Take – make – use – dispose. This is the still prevailing linear economy system. Products which are thrown away, buried in landfills, or burnt at the end of their primary use phase can not only contain valuable...
Category - Trends & Technology
Digital Circular Economy – The Digital Revolution of the Circular Economy
In contrast to the linear economy (take, make, use, dispose), the circular economy approach does not see an absolute end to a product or process. iPoint’s holistic, circular perspective envisages a continuous...
Interview with “Germany’s most sustainable large-scale enterprise 2014”
Marko Schnarr works for the environmental office at Miele, the well-known manufacturer of household appliances. His goal is to expand the company’s decision-making matrix to fully include environmental aspects. Enjoy...
“Deutschlands nachhaltigstes Großunternehmen 2014” im Interview
Marko Schnarr ist Referent für Ressourceneffizienz, Ökobilanzierung und Ökolabelling beim Haushaltsgeräte-Hersteller Miele. Ihm ist es wichtig, die Entscheidungsmatrix um die Umweltdimension zu erweitern. Viel Spaß beim...
How Much is This Really Worth; How to Monetize Environmental Impacts
Managing to engage decision-makers at all levels of a company on sustainability matters is an all too common challenge for experts trying to improve environmental corporate performance. Sustainability professionals can...
Social Life Cycle Analysis: Why Does It Lurk In the Shadow of Environmental LCA?
The term “Life Cycle Analysis” (LCA) is largely assumed to be the technique used for the assessment of the total environmental impact associated with a product or process. This assumption does, however, neglect the...
Material Flow Cost Accounting: Resource Efficiency Made Simple
Many organisations are coming under increasing pressure to minimise the environmental impact of their activities, as well as optimising resource consumption to enhance the company’s cash flow. Material flow cost...
Photovoltaking the future.
You might have noticed that the world is currently undergoing an energy transition – from fossil fuels to renewables. Despite great resistance to this shift from the traditional purveyors of energy, the trend seems...
Wasting food: a brief guide.
With the human population on this little planet of ours expected to grow to over 9 billion in the next few decades, food security is being consistently identified as a pressing problem. That might sound Malthusian, but...