39 running Projects // 390 Projects in total

• 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

• IPP Indicators

  The objectives of the project could be splitted up into five phases: Phase 1 Summarise existing IPP-related indicators, assessing their use-fulness for monitoring the environmental impacts of a European IPP that could be [...] 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

• The sustainable office

  The overriding aim of the transdisciplinary project was to make a practical analytical contribution towards clarifying the basic requirements, protagonist and network structures, conditions for success and sustainability [...] More

• 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

• More credibility through audit certificates?

  This project is intended to support the discussion about the benefits of and the necessity for the certification of environment and sustainability reports using objective arguments. In this context, the strategies related to [...] 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

• 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

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

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

• REGIONET – Strategies for Regional Sustainable Development: An Integrated Approach beyond Best Practices An Integrated Approach beyond Best Practices

  The promotion of regional and social cohesion as well as of environmental protection and sustainability are among the most important Community objectives. The thematic network REGIONET (consisting of 16 european partners) [...] More

• Sustainability Effects of the Manufacturing and Application of Nanotechnological Products

  Nanotechnology is increasingly promoted by national and international research and technology politics. It holds huge potentials on the future technology markets.But the assessment of its impacts on society and environment is [...] More

• Nanotechnology and Regulation within the framework of the precautionary principle

  The objective of the intended study is to examine the current state of regulation regarding nanotechnology within selected EU member states and the United States of America and to consult the European Parliament regarding [...] 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

• 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

• 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

• Beurteilung der Umweltleistung von Unternehmen

  Umweltkennzahlensysteme in Unternehmen müssen in der Lage sein, sowohl die Öko-Effizienz als auch Öko-Effektivität des Unternehmens operational nachprüfbar zu belegen. Ziel der Forschungsarbeit war es, ein derartiges [...] More

• Ökologische Zielfindung im Rahmen des Umweltmanagements Entwicklung einer Methode für die Unternehmenspraxis

  Gegenstand des Projektes war die Entwicklung einer Methode zur Unterstützung der ökologischen Zielfindung in Unternehmen. Diese Methode soll den Prozess der Entwicklung von Umweltschutzzielen für Unternehmen verbessern und [...] More