This paper presents the model of an economy subject to the mass conservation principle. The economic system is related to the environment by a flow of virgin materials into the economy, and by the diffusion of waste into the environment. Ecoefficiency contributes to reducing material waste in...

Implementing the principles of green marketing started since the 70's, once the social and societal marketing concepts were defined. The challenges brought around by globalization and the excessive pollution of the environment, that contemporary companies had to face, requested the...

Economic development and the emergence of new technologies have changed the optics on the factors that are generating added value. The transition from a resource-dependent economy to one focused on tangible non-financial factors has progressed in a gradual manner and took place under the...

Vortrag von Christiane Busch-Lüty und Hans-Peter Dürr in der ersten Plenumssitzung „Ökologische Herausforderungen an Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Wirtschaftspolitik“ der Jahrestagung 1992 des Vereins für Socialpolitik. Mit einer Vorbemerkung von Eva Lang und Oliver Richters, und einem...

Der Verkehrssektor hinkt seit 30 Jahren im Klimaschutz hinterher. Gesellschaft, Industrie und Politik stehen vor entsprechend großen Herausforderungen, um die Klimaschutzziele der nächsten Jahre zu erreichen. Eine Antriebs- sowie Mobilitätswende ist hierfür erforderlich. Ein...

The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has sent chills down the spines of policy makers around the world. In this paper we offer an account of the unfolding military intervention in Ukraine and its concomitant global economic ramifications. By assessing the events that have led...

Das Thema Energieeffizienz findet in Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft bisher nur unzureichend Beachtung. Obwohl die Bundesregierung in ihrem Energiekonzept eine Entkopplung von Wachstum und Energieverbrauch vorsieht und einzelne Maßnahmen ergreift, werden die Energieeffizienzgewinne der...

Idle land remains to be an issue that warrants further investigation. This study aspires to unveil the economic potential of idle land which is cultivated with a combination of cash crops -- vegetables and fruits by young enterprising individuals. Linear programming is employed to derive optimal...

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has generated a serious economic and social crisis in the European Union. This in return produced a vigorous EU reply that took among other the shape of a strong financial response trough the provisional instrument of the NextGenerationEU financial instrument. One of...