This report focuses on our ability to continue to provide for our needs by drawing on the natural world. Given the broad coverage of the term 'natural resources', a decision was made at the outset to focus the analysis on a selection of natural resources: fisheries, forestry, water, fossil...

Based on the analysis of a large dataset on the environmental performance of European companies in five industrial sectors, this paper examines the question of whether the presence of an environmental management system (EMS) has a positive impact on the eco-efficiency of companies. It begins...

Based on the analysis of a large dataset on the environmental performance of European companies in selected industrial sectors, the paper examines the question of whether the presence of an environmental management system (EMS) has a positive impact on the ecoefficiency of companies. It begins...

Die gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen für eine ökologische Wende der EU-Regionalpolitik sind scheinbar ungünstig. Dem Vorsorgeprinzip der Umweltpolitik liegt die Annahme zugrunde, dass man auf bestimmte Tatsachen reagieren muss, weil sonst Schäden entstehen. Nach dem Soziologen Niklas...