Dr. Florian Antony
Senior Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Special Expertise
Main areas of research:
- Sustainable consumption & sustainable products
- Sustainable food systems and material use of biogenic raw materials
- Evaluation of processes, technologies & technology development projects
Topics:
- Sustainable aquaculture
- Food & food technology
- Creation of life cycle assessments and carbon footprints for the evaluation and optimisation of innovative products, processes and technologies
- Sustainability assessment of bioinspired and biomimetic materials, products & processes (bionics)
Methods:
- Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) & material flow analyses incl. critical reviews
- Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)
- Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
- Corporate Climate Footprint (CCF)
- Product Sustainability Assessment (PROSA)
Key projects
- Visualisation of hidden environmental costs of unsustainable agriculture under consideration of different milk production systems
- Product Environmental Footprint – further development and application
- Consumer advice as a component of a successful resource policy
- Policy for sustainable aquaculture 2050
- Design options for economically sustainable biodiversity-enhancing milk production systems in the model organic regions of Freiburg and Ravensburg
- Examination of the resource efficiency of organic food based on the Product Environmental Footprint and integration into a sustainability strategy
Professional Training and Career
- Since 2013: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
- 2011-2019: PhD studies on “Sustainability Assessment of Biomimetic Products and Processes”, University of Freiburg; degree: Dr. rer. nat.
- 2010-2012: Researcher at University of Freiburg
- 2003-2010: Studies of biology and history for secondary school teaching, University of Freiburg; degree: state examination
Language Skills
English