Money and Fresh Dough).12

References

References

  1. Brocklehurst, Ann (26 February 1994). "For Investors in Germany, Scarcity of 'Ethical' Funds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "The opportunities and risks of stock market financing for young solar thermal companies". Solarthermalworld. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "Natur-Aktien-Index „nx-25" seit 1997 rund 1.950 Prozentpunkte vor dem MSCI World-Index". Börse Express (in German). 31 March 2025.
  4. "Renditen im grünen Bereich: Die besten Öko-Aktienfonds | trend.at". trend.at (in German). 30 July 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. "Oeko Invest Publishing Ltd Company History (in German)". Firmen ABC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. "BioArt AG ➤ FN 306867 a : FB Neueintragung 07.04.2008 Firmenbuch Österreich". www.unternehmen24.info. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. "Grassmugg AG Company History (in German)". Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. "Max Deml: "Grüne Variante zu jedem Produkt" | trend.at". trend.at (in German). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. Deml, Max; Blisse, Holger (2017). Grünes Geld 2020: Handbuch für nachhaltige Geldanlagen (in German). Vienna: medianet Verlag. ISBN 978-3-902843-81-4.
  10. "Investments mit Verantwortung und Erfolg – Wie auch kleine Summen große Wirkungen erzielen! – Austrian SDG-Award" (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. "Austrian SDG-Award | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  12. "Deml, Max (Öko-Invest-Experte und Kabarettist) | Programm | SWR1 Baden-Württemberg". swr.online (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2017.