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Sustainable Corporate Management

Brief description

We expect a lot from companies: not only should they offer good and inexpensive products and services, but they also should assume responsibility for the impact their products have on the public and environment. Companies must therefore consider ecological and social requirements as they relate to their core business, their local environment and along their supply chain. In short: companies should aim for a corporate strategy that follows the principle of sustainability. With research and advice, the IÖW supports companies on their way to adopting sustainable strategies. Our proficiency comprises the development, testing and evaluation of methods and instruments for sustainable corporate management as well as for communication with stakeholders.

Ongoing Projects

NATURAL VALUE – Close-to-Nature Company Premises as an Introduction to Environmental Management which Promotes Biodiversity
(November 2012 - December 2014)
Supported by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
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Climate change in Germany: Adaptive capacity and tranformation paths towards a resilient society
(October 2011 - December 2014)
Supported by: Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau
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Stakeholder Dialogues: Adaptation to Climate Change
(September 2011 - January 2015)
Supported by: Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau
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Linking adaptation knowledge and stakeholders, policy-relevant synthesis and target-oriented communication
(February 2011 - February 2014)
Supported by: Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau/Germany
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Chameleon
Adapting Utilities to Climate Change - Analysing and Developing Private and Public Action
(October 2009 - September 2013)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin
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Publications on the topic

Eisenack, Klaus; Stecker, Rebecca; Reckien, Diana, Hoffmann, Esther (2011)
Adaptation to climate change in the transport sector
A review of actions and actors
Springer Science+Business Media, Berlin
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Hahn, Tobias; Figge, Frank; Liesen, Andrea (2012)
Assessing Trade-Offs in Investments for the Environment - The Case of a VOC-Reduction Investment at AUTO Group
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Dietsche, Christian (2011)
Environmental governance in global value chains
Environmental protection and quality assurance in the trade of tropical shrimp and leather goods
Lit Verlag, Münster
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Ziegler, Rafael; Gebauer, Jana (2012)
Ideas Changing Minds or Money Changing Hands?
Development cooperation support for social innovators is an opportunity that calls for a focus on social and ecological funds and the networks that regenerate and sustain them
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Presentations on the Topic

Weiß, Julika; Vogelpohl, Thomas
How to design the right mix: An analysis of policy instruments addressing energy-efficient retrofitting of residential dwellings with a view to potential savings and barriers
Conference: Sustainable Consumption: Towards Action and Impact
Hamburg, 06 Nov 2011 - 08 Nov 2011
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Dunkelberg, Elisa
Influence of Indirect Land Use Change on the GHG Balance of Biofuels
Conference: World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC)
Linköping, Sweden, 08 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
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Rubik, Frieder
The evaluation of the European eco-label and the outcome of the revision of the European eco-label schemes
 Sustainable Development Evaluations in Europe: From a Decade of Practices, Politics and Science to Emerging Demands
Brüssel (Belgien), 17 Nov 2010 - 19 Nov 2010
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Vogelpohl, Thomas
Voluntary Bioenergy Certification: A Legitimate Approach to Account for Social Aspects in Environmental Governance?
Conference: Berlin Conference 2010
Berlin, 09 Oct 2010
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