50 running Projects // 335 Projects in total

• Orientation report for product-related challlenges of a sustainable economy

  Purpose of this report is the preparation of a BMBF-programme focussing towards procut-related challenges of sustainable economy in the framework of the German research programme sustainability (FONA): Which chances and [...] More

• Ranking of German Sustainability and CSR Reports

  The German Ranking of sustainability and CSR reporting continues the past rankings of environmental reporting in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2000. The new ranking takes up the development of sustainability management and CSR as well [...] More

• PVACCEPT - Improving photovoltaic acceptability through innovative architectural design.

  The research and developement projekt PVACCEPT (funded by EU) is investigating the thesis about about the role of non-technical and non-economical factors that influence the diffusion of photovoltaics, especially the role of [...] More

• Development of policy instruments for increased use of renewable energy sources in heat production

  The project aims at the assessment of policy instruments which target the increased use of renewable energy sources for heat production. Within the project, we will select an appropriate set of policy instruments and give [...] More

• Integrated Product Policy IPP in Europe Overview and classification of Switzerland

  Objectives of the project are: Positioning of the Swiss strategy and activities in the area of an Integrated Product Policy in relationship to the acivitities of the EU-Commission and other Member States of the EU with [...] More

• Product Service Systems Methodology -Development of a Toolkit for Industry (MEPSS) Development of a Toolkit for Industry

  The Product Service Systems Methodology project ("MEPSS") aims to provide industry with a toolkit that enables them to analyse newly developed product-services with regard to design and implementation aspects; micro-, meso- [...] More

• Foodwatch Report on Feedstuffs

  Evaluation of the environmental effects of feedstuff production and trade. Additionally the economic and political relevance of the feedstuff industry is discussed. More

• Market- and cost-development of renewable energies - second analysis of the renewable energy act

  The German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), which came into force on 1st April 2000, is intended to promote the development of renewable energy sources for the generation of electricity as a central element in climate [...] More

• EU environmental and quality standards for Maghrebian import products

  In 1995, the European Union and Mediterranean countries initiated the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership which will oversee the step by step establishment of a free trade zone by 2010. Dismantling trade restrictions will give the [...] More

• The German Photovoltaics Industry Industry report 2003/2004

  Photovoltaics in Germany has experienced a boom since 2000 thanks to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in conjunction with the 100,000 roofs solar power programme, which ran between 1999 and mid-2003. With the [...] More

• Developing agrobiodiversity Strategies for action and impetus for sustainable livestock and plant breeding

  The dramatic decrease in biodiversity in the field of agrogenetic resources (agrobiodiversity) poses a creeping global environmental problem which is currently not accorded corresponding significance on the political agenda.  [...] More

• What does a cutlet really cost? An ecological-economic comparison of the conventional and organic production and marketing of pork.

  

  In its sustainability strategy the Federal Government has set itself the target of increasing the percentage of organic farmland in Germany to 20% by 2010. In order to achieve this target, consumer demand for organically [...] More

• Innovation, Time, Sustainability - Time dependent political strategies for the enhancement of ecological innovations Time dependent political strategies for the enhancement of ecological innovations

  Modern evolutionary economics depicts the creation and implementation of innovations as an unsteady process. Phases of radical change of technological paradigms alternate with phases of incremental improvement in given [...] More

• CSR- and sustainability requirements for companies with focus on reporting

  CSR, Corporate Social Responsability, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Citizenship More

• Lifestyles, conduct and sustainability (LENA)

  The aim of the project was to update the status of research into lifestyle and related concepts. The central question was how these approaches can be used to promote sustainable consumer behaviour. Such promotion by political [...] More