On a global scale, which product is produced the most in weight per year – steel, cement, plastic or paper? Would you have known the answer to this 1-million-euro question in a popular German TV-Show? ...
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New standard ISO 50001 for energy management places increased demands on companies
Recertification of an energy management system according to ISO 50001 has become more demanding – or why a requirement in the accreditation standard ISO 50003 consistently demands transparency of energy...
Lids against Polio
Poliomyelitis, more commonly referred to as polio, is an illness that has been almost completely eradicated with there being only a few known cases in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. The virus causes signs of...
fw: transparency 2019 – Save the date!
Under the slogan: “Latest Trends in Product Compliance and Sustainability – Integration as a Key to the Circular Economy” an international audience from companies like Bosch, Jaguar Land Rover, Oracle, Mahle, Preh...
Life Cycle Impact Assessment – which are the LCIA indicator sets most widely used by practitioners?
Whenever someone starts his or her first LCA study, one of the questions to be answered is, which of the available LCIA methods should be used? There is no distinct answer to the “should” but according to a survey...
The new California Proposition 65 Warning Regulations
The California Proposition 65 is a California Law that came into effect in 1986. Its goal is to protect residents of California from exposition to chemicals causing cancer or being toxic to reproduction. The law obliges...
Effizienzpotenziale erschließen in der Recyclingbranche
Anfang des Jahres begleitete ein Expertenteam der ifu Hamburg GmbH, Member of iPoint Group, einen Initial-Workshop bei MinERALiX, einem auf das Recycling von Baustoffen spezialisierten Unternehmen. Ziel war es, die...
Keiner im Betrieb hätte das gedacht: Bemerkenswerte MFCA-Ergebnisse bei C&C Bark
Das Familienunternehmen C & C Bark Metalldruckguss und Formenbau GmbH stellt Magnesiumdruckgüsse für verschiedene Zwecke her. Mit Hilfe der ifu Hamburg GmbH, Member of iPoint Group, hat das Unternehmen eine...
MFCA-Hamburg – Leuchttürme der Ressourceneffizienz
Wie machen wir die Hamburger Industrie effizienter und nachhaltiger? Um dieser Frage zu begegnen, wurde das Projekt „MFCA-Hamburg“ als Kooperation von ifu Hamburg, der Umweltbehörde Hamburg und der Universität Hamburg...