Sustainable development

The concept of sustainability is on everyone’s agenda. There is a growing consensus that the negative environmental impact of economic activities should be more carefully considered and reduced. There are different views on how sustainability is defined, measured and promoted.

We understand sustainable development as a step-by-step process that includes an economic and a social dimension in addition to the ecological one. A broad societal dialogue can help in developing a comprehensive understanding of sustainability in a particular project setting. With innovative dialogue formats and creative approaches, we can contribute to the joint development of objectives and steering instruments. Our strength is to provide a clear understanding of economic mechanisms. The core of a successful sustainability strategy is to achieve goals accurately and at the lowest possible social cost.

Publications

The nine-point plan: employment and climate change effects of a green recovery plan Survey of medium-sized businesses 2019 Sustainability: More than just a buzzword The contribution of biofuels to achieving the 2030 climate objectives Berlin middle class: Digitisation Index – Digitisation as a task for all companies, smaller companies often still too little committed Energy system transformation as a central component of a future industrial policy The economy of beverage packaging Turning point: decoupling CO2 emissions and economic growth Concept of a low carbon development strategy for Ukraine The employment effects of the energy transition Promotion of Renewable Energies in Germany: The development of the EEG levy and the influence of decentralised capacity mechanisms To invest or not to invest- Consumer Preferences as Guiding Line Potentials for green electricity in Germany: consumer preferences and investment behaviour of energy suppliers