Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Lucía Gascón Castillero

Researcher

Special Expertise

Main research areas:

Sustainable products and consumption
Circular Economy

Topics:

Sustainable food systems and textiles
Food governance
Environmental impacts and innovations in the textile industry

Methods:

Stakeholder analysis
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Expert interviews
Transdisciplinary sustainable research

Key Projects

Analytical overview of global and regional practices for the reuse and recycling of lithium-ion batteries
Circular economy in Southeast Asia: Promotion of climate-friendly and resource-efficient products and services
Development of methodological basics and tools for climate protection and circular economy aspects in public procurement practice

Language Skills

Spanish (mother tongue), English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese

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Lucía Gascón Castillero

Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Researcher
Freiburg
+49 761 45295-240
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Consumption and sufficiency

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

10/02/2023

The aim of the project is to further develop the product portfolio of the Blue Angel eco-label with a focus on information and communication technologies (ICT). A special feature of the project is the development of a study on the refurbishment of ICT products (AP1). In addition, the existing procu
Consumption and sufficiency

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

08/29/2023

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is implementing the Sustainable Consumption sector project, under which the three instruments Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (BnT), Green Button (GK) and
Consumption and sufficiency

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

06/01/2023

The aim of the project is a systematic review of the topic of greenwashing, taking into account the current EU initiatives "Empowering the Consumers for the Green Transition" and "Green Claims". The focus of the project is on the classification of product or service-related environmental claims mad
Consumption and sufficiency

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

05/01/2023

The aim of the research project is, on the one hand, to develop possible graduated ecodesign requirements for textiles, to transfer these into an ecodesign label and to accompany the European processes within the framework of the new European Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation for the pr
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 ar
Procurement

Greening supply and demand: Advancing Eco-Labels and Sustainable Public Procurement for climate and biodiversity protection (Eco-Advance) - Implementation phase

12/01/2022

The project contributes to climate change mitigation, biodiversity protection and resource conservation by promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in five Latin American countries. Type 1 ecolabels and sustainable public procurement (SPP) are used as tools to incentivise relevant act

Scoping Study 2024

Circular Economy (CE) in China

November 2024

According to UNEP (2024), the annual global extraction of materials has grown from 30.9 billion tons in 1970 to 95.1 billion tons in 2020, and is expected to reach 106.6 billion tons in 2024. Thus, the prolonged growth of the global demand for materials is associated with major environmental concern

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Una Recopilación De Prácticas

Instrumentos E Incentivos Para Promover La Participación De Pyme En Las Compras Públicas Sostenibles

September 2024

El documento "Instrumentos e Incentivos para Promover la Participación de PYME en las Compras Públicas Sostenibles" aborda cómo facilitar la inclusión de pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME) en los procesos de compras públicas sostenibles (CPS). Las PYME son fundamentales para el desarrollo eco

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Analytical Review of Global and Regional Practices

Recycling and Reuse of Lithium Batteries in Latin America and the Caribbean

February 2024

The increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIB), associated to energy storage for electric vehicles, electronics and renewable energy, has raised concerns about their proper disposal, recycling and end-of-life management (EoL). Currently, only half of all LIB reaching end-of-life globally a

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Study to support the sustainable products initiative

December 2023

The Sustainable Products Initiative responds to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan. It aims to make products placed on the Internal Market fit for a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy, reduce waste and ensure that the performance of f

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The EU Carbon Certification Removal Framework and its methodologies must be improved to deliver on their goals

Blog 12/12/2024

In October 2024, the European Commission presented draft methodologies for the European Union’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). These methodologies set out requirements for the certification of carbon removals and soil emission reductions from various mitigation activities.
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The ICVCM approval of three REDD methodologies presents risks to the integrity of the initiative

Blog 12/10/2024

In November 2024, the Governing Board of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) approved three methodologies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). The methodologies are now eligible for issuing “high integrity” carbon credits under the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) label of the ICVCM. We are concerned with this decision. While the methodologies have been improved compared to previous versions, in our assessment they do not meet the requirements of the ICVCM Assessment Framework. Here we explain why.

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Recent projects

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy

Greening supply and demand: Advancing Eco-Labels and Sustainable Public Procurement for climate and biodiversity protection (Eco-Advance) - Implementation phase

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Recent projects

Further development of the product portfolio of the Blue Angel ecolabel - framework project 2023

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

Avoiding greenwashing, strengthening ecodesign - challenges for corporate and consumer communication

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Scientific support and monitoring of the National Circular Economy Strategy

Greening supply and demand: Advancing Eco-Labels and Sustainable Public Procurement for climate and biodiversity protection (Eco-Advance) - Implementation phase

Recent publications

Circular Economy (CE) in China

Instrumentos E Incentivos Para Promover La Participación De Pyme En Las Compras Públicas Sostenibles

Recycling and Reuse of Lithium Batteries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Study to support the sustainable products initiative

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The EU Carbon Certification Removal Framework and its methodologies must be improved to deliver on their goals

The ICVCM approval of three REDD methodologies presents risks to the integrity of the initiative