The increasing use of digital networking in complex industrial processes opens up new potential for more sustainability. This paper delivers the fi rst empirical fi ndings on the relevance of digitalisation for improving material effi ciency in German industry based on a unique dataset including...

Western European Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) have addressed the dispersed socio-economic status of their electorates by blurring their economic positioning. This contribution analyses the rise of the German PRRP Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) between 2013 and 2017 and the role of...

The European Commission is planning a new regulation for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (Due Diligence Directive) as part of the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative. The longawaited EU proposal is expected to have requirements that go far beyond the German Act on...

Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität spielt der Übergang von einer linearen Wirtschaft zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft (Circular Economy) eine wichtige Rolle. Kreisläufe von Ressourcen lassen sich in Unternehmen unterschiedlich umsetzen. Der hierfür notwendige Blick auf den gesamten Lebenszyklus...