Martina Patočková started her career in journalism at the CTK agency as an economic reporter.

She then worked for the country's largest (at the time) serious daily, MF Dnes, and wrote for E15 and Reporter Premium.

In 2020, she founded and launched Ekonews, a website focused on business and sustainability, with journalist Veronika Němcová. She is also its editor-in-chief and writes texts on ESG, problematic landfilling and carbon offsets.

Photo by Katerina Hefler

Martina Patočková

Basic information

Name
Martina Patočková
Title
Journalist
Expertise
ESG, problematic landfilling and carbon offsets
Country
Czechia
City
Prague
Website
ekonews.cz

Supported projects

Solar Harvest

  • Agriculture
  • Climate
  • Energy

LITOMYSL – Agrivoltaics offers farmers a way to adapt to economic challenges and the climate crisis while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture. The focus was both on companies that have been exploiting agrivoltaics for years and are now looking to switch panels, as well as new companies entering the market also thanks in part to government incentives.

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Karolína Chlumecká

Food, Water, and PFAS: Grassroot Solutions to Chemical Pollution

  • Environment
  • Industry

PRAGUE - PFAS, a family of extremely hazardous chemicals linked to severe health issues, have been found in drinking water and vegetables, among others all over Europe. Against all odds, local communities and researchers across Europe are acting to find solutions to PFAS contamination in their food and water.

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Katerina Hefler