Theme 2: Sustainable products and services
Research Projects 07/08
EV02067 Mapping the Environmental Impacts of Milk
A review of existing research to map the evidence on the sustainability impacts across the milk life cycle and supply chain. As well as providing the main evidence base for the milk roadmap the study has also highlighted areas for potential future research, which will help to refine the work in the future.
EV02069 - The Application of the Environmental Limits Concept to Sustainable Consumption and Production
This project develops the theme that environmental limits can fall into two broad types:
- Source limits, which relate to the reserve of natural resource and at what level this resource can be used sustainably, and
- sink limits, which relate to the ability of the ecosystem to absorb pollutants or contaminants.
A simple check list is proposed for each activity/product which considers biophysical scarcity, social preferences, geopolitical vulnerability, economic forces and ecosystem functioning. Areas of concern are flagged and policy interventions can be identified.
EV02030 – Feasibility of systems thinking in SCP Policy
This project will assess the changes necessary for policy makers to implement the behavioural and socio-technical change needed to move towards sustainability related functional and systems changes.
Environmental Impacts & Interventions for TV’s
A review of existing key evidence sources to map the sustainability impacts across the life cycle and supply chain of TVs and current interventions. This provides the baseline evidence for the TVs roadmap, identifies gaps and recommends areas for future research.
Final report (PDF 700 KB)
Page published: 01 August 2008