Im internationalen Wettbewerb gewinnt die Bilanzierung von CO2e-Emissionen in Unter-nehmen immer mehr an Bedeutung. Klimalabel bieten Unternehmen dabei die Möglichkeit, die Reduktion von CO2e-Emissionen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette ihrer Produkte an den Konsumenten zu kommunizieren. Durch...

With the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Union has established a legal framework for the protection of all aquatic ecological systems, including groundwater. This directive may have advantages for the water regime in ecologically sensitive areas but may also bring some economic...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled differently in different countries. Whereas global acreage of GMOs jumped to 134 million hectares in 2009 [Cultivation... 2010], in many European countries opposition to GMOs is still strong, and their acreage is very small. This situation poses...

The process quality of food products is currently the subject of increased attention. In the area of meat production, public discussion has centered on perceived low standards of animal welfare. Besides an increase in legislative regulations, improved animal welfare standards are most frequently...

The idea of sustainable management has recently gained growing attention in the agribusiness sector. This is mainly due to a widespread discontent with the industrialization of agricultural production and food processing and growing public pressure on agribusiness firms to implement more...

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Die Biogasproduktion in Deutschland wird nach einer zunächst positiven öffentlichen Bewertung mittlerweile zunehmend kritisch diskutiert. Insbesondere sozioökonomische Problemfelder wie die Auswirkungen der verursachten Strompreiserhöhung auf Konsumenten oder die Veränderung des...