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Sustainability is about collaboration, open dialog and – most of all – action. Read our articles to share in our knowledge and expertise and to build your capacity for purposeful action.
Consumers and sustainability
What is the role of consumers in the pursuit of a more sustainable economy?
How much does a tear weigh?
People, planet, and profit are considered the three pillars of sustainability. We can define economic and environmental sustainability, and metrics and indicators exist for both. But social sustainability relates to the quality of life... What is "quality of life"?
Identifying best existing practice for characterization modeling in life cycle impact assessment
Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is a field of active development. The last decade has seen prolific publication of new impact assessment methods covering many different impact categories and providing characterization factors that often deviate from each other for the same substance and impact. Here you can read the journey towards identifying the best existing practice for characterization modeling in life cycle impact assessment.
The Art of Measuring Sustainability
"A Sunday afternoon on the Island Grande Jatte” is a wonderful painting by the French artist Seurat. The lucky ones will be able to admire it at the Art Institute of Chicago and feel the warmth of an 1880s summer day on this island in the Seine River.
The secret of sustainable branding
Sustainability is here to stay. This is the only certainty, all the rest is fluid, because sustainability is a fast changing continuum.
…how sustainability and marketing lived happily ever after
There has been some talk lately about green marketing being over (yes, that was Joel Makover), and some concern among experts that this would provide companies a (wrong) reason for giving up on sustainability.