In jüngster Zeit wird kritisch debattiert, ob bzw. inwiefern eine Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Wirtschaftswachstum vereinbar ist. Hier stehen sich zwei Positionen diametral gegenüber. Auf der einen Seite gibt es Plädoyers für eine Kreislaufwirtschaft, die ganz gezielt auf Wachstum setzen soll...

In sechs Workshops im Rahmen der Charta für Holz 2.0 im Dialog wurde das Thema Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Holz diskutiert. Aus den Ergebnissen lässt sich ein differenzierter Blick auf eine Transformation hin zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Holzindustrie ableiten. Da die Mehrheit der...

Der Einsatz von Stahlschrott als Rohstoff der Stahlherstellung vermeidet Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) in erheblichem Umfang. Ambitionierte Klimaziele lassen somit einen steigenden Bedarf an Stahlschrott erwarten. Diese Studie quantifiziert plausible Bandbreiten für den Stahlschrottbedarf der...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Sozialökonomischen Betriebe (SÖB) und Gemeinnützigen Beschäftigungsprojekte (GBP) haben in Tirol eine lange Tradition und eine hohe Bedeutung bei der Beschäftigung und arbeitsmarktorientierten Reintegration von langzeitarbeitslosen Personen. Diese Zielgruppe...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die ökologische Transformation bewirkt umfassende Veränderungen der Anforderungsprofile von Beschäftigten vieler Branchen. Die vorliegende Studie des Österreichischen Institutes für Berufsbildungsforschung (öibf) im Auftrag der Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die vorliegende und mit Jahresbeginn 2025 von der Soll & Haberfellner Unternehmens- und Projektberatung im Auftrag der Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und Berufsinformation des AMS Osterreich finalisierte Studie enthalt zwei große Arbeitspakete, nämlich eine...

The textile and apparel industries have experienced the arrival of the sustainable fashion revolution, which symbolizes a significant switch towards improving green innovations and lessening environmental effects. As industries highlight sustainability through eco-friendly apparel merchandising...

Optimising resource efficiency is essential for sustainable product lifecycle management (PLM). This motivates the use of novel methodologies such as sustainable design, circular economy concepts, and causal machine learning algorithms. This study focuses on repair as one of the circular economy...

This article examines the concept of eco-innovation (EI) and its role in achieving sustainable economic growth by integrating environmental and social considerations. It focuses on identifying key practices and relationships that promote EI in supply chains through multi-stakeholder...

The increasing environmental pressures on businesses have driven a global shift toward sustainability, particularly within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite the growing adoption of open innovation and circular economy (CE) practices, a gap remains in understanding how open...

The research focuses on the challenges and factors influencing the development of circular waste management business models (CWMBM) in Indonesia, highlighting the reliance on landfills and the need for a transition towards more sustainable practices. Previous studies showing the relationship...

This article examines the relationship between implementing sustainable development measures and financial risk in the context of global companies and the recycling economy. This study uses statistics from Forbes, TIME, and Statista on 50 global companies that actively embrace sustainable...

The paper analyses commodity taxation in an economy where a good can be recycled. Consumers deliver units of a used good to a reuse operator, who sells the good in a second-hand market after some processing. Two regimes are considered. One is a pure market setting where the reuse operator pays...

The project lays the groundwork for a European digital product passport by expanding legal information requirements, developed in collaboration with stakeholders using textiles and energy-related products as examples. It explores how key product data can be digitally tracked, combined, and made...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die vorliegende und mit Jahresbeginn 2025 von der Soll & Haberfellner Unternehmens- und Projektberatung im Auftrag der Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und Berufsinformation des AMS Osterreich finalisierte Studie enthalt zwei große Arbeitspakete, nämlich eine...

Der Einsatz von Stahlschrott als Rohstoff der Stahlherstellung vermeidet Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) in erheblichem Umfang. Ambitionierte Klimaziele lassen somit einen steigenden Bedarf an Stahlschrott erwarten. Diese Studie quantifiziert plausible Bandbreiten für den Stahlschrottbedarf der...

As part of the Confirmation hearings process, Commissioner-designate Jessika Roswall responded in writing to questions posed by Parliament and appeared before the ENVI committee on 5 November 2024 to answer further questions from Members of the European Parliament belonging to the committee, as...

As part of the Confirmation hearings process, Commissioner-designate Jessika Roswall responded in writing to questions posed by Parliament and appeared before the ENVI committee on 5 November 2024 to answer further questions from Members of the European Parliament belonging to the committee, as...

The support study for the evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 on ship recycling (SRR) was performed in the period December 2022-November 2023. It was commissioned by DG Environment of the European Commission and implemented by a consortium that includes Ecorys, Ramboll, and Grimaldi. The...

This study on enforcement procedures and sanctions in place in Member States for infringements and circumvention of the Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 ("SRR" or "Regulation") on ship recycling aims at providing the European...

As the European Union (EU) continues to deal with the increasing quantities of packaging waste and its environmental impact, one area of focus is the harmonisation of waste sorting labels across EU Member States. This effort aims to for easier and more accurate packaging waste sorting in the EU....

Background: Optimizing reverse chains is more difficult than forward linear supply chains. Careful consideration should be given to recovery strategies to optimize product reuse as well as recycling. Methods: Using a 450-product dataset from the Melbourne area collection project and literature...

Background: The global climate crisis has intensified the demand for sustainable solutions, positioning Reverse Logistics (RL) as a critical strategy for minimizing environmental impacts. Simultaneously, Industry 4.0 technologies are transforming RL operations by enhancing their collection,...

In today's environment, ensuring sustainable development is one of the long-term goals of any state, and therefore consideration of new approaches and concepts remains relevant. The purpose of this study was to investigate approaches to accounting in the context of the circular economy. The...