


Inga Hilbert
Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Special Expertise
Main areas of research:
- Resources and circular economy
- International cooperation and development policy concepts
- Sustainable products and consumption
Topics:
- Circular economy, especially for rural electrification projects + battery storage
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
- Criteria development for (international) sustainability standards and eco-labels
- Method development for assessing social and environmental impacts of global supply chains
- Impact analysis of sustainability standards in different supply chains (especially cotton and palm oil)
- Sustainability cooperation with emerging countries
Methods:
- Analysis of environmental and social risk potentials in the extraction of raw materials
- Train the trainers
- LCC
- Benchmark assessments of secondary lead smelters
- Expert interviews
Key Projects
- Sustainable Recycling Industries Ghana (www.sustainable-recycling.org), Phase II, 2019-23
- Development of a Directive/Regulation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and take-back systems for used lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries in Ethiopia (GIZ)
- Bioeconomic power in global supply chains – approaches, impacts and perspectives of certification and due diligence for biogenic bulk commodities (BMBF)
- CEWASTE – Voluntary certification scheme for waste treatment (EU Commission)
- Revision and further development of the environmental criteria in the clothing and textiles product group as part of the sector project „Sustainability standards and public-private responsibilities“ (GIZ)
- Extending the integration of social aspects in the ecolabel Blue Angel
Professional Training and Career
- 2019-2020: International Consultant for Solidaridad, Bogotá, Colombia
- Since 2015: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
- 2012-2014: Master of Science in Renewable Energy Management at University of Freiburg
- 2011: Academic Semester Abroad at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- 2008-2011: Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering (Environmental Technology) at Münster University of Applied Sciences
Language Skills
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian