{"id":4625,"date":"2024-01-22T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:57:35","slug":"meet-the-team-three-questions-for-ralf-koschitzki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/en\/meet-the-team-three-questions-for-ralf-koschitzki\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team \u2013 Three questions for Ralf Koschitzki"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">let processScroll = () => {\n\tlet docElem = document.documentElement, \n\t\tdocBody = document.body,\n\t\tscrollTop = docElem['scrollTop'] || docBody['scrollTop'],\n    \tscrollBottom = (docElem['scrollHeight'] || docBody['scrollHeight']) - window.innerHeight - window.innerHeight,\n\t\tscrollPercent = scrollTop \/ scrollBottom * 100 + '%';\n\t\/\/ console.log(scrollTop + ' \/ ' + scrollBottom + ' \/ ' + scrollPercent);\n    document.getElementById(\"progress-bar\").style.setProperty(\"--scrollAmount\", scrollPercent);\t\n}\ndocument.addEventListener('scroll', processScroll);\n\njQuery(function ($) {\n    var project1 = $('.post-sidebar').offset();\n    var $window = $(window);\n    \n    $window.scroll(function() {\n        if ( $window.scrollTop() >= project1.top) {\n            $(\".post-sidebar-inner\").addClass(\"sticky\");\n        }\n        if ( $window.scrollTop() <= project1.top) {\n            $(\".post-sidebar-inner\").removeClass(\"sticky\");\n        }\n    });\t\t\t\n});\n\n\/*!\nName: Reading Time\nDependencies: jQuery\nAuthor: Michael Lynch\nAuthor URL: http:\/\/michaelynch.com\nDate Created: August 14, 2013\nDate Updated: April 30, 2018\nLicensed under the MIT license\n*\/\n\njQuery(function ($) {\n\n\t$.fn.readingTime = function(options) {\n\n\t\t\/\/ define default parameters\n\t\tconst defaults = {\n\t\t\treadingTimeTarget: '.eta',\n\t\t\treadingTimeAsNumber: false,\n\t\t\twordCountTarget: null,\n\t\t\twordsPerMinute: 270,\n\t\t\tround: true,\n\t\t\tlang: 'en',\n\t\t\tlessThanAMinuteString: 'test',\n\t\t\tprependTimeString: '',\n\t\t\tprependWordString: '',\n\t\t\tremotePath: null,\n\t\t\tremoteTarget: null,\n\t\t\tsuccess: function() {},\n\t\t\terror: function() {}\n\t\t};\n\n\t\tconst plugin = this;\n\t\tconst el = $(this);\n\n\t\tlet wordsPerSecond;\n\t\tlet lessThanAMinute;\n\t\tlet minShortForm;\n\n\t\tlet totalWords;\n\t\tlet totalReadingTimeSeconds;\n\n\t\tlet readingTimeMinutes;\n\t\tlet readingTimeSeconds;\n\t\tlet readingTime;\n\t\tlet readingTimeObj;\n\n\t\t\/\/ merge defaults and options\n\t\tplugin.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);\n\n\t\t\/\/ define vars\n\t\tconst s = plugin.settings;\n\n\t\tconst setTime = function(o) {\n\n\t\t\tif(o.text !== '') {\n\t\t\t\tif (s.lang == \"zh\") {\n\t\t\t\t\tlet text = o.text.trim();\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ step 1: count the number of Chinese characters\n\t\t\t\t\tconst charArray = text.match(\/[\\u4e00-\\u9fa5]\/g);\n\t\t\t\t\tlet charCount = 0;\n\t\t\t\t\tif (charArray != null) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcharCount = charArray.length;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ step 2: replace all the Chinese characters with blank\n\t\t\t\t\ttext = text.replace(\/[\\u4e00-\\u9fa5]\/g, \" \");\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ step 3:replace newlines with blank\n\t\t\t\t\ttext = text.replace(\/[\\r\\n]\/g, \" \");\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ step 4:replace special characters with blank\n\t\t\t\t\ttext = text.replace(\/\\W+\/g, \" \");\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ step 5: count the number of total English words\n\t\t\t\t\tconst totalEnWords = text.trim().split(\/\\s+\/g).length;\n\t\t\t\t\ttotalWords = totalEnWords + charCount;\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/split text by spaces to define total words\n\t\t\t\t\ttotalWords = o.text.trim().split(\/\\s+\/g).length;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/define words per second based on words per minute (s.wordsPerMinute)\n\t\t\t\twordsPerSecond = s.wordsPerMinute \/ 60;\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/define total reading time in seconds\n\t\t\t\ttotalReadingTimeSeconds = totalWords \/ wordsPerSecond;\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ define reading time\n\t\t\t\treadingTimeMinutes = Math.floor(totalReadingTimeSeconds \/ 60);\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ define remaining reading time seconds\n\t\t\t\treadingTimeSeconds = Math.round(totalReadingTimeSeconds - (readingTimeMinutes * 60));\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ format reading time\n\t\t\t\treadingTime = `${readingTimeMinutes}:${readingTimeSeconds}`;\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ if s.round\n\t\t\t\tif(s.round) {\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ if minutes are greater than 0\n\t\t\t\t\tif(readingTimeMinutes > 0) {\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ set reading time by the minute\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$(s.readingTimeTarget).text(s.prependTimeString + readingTimeMinutes + ((!s.readingTimeAsNumber) ? 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in the remote file\n\t\t\t\t\tsetTime({\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttext: $(wrapper).find(s.remoteTarget).text()\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\t} else {\n\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ set time using the targeted element\n\t\t\t\tsetTime({\n\t\t\t\t\ttext: el.text()\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\n\t\treturn true;\n\t}\n});\n\njQuery(function ($) {\n\n\t$('#post-content').readingTime({\n\t\treadingTimeAsNumber: true,\n\t\twordsPerMinute: 200,\n\t\tround: false,\n\t\tlang: 'de',\n\t\t\n        success: function(data) {\n\t\t\tconsole.log(data);\n\t\t},\n\t\terror: function(data) {\n\t\t\tconsole.log(data.error);\n\t\t\t$('.reading-time').remove();\n\t\t}\n\t});\n});\n\n<\/script><section id=\"post-content\" class=\"custom-block section-post-content pt-medium pb-medium bg-white text-body\"><div class=\"wrapper-wide\"><div class=\"section-inner\"><div class=\"row g-0\"><div class=\"col-sm-20 offset-sm-2 col-lg-5 offset-lg-2 order-lg-2\"><div class=\"post-sidebar\"><div class=\"post-sidebar-inner pb-medium pb-lg-0\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-20 offset-sm-2 col-lg-12 offset-lg-2 order-lg-1\"><div class=\"post-excerpt pb-small\"><p class=\"lead mb-0\">We are an industrial holding company, which means we leverage the power of industry partners to ensure that our group companies develop sustainably for the long term. These partners are seasoned managers who contribute their passion, top-notch networks and exceptional technical expertise. We are pleased to introduce the industry partners who are part of our team.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"post-content\" class=\"pb-medium\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you find motivating about working at E3?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ralf Koschitzki: <\/strong>\u201cI am used to thinking ahead, initiating and changing things. And I am passionate about pushing high-potential ideas at the earliest stage possible. Being a strategic development and transformation manager, the advisor role means a change of perspective for me personally \u2013 in addition to my previous management and consulting responsibilities, it is now about the big picture of value development. Promising investments with high sustainability potential are identified, brought on board and developed together with E3\u2019s investment experts. This is the closest I come to the role of the entrepreneur. I also find E3\u2019s strategic investment approach of building an industrial conglomerate with a great deal of expertise and striving for excellence to be much more sustainable than the traditional, soulless private equity approach of buying opportunities, developing them and then selling them. The idea of a sustainable group gives a different sense of purpose to one\u2019s own actions \u2013 above and beyond the pure pursuit of profitability. I am happy to contribute my experience and my network here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you combine the conglomerate approach with sustainable future trends such as ESG, then something truly \u201cnew\u201d \u2013 even unique \u2013 can emerge. It\u2019s no longer only about how we do something. Rather, the central question is who we want to be and what standards we set for ourselves. E3 is one of the first to even ask these questions, which makes it a perfect match for my enthusiasm for being an early mover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there an ESG initiative that you find inspiring?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ralf Koschitzki: <\/strong>\u201cI am quite familiar with ESG topics from a variety of different perspectives. I think it is crucial that we stop talking and starting acting. All of the 17\u00a0SDGs are relevant and create value. But I want to highlight one aspect that, in my opinion, is still underestimated: the availability of clean drinking water. This is not just about availability in developing countries. Water will become an issue in industrialised countries in particular and especially in connection with the availability and production of agricultural and food products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Water is a hidden resource. Who would think that it takes an average of 15,400\u00a0litres of water to produce one kilogramme of beef? (For one kilogramme of pork and poultry we are talking about around 6,000\u00a0litres and 4,300\u00a0litres, respectively. By comparison, around 2,300\u00a0litres of water are needed to produce one kilogramme of whole grain rice, which Europeans today also consume in large quantities. And one kilogramme of wheat requires around 1,400\u00a0litres of water on average worldwide.) As these quantities of water are directly linked to our lifestyle, we need to ask ourselves one question: how can we use this scarce resource more effectively in future? Especially when our climate changes and rainfall is no longer sufficient to fill groundwater reservoirs. Climate-related changes will force us to approach things differently here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does \u201csustainable investing\u201d mean to you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ralf Koschitzki: <\/strong>\u201cThe term \u201csustainability\u201d in the context of investments is ambiguous. In short, for me:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainable investment = an investment with a continuous, promising profitability + value added to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, a fixed percentage of profitability is intentionally invested in social value development. It is important that this is not about sending out marketing messages, but about real economic value contribution. It is preferable to make slow continuous progress, if that means it is more real and tangible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tag-list-container pt-3\"><div class=\"tag-list\"><p class=\"mb-1 small\">Related topics<\/p><ul class=\"tag-list small\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/en\/tag\/e3-team-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">E3 team<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/en\/tag\/esg-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">ESG<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/en\/tag\/ralf-koschitzki-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ralf Koschitzki<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e3holding.de\/en\/tag\/sustainable-investing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sustainable investing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are an industrial holding company, which means we leverage the power of industry partners to ensure that our group companies develop sustainably for the long term. 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