Category Archives: Consumption and Production
New study published: soy granule – how sustainable it really is?
[...]On Monday, 13.12.2011 a recent SERI study was presented at a press conference. The aim of this study was to enable a serious comparison between the environmental sustainability of dry soy products and meat. Starting point is the high level of meat consumption in the industrialized countries which makes a significant contribution to the climate
SERI organises the 1st European Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Economic Growth
As a partner in the project RESPONDER [...], SERI is organising the 1st European Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Economic Growth, which will take place from 19 to 21 October 2011 in Berlin. This workshop will bring together a selected group of 20 policy makers and the same number of researchers to explore the conflicts
The Raw Material Equivalents of International Trade: Empirical Evidence for Latin America
Muñoz, P.; Giljum, S.; Roca, J. (2009)
In: Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 13, Nr. 6, pp. 881-897
This article aims at estimating the raw material equivalents (RMEs)—the upstream used material flows required along the production chain—of imports and exports for some Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Furthermore, the United States [...]
Network Footprinting founded!
The “Network Footprinting” has been founded! It connects different Austrian organizations from science and practice that want to co-operate in the field of assessing ecological footprints of products and companies. Its aim is the further development of the theoretical and application-oriented aspects of Footprinting.
Read the Network Footprinting Mission Statement [...] (in German)
