46 running Projects // 317 Projects in total

• Operationalisation of Environmental Controlling Instruments through the Effective Use of Environmental Management Information Systems (INTUS)

  

  Various controlling instruments were developed for environmental management at company level. Of proven value were inter alia company environmental input-output balance, environmental performance indicators and flow cost [...] More

• Sustainable Consumption as building block of an Integrated Product Policy (IPP) - Development of Guidelines for co-operations of stakeholders Entwicklung von Handlungsempfehlungen für Akteurskooperationen

  Sustainable development means an improvement of the environmental features of products and services and an environmental orientation of consumer behavious. Governmental measures alone are not sufficient to reach this [...] More

• Pilot project "Integrated product policy" in Baden-Württemberg/Germany at the example of textiles in Baden-Württemberg am Beispiel von Textilien

  Discussions on an Integrated Product Policy (IPP) are sometimes very abstract and vague. Comprehensive concretisations with regard to objectives, implementation, roles and tasks of stakeholders etc. are missing. Objectives of [...] More

• Service Engineering in Facility Management

  Während sich der Trend zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft durch die weiter wachsende Zahl von Beschäftigten im industrienahen Dienstleistungssektor zu bestätigen scheint, zeigen sich Probleme im Bereich der Dienstleistungen für [...] More

• Casestudy on the international Diffusion of regulations promoting socially responsible investment (SRI) their Effects on the Markets

  The analysis of the international diffusion of regulations promoting socially responsible investment (SRI) is part of a case study for the research project “Lead Markets” sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Education [...] More

• Policy Patterns for the Creation of International Markets for Innovations for Sustainable Development How Pilot-Markets become Lead-Markets

  This interdisciplinary research project aims to find out under which conditions Lead - Markets for sustainable products and processes develop, and how such conditions can be improved on by policy. Lead- Markets for [...] More

• Developing effective and efficient product information schemes Assessing and expanding product information schemes between voluntary and mandatory approaches

  The objectives of the research project are to analyse the conditions under which environmental product information schemes are an efficient and effective tool to achieve sustainable development; to assess previous experience [...] More

• Potential Applications of Nanotechnology based materialsPart 2: Analysis of the ecologic, social and legal aspects Teilgebiet 2: Analyse ökologischer, sozialer und rechtlicher Aspekte

  The Project "Potential Applications of Nanotechnology based materials, Part 2: Analysis of the ecologic, social and legal aspects" is commissioned by the TAB (Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament). The aim [...] More

• Fuel Cells - a Future Technology?

  Fuel cells are expected to contribute exceedingly to environmental improvements. However, both the successful diffusion of fuel cells and their environmental benefits are highly influenced by non-technical aspects. This study [...] More

• German Photovoltaics Industry - Branchreport 2002 Branchenreport 2002

  The study focuses on the situation and development of the German Photovoltaics-Industry using actual indicators of the branch. The data (and derived indicators) was mainly gained from statistical surveys (field research). [...] More

• Wettbewerbsfähigkeit - Umweltleistung - Management

  Das Projekt diente der Ermittlung von Faktoren, die ökologische Initiativen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen fördern oder behindern. Es hatte das Ziel, der Politik Empfehlungen zur Förderung ökonomisch und ökologisch [...] More

• The relationships between competitiveness, environmental performance and management of small and medium sized European manufacturing firms

  In this project, factors were determined that promote or hinder the ecological initiatives of small and medium-sized companies, and political recommendations were made relating to the promotion of economically and [...] More

• Handbuch Umweltcontrolling im Bereich der öffentlichen Hand

  Ziel des Projektes war die Entwicklung eines Buches, das erstmalig für die öffentliche Verwaltung einen Leitfaden zum Aufbau eines effizienzsteigernden Umweltcontrollingsystems liefert. Berücksichtigung fanden dabei zudem [...] More

• Teilprojekt „Akteurskettenanalyse" im Projekt „Nachhaltiges Sanieren im Bestand - integrierte Dienstleistungen für zukunftsfähige Wohnstile"

  Im Gesamtvorhaben wurde ein Konzept für nachhaltige Sanierungen im Bestand entwickelt, das ökologischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Anforderungen gerecht wird. Das Konzept wurde exemplarisch auf mehrere Wohnsiedlungen der [...] More

• Handbuch Umweltcontrolling (Neuauflage)

  Das in der ersten Auflage in 9.000 Exemplaren verkaufte „Handbuch Umweltcontrolling", herausgegeben vom Bundesumweltministerium und vom Umweltbundesamt, wurde für die 2. Auflage grundlegend überarbeitet. Dabei wurden [...] More