Biokraftstoffen in Zukunft trotzdem größtmögliche Nachhaltigkeit gewährleistet werden kann. Eine angemessene Beurteilung von … Biokraftstoffen erfordert zu diesem Zweck zunächst eine detaillierte Analyse des CO2-Reduktionspotenzials und der Nachhaltigkeit über …

could become a threat to food security. Though rising concerns about sustainability aspects have led to the development of … sustainability standards for biomass. …

in and manage infrastructure, however, are a relatively new development. Today several sustainability assessment tools … assessment of an individual project, and accounting tools designed to standardize sustainability reporting across investors. The …. The study draws conclusions as to the future of sustainability assessment in the infrastructure sector and the challenges …

This chapter discusses the role of voluntary standards for corporate sustainability and responsibility as enablers of … sustainability and responsibility. Our subsequent analysis shows that standards enable sustainable consumption by (1) reducing … created, (2) supporting the disclosure of firms' sustainability-related information (potentially leading to increased consumer …

The federal "sustainability standard" requires ethanol to emit at least 20 percent less carbon dioxide (CO2) than … the sustainability calculus and whether those standards are being met. We show that the methodological debate is misplaced … because sustainability standards for ethanol are, by definition, illogical and ineffective. Moreover, those standards divert …

One of the most significant factors affecting building sustainability is the sustainability of the materials used in … claimed to address issues of sustainability either in their composition or the processes by which they are manufactured. The … emergence of these new materials, as well as heightened public sensitivity to sustainability issues, have given rise to a …

Adopting an International Sustainability Standard (ISS) helps firms improve their sustainability performance. It also … acts as a credible market “signal” that legitimizes firms’ latent sustainability practices while improving their market … adoption and their market value and their sustainability performance appear positive. However, beyond a tipping point of 2 ISSs …