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• Climate assessors under scrutiny

  06/28/2010

  An Öko-Institut study hot off the press reveals that the United Nations continues to be dissatisfied with the performance of the companies validating climate change mitigation projects in the developing world.

• How useful are climate labels?

  01/26/2010

  Öko-Institut makes recommendations on the use of product carbon footprints

• Getting moving on climate protection – sustainable transport strategies

  01/18/2010

  How can we make transport more climate-friendly in the face of increasing mobility? This is the question tackled in the current issue of eco@work, which is published today.

• A fundamental change to a 'green' model for industry and the economy is urgently needed

  11/05/2009

  Öko-Institut: Annual International Conference on Sustainable Industrial Policy for Europe begins today / An appeal to Brussels

• The Green Economy: Looking to the Future

  11/02/2009

  Sustainability: The Cure for the Crises / New issue of eco@work online now

• Öko-Institut 2008/2009 Annual Report out now! Roundup of projects, milestones and products

  10/26/2009

  The Öko-Institut’s latest annual report is hot off the press: on 24 pages, it showcases research projects in 2008 and 2009 and explores the institute’s current priorities.

• Green Transformation towards a Sustainable Industrial Policy for Europe

  09/14/2009

  The Öko-Institut extends a welcome to its Annual International Conference on 5 November 2009 in Brussels / Opening speech to be held by Günter Verheugen - Vice-President of the EU Commission in charge of Enterprise and Industry

• What is the role of Corporate Social Responsibility in European policy? Öko-Institut organized conference for 35 young academics / Ideas developed together

  07/21/2009

  Over the years the European Union has committed itself to a number of core strategies aimed at actively shaping the future of Europe.

• Out now: "Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe: Rhetoric and Realities"

  07/02/2009

  The acid test of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is simply this: does CSR lead to positive impacts on society and the environment or is it just rhetoric?

• General Assembly voted new members Dr. Barbara Praetorius and Nadia vom Scheidt onto the Committee

  06/29/2009

  The Committee of the Öko-Institut has two new members: last Saturday, 27 June, the General Assembly elected Dr. Barbara Praetorius and Nadia vom Scheidt to serve on the Institute’s decision-making body for two years.

• Consumption futures- Equitable and clean

  06/16/2009

  New issue of eco@work online now

• Green Transformation Towards a Sustainable Industrial Policy for Europe

  06/10/2009

  Öko-Institut to convene international annual conference in Brussels on 5th November 2009

• Öko-Institut develops audit company rating

  05/27/2009

  CDM project validation in need of improvement

• Nuclear power under fire – Risks persist

  03/18/2009

  New issue of eco@work online now

• Can the environment in Beijing profit from the Olympic Games?

  02/19/2009

  UNEP environment report gives its assessment / Öko-Institut expert Christian Hochfeld is one of the authors

• Rethinking consumption

  02/03/2009

  Scientists examine sustainability instruments and policy strategies

• Attractive, functional – and efficient?!

  01/12/2009

  Ecodesign directive can set new standards for product design in the 21st century

• Policies to Promote Sustainable Consumption Patterns

  12/11/2008

  Consumption is a key lever to attain a more sustainable development: unsustainable consumption patterns are major causes of global environmental deterioration, including the overexploitation of renewable resources and the use of non-renewable resources with their associated environmental impacts.

• Energy efficiency – yes please!

  11/10/2008

  Welcome to a new edition of Öko-Institut’s e-paper eco@work. This time the “Big Issue” section addresses the question of “Energy efficiency – yes please! But how?” We want to show you why efforts to use energy more efficiently have so far been patchy and what methods might be more successful.

• Scientific advice on the revision of the EU ETS Directive

  10/01/2008

  The EU Emissions trading scheme is under review to help meet much stricter emissions targets as agreed upon by EU leaders in March 2007. Within their proposal for a European Energy and Climate Change Package, on 23 January 2008 the Commission put out an ETS reform proposal for the post-2012 period.

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  Öko-Institut 2007 Annual Report out now!

  09/01/2008

  Roundup of projects, milestones and products

• Sport v. Environment – a friendly match

  08/06/2008

  The World Cup, the European Football Championships, the Olympics: sporting events form an important part of our culture, but they also present environmental problems. Does that have to be the case? This is the question posed in the new edition of eco@work, available today.

• Windfall profits of German electricity producers in the second phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (2008-2012)

  08/05/2008

  Briefing Paper for World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

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  Öko-Institut flyer now available

  06/25/2008

  From international climate protection to carbon footprinting, the newly published Öko-Institut leaflet gives a valuable insight into the work and methods of the leading environmental research institute. Readers are introduced to the kinds of issues addressed by the institute’s scientists.

• Join our 500plus! membership campaign.

  06/10/2008

  For 30 years the Öko-Institut has been a non-profit organization. It is true that our work is financed primarily through project-related contracts and funding from public and private clients. But we still need you as a member.

• Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Potential for Sustainable Use of Degraded Lands

  05/26/2008

  Info event on May 27, 12.00 -13.00 h at the “Plaza of Diversity”, Forum Booth 1

• The Bali Conference - Climate Breakthrough or Anti-Climax?

  03/13/2008

  Politicians, scientists, environmental groups – almost everyone had great hopes that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali – the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC – would produce some very good outcomes for international climate protection.

• E-TRACK: Where does network electricity come from?

  02/12/2008

  Öko-Institut, together with ten international energy institutions, has published recommendations for a European system of electricity disclosure. In the final report of the E-TRACK project, the institutions suggest ways to standardize tracking of where the power that is fed into Europe’s electricity networks comes from.

• Values for business: Rhetoric or reality?

  01/16/2008

  Nowadays, practically every major company seeks to project an environmentally and socially responsible image. But what of this is windowdressing and what is real change?

• Guided tour of the Solar Ship

  01/07/2008

  A look behind the scenes of the Öko-Institut