VAST GREEN

As a responsible company in the digital marketing sector, Vast Forward has set itself the goal of implementing a holistic sustainability strategy.

We want to make a sustainable, measurable contribution against the framework of generally accessible, scientific findings and as support for the transition to a low-carbon economy.

In doing so, we are taking on a number of new challenges, which we are addressing through measures such as tracking our digital supply chains in a transparent process.

This path is exciting and, as we see it, absolutely necessary if we are to make a real difference beyond offsetting, which continues to be a widespread method that unfortunately cannot yet be completely replaced. After all, we are an organization that thrives on the people in the team and only as a team can we take the path to a more sustainable future.

Latest news from VAST GREEN

May 2023

Streaming – Episode 04 – End devices

47%: This is the share of greenhouse gas emissions from streaming end devices themselves. Smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs are the biggest emitters of digital greenhouse gases. For a closer look at the causes and, of course, how we can reduce them, check out Episode 04 of our blog post series on streaming. Enjoy!

May 2023

Growth – a core value for individual and business change and development

Growth as a core value – our basis and thriving to continue our high quality work while learning, evolving and innovating to bring about meaningful change in our world.

Apr 2023

Our ‘Viertel Eins’ Podcast

We have set out regular reporting in our sustainability strategy, which forms the basis of our VAST GREEN sustainability initiative. With our podcast 'Viertel Eins' (Quarter to One), we are now using another space to report on our progress: How did we start our sustainability journey as a digital company, and how does one actually become 'sustainable' as a company?

Apr 2023

Streaming – Episode 03 – Network infrastructure

In episode 02 of our streaming series, we discussed the impact of data centers on climate and the environment, and highlighted the possibilities of their more energy-efficient use. Now, in episode 03, let's take a look at the environmental impact of the network infrastructure required for streaming.

Mar 2023

“How we do it when we do it!“

Are you up for a nice sporting challenge? Read more about what we learn and hope to learn from challenges - and some results - here.

VAST GREEN PRINCIPLES

Based on the teams’ existing basic mindset and personal commitment to sustainability, VAST FORWARD identified key VAST GREEN principles to serve as the framework for our sustainability strategy:

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2019-2020

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2008

THE WINDS ARE GOOD. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD!

IT’S GETTING SERIOUS.

  • Expansion of our GREEN team: Welcome Vero, Tanja & Andrea! 
  • Describing the process framework for VAST GREEN
  • The whole team starts with the implementation of the VAST GREEN strategy 
  • VAST GREEN gets a product owner: Welcome Julia! 
  • We are live: Live launch of the VAST GREEN website!
  • SDG 17 “Partnerships to achieve the goals”: 
  • VAST FORWARD Membership in the BNW
  • Look at the facts: Launch Sustainable Fridays

GREEN, GREEN, GREEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR COLOR

  • Let’s go GREEN: First sustainability survey 
  • Knowledge is power: First L&L on the topic of sustainability 
  • VAST FORWARD goes VAST GREEN: Complementing our corporate values
  • Getting serious: VAST GREEN gets a strategy – developed along with Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl

IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE.

  • It’s getting hot in here: Kickoff sustainable change process VAST GREEN

WE ONLY ADD SALT TO OUR SOUP.

  • Remote work becomes our standard
  • Downsizing our office space
  • GRRRL PWR: organic growth – as an all-women team
  • 50% a year VAST sails energy self-sufficient – thanks to a PV system
  • We desalinate: VAST is 75% self-sufficient in drinking water per year thanks to a desalination plant

OFFICE IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS. AND SOMETIMES WHERE YOUR BOAT IS.

  • Maren & Matthias fully move onto their sailing boat “VAST” 
  • Our way to the office: car-free
  • “100% remote”: is our goal

SUSTAINABILITY? THOUGHT THROUGH FROM THE BEGINNING

  • We need no paper: We are almost paperless
  • Harmonization of our cloud infrastructure

THERE IS MAGIC IN EVERY BEGINNING

  • Founding of VAST FORWARD GmbH by Maren in Hamburg
  • Structured as a network agency since foundation
  • We keep it small: “mobile office” from inception

VAST GREEN TEAM

Founder
Maren Wagener
Second Chair
Matthias Wagener
Project Management
Accounting
Simone Bang-Christensen
Project Management
Event Coordination
Maria Trommer
Project Management
Corporate Creative
Vanessa Bittroff
Sustainability Management
PR Communication
Julia Kriegel
Project Management
PR Communication
Jenny Bittroff
Entwickler
Robert Göse
Partner Management
Andrea Otto
Product Development
Tanja Bäcker
Process Management
Veronique Vallieres
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