Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Katharina Hurst

Research Assistant

Special Expertise

Main research areas:

Circular Economy
Sustainable consumption and products

Topics:

Textiles, ICT, circular procurement
Conflicting goals of a circular economy
Circular finance
Consumption change

Methods:

Stakeholder consultations
Expert interviews
Transdisciplinary sustainability research

Key projects

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy NKWS
Development of methodological principles and working aids for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice
Modelling ecological and economic impacts of Circular Economy in Germany

Language Skills

English
French

Contact

Katharina Hurst

Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Research Assistant
Freiburg
+49 761 45295-271
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Sustainable production and consumption

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

02/28/2023

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMVU) is developing a national circular economy strategy. In this project, the Öko-Institut and its partners (Wuppertal Institute and ifok) support the strategy development by accompanying and s
Circular Economy

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy

02/01/2023

The aim and task of the project is to scientifically support the process of developing and updating a National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS) for a resource-conserving, sustainable circular economy and to enrich it with contributions to the discussion and further inputs. To this end, proposals a
Circular Economy

Model Germany - Circular Economy - Modelling ecological and economic impacts of Circular Economy in Germany

08/01/2022

In its coalition agreement, the German government has set itself the goal of developing a new integrated circular economy strategy. The aim of this study is to describe the ecological and economic impacts of a comprehensive circular economy in Germany. The consequences of previously selected circu
Procurement

Development of methodological principles and working aids for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice

12/13/2021

The aim of the research project is to develop specific support for procurers in order to make their procurement practices more climate-friendly and/or more circular economy-oriented. The background to this is the new legal regulations on environmentally friendly procurement in the Closed Substance
Procurement

New award criteria for the Blue Angel - Framework project 2021 for the further development of the Blue Angel ecolabel

10/15/2021

As part of the project "New Award Criteria for the Blue Angel - Framework Project 2021 for the Further Development of the Blue Angel Eco-label", the Blue Angel award criteria for the product groups plant pots, reusable systems to go, litter and mattresses are being updated and the criteria for gar

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EU climate protection targets for 2040: Where are we heading?

News 06/14/2024

In order for the EU to become climate-neutral by 2050, it has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990. The process of setting the EU’s energy and climate targets for 2040 has just begun. In February, the European Commission recommended that emissions should be reduced by 90 per cent by that year.
The Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal Recycling (ProBaMet) Project starts in Nigeria with visits to lead smelters in Ogun State

Blog 06/12/2024

Researcher Frederick Adjei shares insights into the work and approach of the collaboration with local stakeholders within the ProBaMet Project.

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Recent projects

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy

Model Germany - Circular Economy - Modelling ecological and economic impacts of Circular Economy in Germany

Development of methodological principles and working aids for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice

New award criteria for the Blue Angel - Framework project 2021 for the further development of the Blue Angel ecolabel

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Recent projects

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy

Model Germany - Circular Economy - Modelling ecological and economic impacts of Circular Economy in Germany

Development of methodological principles and working aids for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice

New award criteria for the Blue Angel - Framework project 2021 for the further development of the Blue Angel ecolabel

Read more

EU climate protection targets for 2040: Where are we heading?

The Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal Recycling (ProBaMet) Project starts in Nigeria with visits to lead smelters in Ogun State