46 running Projects // 317 Projects in total

• Indirect positive contributions from renewable energies to nature conservation InPositive

  Renewable energies contribute to climate protection and thus to the preservation of ecosystems by saving fossil fuels. In addition, their use has direct and indirect consequences on ecosystems and ecosystem services in the [...] More

• Right Seeds? Commons-based rights on seeds and seed varieties as a driver for socio-ecological transformations in plant cultivation

  

  Seeds, which were traditionally a public good, are increasingly commercialized by strengthened property rights and growing market powers of transnational agribusiness. This trend is accompanied by increases in productivity, [...] More

• Business models for reducing plastic waste along the value chain: Towards innovative trends in retailing Innoredux

  

  The idea and aim of the Innoredux project is to avoid or reduce plastic waste along the value chain in both distance selling and stationary trade. As part of this, the project partners cooperate with a number of industrial [...] More

• Testing of a participation portfolio for optimizing participatory processes for the further development of the German Strategy of Adaptation to Climate Change (DAS)

  In 2015, the German Federal Government has developed further the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (DAS) by publishing the first progress report and the Action Plan for Adaptation (APA II). The documents lay [...] More

• BlueGreenStreets Multifunctional planning of urban streetscapes and quarters

  

  Urban green spaces and blue infrastructures are not only of great importance for the quality of life, but also for the microclimate of a city quarter. In growing cities, more and more green spots have to give way to [...] More

• GartenLeistungen Urban Gardens and Parcs: Multidimensional services for socially, ecologically and economically sustainable management of urban areas and flows of materials

  

  The project investigates the multidimensional services of urban gardens and parks for urban society. An extended evaluation of these services provides reliable information that should be considered in political decisions [...] More

• Ranking of sustainability reports 2021 with a conceptual study on corporate digital responsibility

  

  The ranking of sustainability reports has been carried out jointly by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and the business initiative future e. V. - verantwortung unternehmen since 1994. Based on a [...] More

• Platform Organizations in the Digital Sharing Economy Organizational Forms, Effects, and Socio-Ecological Transformation Paths

  How can the digital platform economy be put on a sustainable development path? As part of the project, the IÖW examines political and civil society-oriented counter-movements to the centralized platform economy and shows [...] More

• UMAS: Underground Methanization in Aquifer Storage

  Gas in the form of methane and hydrogen will very likely be an important source of energy in the future, also in order to compensate for fluctuating renewable energies. Therefore, storage systems are gaining in importance. [...] More

• Analysis of the potential for improving the participation of environmental organizations in debates and transdisciplinary research based on the case of resource policy Resssourcenwende

  

  Like sustainability, the field of resource policy is a cross-sectional topic. In contrast to development and human rights organizations, environmental organizations participate very little in the broader civil society debate. [...] More

• Energy Sharing: A Potential Analysis Collectively Generating and Using Electricity in the Distribution Grid: A Study on the Implementation Proposal under Article 22 of the EU Renewable Energy Directive

  In order to achieve the climate protection targets for Germany, the new German government must get a great deal underway very quickly. The expansion of the renewable power supply remains central, in particular due to the [...] More

• Digitalization and social-ecological transformation Rebound Risks and Sufficiency Opportunities of Digital Services

  

  Economy and society are facing fundamental structural change that is largely driven by the digitalization of production and consumption. Concepts such as the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) or (in Germany) ‘Industry 4.0’ are [...] More

• Development and revision of award criteria for the German Ecolabel ‘Blue Angel for textiles

  In this research project the research team from the Oeko-Institute, Hydrotox and IÖW is revising the criteria of the Blue Angel eco-label for textiles (DE-UZ 154). One novelty is a thorough ecological assessment of the range [...] More

• Rebound Effects by Switching to Renewable Energies? Analysis of consumers and prosumer households (EE-Rebound)

  

  Private households play an important role in achieving Germany’s climate protection targets. In addition to switching energy procurement to renewable energy sources (RE), it is also important for households to reduce their [...] More

• Analysis of specific measures to increase demand for recycled plastics and products containing recycled plastics

  The recycling of plastics has two components: The recycling of plastic waste and the use of recycled plastics in new products. To further expand recycling, the existence of a stable market for recycling products is required. [...] More