Viviana López Hernández
Researcher
Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Special Expertise
Main areas of research:
- Sustainable products and consumption
- Sustainable food systems and material use of biogenic raw materials
- Global supply chains
Topics:
- Food Systems and industrial food production
- Evaluation of products and processes
- Biodiversity and sustainable consumption
- Eco-labelling and sustainable public procurement
- Socio-ecological transformation processes
Methods:
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Social network analysis (SNA)
- Life cycle costing (LCC)
- Transdisciplinary sustainability research
Key Projects
- Greening supply and demand: Advancing Eco-Labels and Sustainable Public Procurement for climate and biodiversity protection (Eco-Advance)
- Eco-Advance: Ecolabels and Sustainable Public Procurement (Implementation Phase)
- Analytical Review on Global and Regional Practices for the Reuse and Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries
- Together for environmentally sound consumption – information, communication and international cooperation
- Transforming production and consumption patterns by strengthening eco-labelling and green public procurement in five Asian countries
- Criteria development and revision for the Blue Angel for textiles
- Scientific monitoring of 100 green productions as part of the sustainability initiative of the working group ‘Green Shooting’
- Sustainable utilization of resources – requirements for a sustainable bio-based economy as part of the implementation of Agenda 2030/SDGs
- Voluntary certification scheme for waste treatment (CEWASTE) – Horizon 2020
- Development of innovative processes and formulations for Upcycling of PET bottles and recycled blisters for high-quality technical plastic applications
Professional Training and Career
- Since 2019: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
- 2016-2018: Research Assistant at Chair of Environmental Governance, University of Freiburg
- 2015-2017: Master of Science in Environmental Governance, University of Freiburg
- 2013-2015: Sustainability Professional at Gaia Servicios Ambientales, Medellín, Colombia
- 2012-2013: Business Development Analyst at Ecoflora S.A.S., Medellin, Colombia
- 2012: Academic semester abroad, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fé, Argentina
- 2007-2013: Bachelor of Science in Process Engineering, Universidad EAFIT Medellín, Colombia
Language Skills
Spanish (mother tongue), English, German, Portuguese