40 running Projects // 357 Projects in total

• 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

• 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

• 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