Category Archives: Economy
Book presentation: Growth in Transition
On 29 February, the book presentation of Growth in Transition will take place at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU in Brussels. The book was edited by SERI researchers Fritz Hinterberger and Elke Pirgmaier in collaboration with Elisabeth Freytag and Martina Schuster from the Austrian Federal Ministry [...]
(Deutsch) Neuer Ansatz des Umweltrechnungswesens
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Final call for participation: Multinational Knowledge Brokerage Event on “Sustainable Food Consumption”
Food is a fundamental necessity of life. It is also one of the consumption areas with the greatest environmental impacts. The debates over sustainable food production and consumption, both in academia and politics, have spurred over the last decade. Growth policies in the food and agriculture sector pay attention to increasing productivity and providing enough [...]
(Deutsch) EIO Bericht „Ressourceneffizientes Bauen“ jetzt auch auf Deutsch
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(Deutsch) SERI sucht eine/n studentische/n Mitarbeiter/in
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How can Europe move towards a One Planet Economy? Scenarios report published
The new report “Scenarios towards a One Planet Economy in Europe” is a major outcome of the OPEN:EU project in which SERI was involved. The scenarios describe alternative, albeit not necessarily ideal visions of the transition toward a One Planet Economy in Europe by 2050. They present both an illustration of life [...]
EIO explores future eco-innovation trends: online survey now open
The Eco-Innovation Observatory (EIO), in which SERI is one of the partners, is gathering information and opinions on future markets and trends of eco-innovation. The EIO team invites to respond to a short survey. It uses an innovative real time feature, allowing you to see the results based on all [...]
Koshi Yomuti – Banking under the Tree. Client Stories about the social and economic impact of microfinance in the rural areas of Northern Namibia
Polzin, C. (2006)
Summary
This book presents the stories of 11 micro-entrepreneurs in Northern Namibia, the majority of them being women. Their stories witness the everyday struggle of poor people having an enormous sense of responsibility and courage, coping with a wide range of forms of vulnerability in a not always conducive environment.
These examples [...]
SUFO:TROP Sustainable Food Consumption: Trends and Opportunities
Friedl, B., Hammer, M., Jäger, J., Lorek, S., Omann, I., Pack, A. (2007)
Abstract
This report presents results from the second year of the Global Change project “Sustainable Food Consumption: Trends and Opportunities”. The objectives of the project are to contribute to a transition to more sustainable food consumption in Austria through an improved understanding [...]
The use of differential VAT rates to promote changes in consumption and innovation – Final report
Oosterhuis, F., Dodoková, A., Gerdes, H., Greño, P., Jantzen, J, Mudgal, S., Neubauer, A., Rayment, M., Stocker, A., Tinetti, B., van der Woerd,Varma, A. , (2008).
Summary
This study deals with the likely impacts of differential VAT rates for specific products with recognised environmental benefits. Applying a reduced VAT rate to environmentally preferable products while [...]
