5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation 23 - 25 September 2008, ewerk, Berlin
Dr. Rainer Griesshammer
Institute of Applied Ecology, Freiburg Germany
Short biography
Dr. Rainer Griesshammer (1953) is chemist, member of the management board of the Institute of Applied Ecology, Freiburg and director of the future heritage foundation (Stiftung Zukunftserbe). Leader of the research group "Products and Material Flows" at the Institute of Applied Ecology (1992–2002). Managing director of the Institute of Applied Ecology (1985–1991). Research Analyst in the German Bundestag (1982–1984).
He is specialized on product development and assessment. Founder of the product information campaign EcoTopTen (http://www.ecotopten/). Developer of the PROSA, Product Sustainability Assessment method (http://www.prosa.org/)
Memberships
Member of the Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) since 2004
Scientific advisory board for consumer and food policy at the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (since 2002)
Member of the board of trustees of the consumer protection agency Stiftung Warentest (since 2003)
Member of the Enquete-Commission "Protection of Man and the Environment" of the German Bundestag (1992-1994)
Research for Sustainable Development - full paper (DIN-A4) - 68 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development - abstract (DIN-A5) - 20 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development_short.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development
