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The complex questions facing our society often require integrated approaches. To meet this challenge, researchers from the Wuppertal Institute's different research groups have joined forces to investigate cross-cutting subjects:
In a situation where competitive disadvantages arising from the inefficient use of resources endanger the survival of businesses and jobs, and resource efficiency is increasingly becoming a key issue in national and international politics, the German Environment Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency has tasked 31 project partners, under the direction of the Wuppertal Institute, with the research project "Material Efficiency and Resource Conservation" (MaRess).
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| The study Zukunftsfähiges Deutschland in einer globalisierten Welt (A Sustainable Germany in a Globalised World) appeared in book form in autumn 2008. Going far beyond a simple stock-taking of the issues of environment, globalisation and justice, the study uses the latest quantitative data and innovative qualitative analyses to provoke a sustainability discourse in society and develop social models centred on ecology, fairness and environmentally compatible economics. The study goes on to outline the economic and social policy framework for a transition in Germany and Europe and explore the aspect of global responsibility. more |
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