Dr. Frederic Kohlhase
Vita
Frederic Penz studied business and psychology in Lüneburg, St. Gallen and Mexico City. During his studies he co-founded an agricultural cooperative in Guatemala and a vegan cheese start-up in Switzerland. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he co-founded a platform for mental health funded by the BMBF. He also gained experience in strategy consulting and with several DAX companies.
From May 2020 to April 2023, he coordinated the Leuphana Yunus Centre for Social Business and Values (YCSB). From January 2021, he established the Holistic Impact Incubator as part of the Startup Port project. From October 2020 to August 2024, he did his PhD at the Professorship for Sustainability Management and Economics on entrepreneurship for sustainable development, focusing in particular on the impact scaling and measurement of sustainable start-ups. He is currently responsible for establishing the Leuphana Social Innovation Community.
Projects
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TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Robert Hoyer (Project staff) , Matthias Wenzel (Project manager, academic) , Markus Reihlen (Project manager, academic) , Steffen Farny (Project manager, academic) , Boukje Cnossen (Project manager, academic) , Jacob Hörisch (Project manager, academic) , Ursula Weisenfeld (Project manager, academic) , Frederic Penz (Project staff) , Lillan Lommel (Project staff) , Charlotte Wulffen (Project staff)
→Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Publications
Journal contributions
- Investors in environmental ventures want good money—and a clean conscience: How framing, interest rates, and the environmental impact of crowdlending projects influence funding decisions
Frederic Penz (Author) , Jacob Hörisch (Author) , Isabell Tenner (Author) , 01.09.2022 , in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 182 , 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Wirkungsmessung in Social Entrepreneurship Organisationen: Bestandsaufnahme und Zukunftsperspektiven
Frederic Penz (Author) , Yasmin Olteanu (Author) , 01.11.2024 , p. 252-267 , 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
Prizes
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Impactpreis der Fakultät Management und Technologie 2025
Lillan Lommel (Recipient) Frederic Penz (Recipient) Robert Hoyer (Recipient) Charlotte Wulffen (Recipient) ,Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Transfer- und Impact Award der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lillan Lommel (Recipient) Frederic Penz (Recipient) Robert Hoyer (Recipient) Charlotte Wulffen (Recipient) Matthias Wenzel (Recipient) Boukje Cnossen (Recipient) Steffen Farny (Recipient) Markus Reihlen (Recipient) Ursula Weisenfeld (Recipient) ,Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer