50 running Projects // 338 Projects in total

• Stakeholderdialogues (Climate Protection, Child/Youth Protection) at Vodafone Germany

  Conception and Realization of two Stakeholder Dialogues (Climate Protection, Child/Youth Protection) with Recommandations for CR Strategy and CR Reporting at Vodafone D2 More

• Communicating the terms "risk" and "hazard" taking account of the opinions of NGOs and trade associations

  Risk communication aims at the interactive exchange of information and opinions concerning dangers and risks between various actors involved in the communication process. Yet misunderstandings and communication problems [...] More

• Logistics towards Sustainability (LOTOS)

  LOTOS developed sustainable solutions for logistics processes from goods procurement to the delivery of products. To this end sustainability criteria in the logistics processes of the company Tchibo GmbH were analysed, [...] More

• Social Learning and Sustainability (GELENA) Analysis, practical testing und theoretical conceptualisation of participatory learning processes in science, organisations and product development in the case of climate change.

  GELENA is an interdisciplinary group of young scientists within the socio-ecological research initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The group members are affilated either with the Carl [...] More

• Global Governance and Climate Change Analysis of the Conditions, Risks and Chances of Social-Ecological Transformations

  This research project aims to explore the particular features of global-local governance that are nowadays so distinctive in the field of climate change. These features include the complex relationships between global, [...] More

• Options for decoupling Economic Growth and Transport

  Das Forschungsvorhaben brachte mehr Transparenz in die Diskussion um die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Verkehrsentwicklung, entwickelte Strategien und Gestaltungsprinzipien, die als Bestandteil von [...] More

• Consumer conference on the perception of nanotechnology in the fields of food, cosmetics and consumer goods

  Nanotechnology is regarded as a key technology of the 21st century. The hopes and expectations placed in it as a motor for innovations are enormous. This project is being conducted on behalf of the Bundesinstitut für [...] More

• Developing New Methodologies to Assess the Sustainability Impacts of Trade Policies (SIA Method)

  Das Projekt entwicklete im Auftrag der Europäischen Kommission neue Methoden, um die Effekte internationaler Handelsbeziehungen besser und breiter evaluieren zu können. Diese Methoden sollten geeignet sein, um Effekte in [...] More

• Cost-benefit analysis of flood protection measures

  The research project examined the cost-benefit ratios of alternative flood protection strategies from an integrated river basin-related perspective. In collaboration with the Federal Institute of Hydrology, technical flood [...] More

• Concerted Action on Trade and Environment (CAT&E)

  The Concerted Action on Trade and Environment (CAT&E) is designed to provide an opportunity for the large and growing community of European researchers working on trade and environment issues to meet regularly, to discuss [...] More

• Potentials and application perspectives for bionics. Proximity to nature as an opportunity and as a risk

  The main focus of the approach pursued here consists in a systematisation of the approaches and fields of bionics (in particular against the background of the current dynamic differentiation between bionic approaches). [...] More

• Turn-around in food-consumption and nutrition

  The joint research project aims to discibe the dynamics and changes between environment, nutrition and health. The previous product oriented approach in science and politics will be confronted with the integrated approach [...] More

• Evaluation of EMAS and the Eco-label for their Revision (EVER)

  Sustainable development is a global objective and the European Commission has a responsibility in playing a key role to promote sustainable development within the EU. In such context of growing environmental awareness the [...] More

• Governance and Sustainability – New Approaches and Networks for Social-Ecological Governance Neue Zugänge und Netzwerke für eine sozial-ökologische Steuerung

  Der dynamische Wandel von Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Umwelt verändert die Kontextbedingungen für eine sozial-ökologische Steuerung gesellschaftlicher Entwicklung. Auf allen politischen, wirtschaftlichen und räumlichen [...] More

• Elements of a sustainability oriented Green Budget Reform Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektiven für konkrete Umsetzungsmaßnahmen

  Green budget reform, differentiation of value added tax, business development reform, sustainability assessment More