Christoph Brunn

Components for the Transformation into a Sustainable Food System

The publication summarizes three strategies for transforming the food system that have been outlined in the “STErn project”, namely the promotion of a more plant-based diet, the further development of the organic farming and food industry and the strengthening of regional value chains. Measures

Oeko-Institut Working Paper 4/2017

Case study on the governance of labour standards in Bangladesh’s garment industry

Bangladesh’s garment industry is a key driver of the country’s economy and development, employing around four million people and accounting for over 80 percent of the nation’s export earnings (ILO, 2016a). At the same time, a series of fatal factory incidents has highlighted the sector’s dep

STRADE Policy Brief 05/2016

Outlining Socio-Economic Challenges in the Non-Fuel Mining Sector

STRADE is an EU-funded research project focusing on the development of dialogue-based, innovative policy recommendations for a European strategy on future raw materials supplies. In a series of policy briefs and reports the project will offer critical analysis and recommendations on EU raw materials

An Illustrative Guide for Executives, Managers and Enterprise Stakeholders Seeking to Enhance the Positive Impacts of Responsible Business in Society

CSR Impact - Practitioners Handbook. From CSR to CIAM: Corporate Impact Assessment and Management

More than three years of high-level research in the IMPACT study has created an enormous amount of new data, insights and knowledge. Ultimately, though, the objective of European Union research funding is to see evidence-backed research outputs be translated into action that aims at delivering posit

Oeko-Institute’s Working Paper 2/2013

When less is more - Sufficiency: Terminology, rationale and potentials

In this paper, we define sufficiency, based on a literature review and discussion, as “modification of consumption patterns that help to respect the Earth‘s ecological limits, while aspects of consumer benefit change.” These changes in benefit might be perceived as having to forego certain thi

Oeko-Institute’s Working Paper 3/2013

When less is more - Sufficiency – Need and options for policy action

In this working paper we focus on the political dimension, which has been neglected up to now. Sufficiency policy encompasses political measures which are geared to environmentally sustainable consumption patterns and involve a change in benefit for a substantial share of the population. We demonstr