Sustainability assessment
Sustainability assessment at www.fibl.org
Flyer Sustainability assessment
Contact
Christian Schader
(Dr.)
Socio-Economy
Coordinator sustainability
FiBL
Ackerstrasse
CH-5070 Frick
Phone +41 (0)62 865-0416
Fax +41 (0)62 865-7273
christian.schader(at)fibl.org
Contact
Thomas Lindenthal
(Dr. rer. nat. techn.)
Climate protection
FiBL
Seidengasse 33-35/13
A-1070 Wien
Phone +43 (0)1 9076313-22
Mobile +43 (0)699 10380080
Fax +43 (0)1 9076313-20 thomas.lindenthal(at)fibl.org
Contact
Robert Hermanowski
(Dr. agr.)
Executive Committee
FiBL
Kasseler Straße 1a
D-60486 Frankfurt
Phone +49 (0)69 7137699-73
Mobile +49 (0)175 5904152
Fax +49 (0)69 7137699-9 robert.hermanowski(at)fibl.org
Sustainability assessment at FiBL
Our area of sustainability assessment consists of FiBL experts in research, consulting and communication.
Our focus is on the following activities:
- Research:
- Effects of agricultural methods and food production of environmental, economic and social indicators.
- Production system and processing optimization.
- Development of practice-oriented solutions for environmental, economic and social problems in agriculture.
- Consulting for farms, processing and trade companies as well as independent organizations and politics regarding sustainability issues.
- Communication of sustainability aspects to various stakeholder groups and the general public.
Contents
Research fields
Our projects cover sustainability in a broad sense as well as by using selective sustainability indicators such as:
- Climate impact
- Biodiversity
- Non-renewable energy use
- Natural resources
- Water consumption
- Water conservation
- Animal health and welfare
- Social benefits
- Food security
- Product quality
- Work conditions
- Economics
- Fair trade
Clients
Our clients are mostly organizations from agriculture, processing and trade as well as clients within politics, public administration and non-profit organizations:
- AVINA Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
- Bio Suisse
- Organic pig producer association (Austria)
- Biovision
- Federal Office for Agriculture in Switzerland (BLW)
- Federal Office for Environment in Switzerland (BAFU)
- Federal Organic Farming Programme in Germany
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer protection
- Coop Sustainability Fund
- Delinat (Institute for climate-friendly farming)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA)
- Ernst-Göhner Foundation
- European Commission
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Gerling Foundation
- Hofer
- Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB)
- Integration Office Rheinland
- International Trade Centre / UNCTAD
- KAIROS Impact research and DevelopmentWirkungsforschung und Entwicklung (gGmbH) (Vorarlberg/Austria)
- Canton of Aargau, Zürich, Bern, Luzern
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Austria
- Liechtenstein Development Service (LED)
- Mava Foundation
- Ölz GmbH (large-scale bakery, Austria)
- Government of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken)
- Rentenbank
- Resolve
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
- Sophie und Karl Binding Foundation
- State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
- Dreiklang Foundation
- Mercator Foundation Switzerland
- Vontobel Foundation
- WWF Switzerland
Experts in the area of sustainability assessment
Our area of sustainability assessment combines years of expert FiBL competence in various fields with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary expert groups spanning multiple disciplines essential for handling complex projects.
Experts and their areas of expertise
Communication of sustainability | |
Implementation of conservation measures on farms | |
Biodiversity ratingsn | |
Sustainable agriculture in the Tropics | |
Climate research | |
Carbon Footprinting | |
Sector analysis and policy impact assessment | |
Social farming | |
Carbon Footprinting und Water Footprint | |
International cooperation and food security | |
Social farming | |
Animal health | |
Carbon Footprint and land-use changes | |
Soil fertility | |
Traceability as basis for sustainability impact assessment | |
Animal welfare | |
Carbon footprint and Life Cycle Assessment | |
Dr. Matthias Meier | Life Cycle Assessment and risk analysis |
Biodiversity assessment | |
Climate policy and development of CDM Methodologies | |
Participative methods and label evaluations | |
Biodiversity assessment | |
Dr. Christine Rudmann | Business management and social factors of sustainability |
Gwendolyn Rudolph | Carbon Footprinting |
Sustainability assessment and modelling | |
Promotion of international policies on sustainability issues | |
Sustainability in food processing | |
Sustainability labelling and consumer behaviour | |
Socioeconomics and agricultural policy | |
Andreas Thommen | Consulting for sustainability issues in farming |
Carbon Footprinting | |
Sustainable fruit and wine-growing | |
Soil fertility and water conservation |
Portfolio of Methods
The various aspects of sustainability are analyzed on a product, farm and sector level. For this purpose, we have a broad methodological spectrum available to us:
- Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)
- Carbon footprint
- Water footprint
- Risk analysis
- Economic-environmental modelling
- Policy impact assessment (linear and positive mathematical optimization, indicator-based impact assessment)
- Cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis as well as utility analysis
- Participatory and qualitative methods (stakeholder and expert Delphi, Nominal Group Technique, focus groups, etc.)
- Political and project evaluation
Contacts
- Switzerland and International: Christian Schader
- Austria: Thomas Lindenthal
- Germany: Robert Hermanowski
- Media inquiries: Jaqueline Forster-Zigerli