Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Lucía Gascón Castillero

Researcher

Special Expertise

Main research areas:

Sustainable products and consumption
Circular Economy

Topics:

Sustainable food systems and textiles
Food governance
Environmental impacts and innovations in the textile industry

Methods:

Stakeholder analysis
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Expert interviews
Transdisciplinary sustainable research

Key Projects

Analytical overview of global and regional practices for the reuse and recycling of lithium-ion batteries
Circular economy in Southeast Asia: Promotion of climate-friendly and resource-efficient products and services
Development of methodological basics and tools for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice

Language Skills

Spanish (mother tongue), English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese

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Lucía Gascón Castillero

Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Researcher
Freiburg
Oeko-Institut e.V.
+49 761 45295-240
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Sustainable production and consumption

CCICED Scoping Study Circular Economy in the context of the Sino-German Environment Partnership

03/01/2024

The aim of this study is to support the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in identifying relevant research questions and policy development in the field of the circular economy in China. The study includes an analysis of the feasibility of modelling
Consumption and sufficiency

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

10/02/2023

The aim of the project is to further develop the product portfolio of the Blue Angel eco-label with a focus on information and communication technologies (ICT). A special feature of the project is the development of a study on the refurbishment of ICT products (AP1). In addition, the existing procu
Waste management

Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste - expert pool for advice on e-waste management in Ghana

06/30/2023

The project contains three work packages that have strong interlinkages: While WP1 is mainly addressing policy-support needs for a National E-waste System, WP2 aims at preparing Ghanaian recyclers to upgrade so that they can comply with national, and perceptively also with international standards a
Consumption and sufficiency

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

06/01/2023

The project conducted a systematic review of the topic of greenwashing, taking into account the current EU initiatives "Empowering the Consumers for the Green Transition" and "Green Claims". It focusses on the classification of product or service-related environmental claims made by companies. To t
Consumption and sufficiency

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

05/01/2023

The aim of the research project is, on the one hand, to develop possible graduated ecodesign requirements for textiles, to transfer these into an ecodesign label and to accompany the European processes within the framework of the new European Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation for the pr
Circular Economy

Scientific support to the development of the National Circular Economy Strategy

02/01/2023

The aim and task of the project is to scientifically support the process of developing and updating a National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS) for a resource-conserving, sustainable circular economy and to enrich it with contributions to the discussion and further inputs. To this end, proposals ar

Scoping Study 2024

Circular Economy (CE) in China

November 2024

According to UNEP (2024), the annual global extraction of materials has grown from 30.9 billion tons in 1970 to 95.1 billion tons in 2020, and is expected to reach 106.6 billion tons in 2024. Thus, the prolonged growth of the global demand for materials is associated with major environmental concern

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Una Recopilación De Prácticas

Instrumentos E Incentivos Para Promover La Participación De Pyme En Las Compras Públicas Sostenibles

September 2024

El documento "Instrumentos e Incentivos para Promover la Participación de PYME en las Compras Públicas Sostenibles" aborda cómo facilitar la inclusión de pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME) en los procesos de compras públicas sostenibles (CPS). Las PYME son fundamentales para el desarrollo eco

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Analytical Review of Global and Regional Practices

Recycling and Reuse of Lithium Batteries in Latin America and the Caribbean

February 2024

The increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIB), associated to energy storage for electric vehicles, electronics and renewable energy, has raised concerns about their proper disposal, recycling and end-of-life management (EoL). Currently, only half of all LIB reaching end-of-life globally a

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Study to support the sustainable products initiative

December 2023

The Sustainable Products Initiative responds to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan. It aims to make products placed on the Internal Market fit for a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy, reduce waste and ensure that the performance of f

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Monitoring matters – transparency makes land sector climate action effective

Blog 04/23/2025

Land management has important implications for climate change, making it essential to monitor it transparently. Increased transparency helps to improve decisions, accountability, and responsibility of all actors.
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Beyond artificial safety

Blog 04/08/2025

While we translate texts, generate images or simply search for answers with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI), very few of us consider whether AI is actually safe. This is likely due to the lack of discussion or efforts to address safety issues. Dr Heidy Khlaaf, Chief AI Scientist at the AI Now Institute, has been working on AI-related safety issues for a good many years. There is still a complete disregard of AI’s susceptibility to error, she says.

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Recent projects

CCICED Scoping Study Circular Economy in the context of the Sino-German Environment Partnership

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste - expert pool for advice on e-waste management in Ghana

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Scientific support to the development of the National Circular Economy Strategy

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Recent projects

CCICED Scoping Study Circular Economy in the context of the Sino-German Environment Partnership

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

Environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste - expert pool for advice on e-waste management in Ghana

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Scientific support to the development of the National Circular Economy Strategy

Recent publications

Circular Economy (CE) in China

Instrumentos E Incentivos Para Promover La Participación De Pyme En Las Compras Públicas Sostenibles

Recycling and Reuse of Lithium Batteries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Study to support the sustainable products initiative

Read more

Monitoring matters – transparency makes land sector climate action effective

Beyond artificial safety