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The Transformation Roadmap aims to use digitalization for socio-ecological change. The project identifies yet unconsidered interactions between digitalization and sustainability and addresses existing research gaps. more...

On behalf of the Bundesverband Deutscher Anzeigenblätter e.V. (BVDA), the IZT develops a life cycle assessment of advertising journals. On that basis, optimization potentials are identified which can be put into practice in the future with economically justifiable effort. more...

In anticipation of the renewal of the German law on electronic devices (ElektroG), the IZT is examining how large quantities of smartphones, tablets etc. can be recycled at high grade. Focal points of the investigation are critical metals and flame-retardant plastics. more...

The IZT uses methods of futures studies to identify relevant resource-political trends in society. Subsequently, scientists assess these trends according to their effect on the world’s climate and resource consumption. The goal of the project is to suggest appropriate resource and climate policy measures to the Umweltbundesamt. more...

This project of the Institute for Applied Ecology and the IZT examined energy storage systems in industrial manufacturing. The focus of this ecological and economic review were power storage systems that small and medium sized enterprises (SME) can utilize for fabrication. more...

Apprentices should learn as of 2017 to work as "ResourceScouts", and encourage resource conservation and efficiency within their companies. A training module in accordance to this was developed during this project. more...

In the project a systemic model will be developed, in order to assess and to make visible the impacts of resource efficiency measures on greenhouse gas emissions. more...

The network "Education for Resource Efficiency and Resource Conservation" will continue to exist beyond the end of the first project funding phase until 2019. It develops educational materials and organizes network conferences. more...

This project aims for an integrated strategy to transform our economic system into a green economy. Economic growth should be accompanied by ecological sustainability and social justice. more...

The project analyzed, evaluated and developed substitution strategies to prevent failure of environmental technologies due to raw material shortages. more...

The ZVEI - German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers renewed its collaboration with the IZT and commissioned an integrated roadmap for its member companies in the automation sector. The following two fields of the future are in focus: industrial biotechnology and recycling of materials as a source of raw materials. The time frame extends to the years 2025+. more...

The research project "BilRess" aims at anchoring resource conservation and resource efficiency in all areas of education. more...

By order of NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION UNION (NABU) the IZT will identifiy 'green' future technologies which promise on the one hand high environmental impacts and for which a particular resource economic relevance can be attested on the other hand. In the following the short-term study aims to provide an overview of companies which offer products based on 'green' future technologies and which are particularly interested in resource conservation. more...

The KfW Group has commissioned a study to IZT in order to identify economically important non-fuel minerals and metals that could face severe supply problems. more...

How does resource-efficient and climate-friendly information technology for schools look like? How can students learn important things about "Green IT"? The project “Green IT” commissioned by the German Environment Agency focused on these questions. more...

Together with the project partners IZT will create a value-based environmental sustainability analysis of Nordic companies using the Sustainable Value approach (www.sustainablevalue.com). The analysis will feed into the development of a Nordic value rating and the construction of a Nordic value index. more...

In der 2. Auflage dieser internationalen Studie wird in Euro bewertet, wie effizient 17 weltweit führende Autobauer mit Umweltressourcen, Menschen und Kapital wirtschaften. Die Studie vergleicht die Autobauer über den Zeitraum von 1999 bis 2007. Asiatische Hersteller fahren den meisten Europäern voraus. Toyota und BMW behaupten Spitzenposition. Daimler AG schiebt sich auf Platz drei vor. US-Autobauer und FIAT verlieren Anschluss. Indischer Produzent Tata liefert erstmals Daten. more...

Untersuchung von Stoffströmen, Branchen, Bedürfnisfeldern sowie Entwicklung von Strategien und Instrumenten. more...

WissenschaftlerInnen untersuchten, wie effizient 16 internationale Autobauer mit Umweltressourcen, Mitarbeitern und Kapital wirtschaften. Toyota und BMW machten das Rennen. more...

In this project the newly developed Sustainable Value approach was applied to German companies on a large scale and tested in practice for the first time. more...