Inga Hilbert

Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Special Expertise

Main areas of research:

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:

Assessment and improvement of recycling processes
Analysis of environmental, social and economic potential hazards of primary raw materials
Benchmark assessments of secondary lead smelter
Expert interviews
LCC
Train the trainers
Transdisciplinary sustainability research

Key Projects

Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste: Capacity Development and operation of the Technical Training Centre at the Old Fadama Scrap Yard
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

Since 2015: Researcher at Oeko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
2019-2020: International Consultant for Solidaridad, Bogotá, Colombia
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