In Zeiten des Klimawandels und der Ressourcenverknappung rücken Immobilien zunehmend in den Fokus der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung. Neben den wirtschaftlichen Vorteilen nachhaltiger im Vergleich zu konventionellen Immobilien untersucht Christian Gromer die wesentlichen Investoren und deren Motive....

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...

Two years after adopting the Circular Economy Package, EU institutions finally agreed on new EU waste rules. Despite lower recycling targets as originally envisaged, most countries still have to push recycling to meet the goals. A single method of determining recycling rates was also decided,...

The European Commission aims to push forward the concepts of 'recycle, repair and re-use' as well as waste avoidance. Two years after adopting the Circular Economy Package, EU institutions finally agreed on new EU waste rules. Despite lower recycling targets as originally envisaged, most...

The concept of sustainable development affects every part of economic life. The pro-vision of liquidity and capital should contribute to a habitable ecological and social environment. This paper surveys the role of finance in the concept of sustainability. It starts with a discussion of finance...

Specific industry factors determining cross-border business set-up in the European mutual fund industry are analyzed to contribute to the understanding of production specificities in the financial industry. The findings indicate that the decision on where to domicile a fund is not primarily...