


Prof. Dr. Rainer Grießhammer
Senior Adviser
Special Expertise
Main areas of work:
- Sustainable production and consumption
- Methodology development: Life Cycle Assessment, Social Life Cycle Assessment, PROSA - Product Sustainability Assessment, Product Carbon Footprint
- Product-related climate change mitigation
- Product policy
Key Projects
- Ecolabel for climate-relevant products and services, 2009
- Product Sustainability Assessment (PROSA), 2007
- Feasibility Study: Integration of Social Aspects into LCA, 2006
- EcoTopTen - Innovations for Sustainable Consumption (pilot phase), 2004
Professional Training and Career
- Diploma in Organic Chemistry (1978)
- Doctoral Dissertation in Organic Chemistry (1981)
Honorary Professorship
In 2012, Dr. Rainer Griesshammer was awarded an Honorary Professorship for Sustainable Products by the University of Freiburg.
Memberships
- Member of the Research Advisory Board for the "Consumers, Market and Policy" Research Centre at the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen in Germany (since July 2012)
- Member of the scientific advisory board of Federal German Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection corresponding "consumer and food policy", 1992-1994
- Member of the Council of German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), 2004 - 2008
- Board of trustees, Stiftung Warentest, 2003 - present
- Member of UNEP/SETAC Life Cylce Initiative, Task Force on Integration of social aspects into LCA
- Executive director of the Legacy for the Future Foundation, (Stiftung Zukunftserbe), 2000-present
Author of several books, among others the bestsellers
- Der Öko-Knigge(1984)
- Der Klima-Knigge (2007)
Language Skills
English