/ Annamaria La Chimia -- Corruption and Procurement : Recalibrating the Sights / Peter Trepte -- Sustainability and Public …

While sustainability issues increasingly gain importance for new product design, they also further complicate the NPD … process. In many cases it is hard to exactly measure the socio-environmental impact of new products, and sustainability … targets may conflict with other ones. Innovators can aim to manage these challenges by turning to voluntary sustainability …

procurement faces several challenges. This paper highlights the sustainability challenges for biomass-based products, discusses … the suitability of biomass-focused voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) to address them, and identifies experiences … public procurers to (i) establish sustainability criteria for tender offers, (ii) minimize risks, and (iii) verify compliance …

Protected areas, certification, payments for ecosystem services, willingness to invest, ecosystem sustainability …, Tanzania. - Schutzzonen, Zertifizierung, Zahlungen für Ökosystemleistungen, Investitionsbereitschaft, Nachhaltigkeit von …