Category Archives: Economy
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 previous responses.
The survey
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 [...]
SERI @ the World Resources Forum (2): First results from new SERI study on global material flows
Together with our German colleague Monika Dittrich, SERI researcher Stefan Giljum [...] presented the first results of the upcoming new study “Green economies around the world? Implications of resource use for the environment and development”. The study analyses patterns of material extraction, trade, consumption and resource productivity for all countries world-wide during the past 30 years.
SERI @ the World Resources Forum (1): Workshop on Resource-efficient companies
Over 400 participants gather from 18-21. September 2011 in Davos for the 2nd World Resources Forum.
Together with the Wuppertal Institute für Climate, Envionment, and Energy [...] and two other organisations, SERI organizes a Workshop mainly designed for the business community.
After the short introduction by Fritz Hinterberger and Holger Rohn, examples on how to
UNIDO invites SERI to present work on „sustainable resource use“
Since more than 2 years, SERI has a successful cooperation with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) [...] in the area of resource use and resource efficiency. On 14th of September, UNIDO organised a dedicated workshop, in which SERI was invited to present its work on “sustainable resource use”.
Around 20 participants from different UNIDO units
A Scoping Study on the Macroeconomic View of Sustainability
Pollitt, H., Barker, A. Barton, J., Pirgmaier, E., Polzin, C. Lutter, S., Hinterberger, F. und Stocker, A. (2010)
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of how a macroeconomic perspective can shed light on the possibility of achieving sustainable development. The study will provide some insights on what changes might be needed [...]
