Carl-Otto Gensch

Handbook within the framework of the project “Holistic Management of Energy and Resource Efficiency in Companies” (MERU)

Guideline for companies on managing and preventing Rebound effects

This guide was produced within the framework of the project “Holistic Management of Energy and Resource Efficiency in Companies”, and was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of its “Research for Sustainability” (FONA). Project partners include: Oek

Successfully shaping structual change

Towards a Green Economy

This publication presents key messages and recommendations for successfully shaping structural change towards a Green Economy. The publication results from the REFOPLAN-project „Ökologischer Strukturwandel“ (Ecological structural change, research funding code 3716 14 101 0). The target group in

How a Transformation towards Sustainable Community Catering Can Succeed

Community catering or to use another common term especially in the American literature institutional foodservice plays a central role in changing our food system towards sustainability. Community catering establishments can bring about changes in this context at various levels. Hence, in the context

In the Spotlight

Substitutes for contaminants: The EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

Cadmium in TVs, mercury in compact fluorescent lamps … various electrical and electronic devices contain hazardous substances such as heavy metals and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The purpose of the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is to prohibit the use of these

Study commissioned by MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Offenburg, Germany

Life-cycle comparison of reusable and non-reusable crockery for mass catering in the USA

The aim of the project was an evaluation of the ecological impacts of two systems, i.e. returnable and non-returnable crockery along the respective life stages. In methodological terms, the study is based on a product-related life cycle assessment in accordance with the requirements of the ISO stand

Evaluation of small brominated alkyl alcohols for a possible RoHS restriction

Hazardous substances in EEE are regulated by the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2). According to article 6(1), it is possible for member states to submit a proposal for adding new substances to the list of restricted substances of the directive. Article 6(1) and 6(2) describe the criteria and requi