Portrait
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Life on land
Responsible
consumption and production
Cities and Mobility
Building and Construction
Finance
Circular economy
Forest Management
Supply Chains
Agriculture and Nutrition
Governance
Sustainable Behaviour
Decarbonisation of the transport sector
Post-fossil cities
Co-evolution of business strategies and resource policies in the building industry
Ecological footprint in the housing sector
Financing clean tech
Sustainable finance
Laboratory for circular economy
Towards a sustainable circular economy
Challenges of modular water infrastructure systems
Resource efficiency in Swiss hospitals
Ecosystem services in forests
Trade‐offs in forests
Insurance value of forest ecosystems
Enhancing supply chain sustainability
Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)
Open assessment of Swiss economy and society
Digital innovations for sustainable agriculture
Impacts of Swiss food consumption and trade
Interaction of economy and ecology in Swiss farms
Switzerland’s sustainability footprint
Sustainable Trade Relations for Diversified Food Systems
Green labour market effects
Voluntary corporate environmental initiatives
Legal framework for a resource-efficient circular economy
Nudging small and medium-sized companies
Rebound Effects of the Sharing Economy
Sustainable consumer behaviour
Extending the lifespan of mobile devices
The influence of environmental identities

Governance

A sustainable economy requires the transformation of business and society. Incentives for systemic innovations and their dissemination must therefore be promoted, among other ways, through appropriate political and legal frameworks, as well as best practice examples.

Five research projects focused on examining the challenges that have to be overcome on the way to a sustainable economy; how states can promote diversified food systems by means of sustainable trade relations; the effects of voluntary environmental protection measures by the private sector; the effectiveness of policy instruments; and the legal frameworks to be expected for a sustainable circular economy.

The final synthesis aggregates the policy recommendations of all research projects and formulates recommendations for an efficient mix of voluntary and governmental measures.

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