Welcome to the Chair of Sustainability and Technology
The Chair of Sustainability and Technology (SusTec) is
part of the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH
Zurich. The group's research
investigates how different industries and firms are affected by climate
change and carbon constraints and what their response strategies are.
These questions are addressed
from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on strategy, technology,
and
policy. Read more about our vision and about our
research.
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News
SusTec team finishes Zurich's SOLA relay run in 9h 46min 42sec
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With Volker Hoffmann anchoring, a team of 14 SusTec members and alumni has finished the SOLA relay run ranked 246 out of 900 teams. This was the first time a pure SusTec team has participated in the run, which is organized by the Zurich Academic Sports Association (ASVZ). The run and the afterparty were great fun! Thanks ASVZ for the great organization! (SOLA homepage)
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ETH Annual Report 2012 features SusTec research
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In the recently launched ETH Annual Report 2012, a short article
features SusTec’s paper on renewable energy cost in developing countries
published in Nature Climate Change in 2012. (full article; ETH
annual report)
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SusTec congratulates Jörn Hoppmann for successfully defending his PhD thesis
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On Friday, 19 April 2013, Jörn Hoppmann defended his PhD thesis titled "The Role of Deployment Policies in Fostering Innovation for Clean Energy Technologies – Insights from the Solar Photovoltaic Industry". The entire SusTec congratulates and is happy that Jörn will continue his research with SusTec as post-Doc.
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SusTec researchers visit RWE Innogy's Offshore Logistics Company in Bremerhaven (Germany)
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As a part of a collaboration project between SusTec and RWE Innogy, SusTec members Jörn Hüneteler and Tobias Schmidt visited the company's offshore wind logistics hub. The photo shows them in front of the 40m tall offshore turbine foundations.
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SusTec welcomes back both Jörns
UNDP publishes report on "Derisking renewable energy investment", co-authored by Tobias Schmidt
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After more than one year of intensive work, the United Nations Development Programme published "Derisking renewable energy investment", of which SusTec member Tobias Schmidt is one of the four authors. An executive summary, the full report and an excel model can be downloaded here.
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SusTec teaches at Spring Academy of the German National Foundation (Studienstiftung)
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Together with 17 excellent and fun students - all
provided with scholarships of the prestigious Studienstiftung - SusTec members
Volker Hoffmann, Catharina Bening and Tobias Schmidt held a one week intense
student academy in Papenburg, northern Germany, on the sustainable energy
future. The academy included a visit of Enercon, a leading manufacturer of wind
turbines (see foto: the group is standing in front of a 40m rotor blade).
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SusTec wishes Timo Busch a good start into his new job after 7.5 years with
SusTec
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On March 1st, Dr. Timo Busch started his new job as professor for Management and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Hamburg. SusTec wishes him a good start and looks forward to staying in touch via joint research projects and dissertations.
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SusTec safely returns from the annual skiing retreat
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SusTec staff, students and alumni gathered for two days in Engelberg to enjoy the sun and powdery slopes as well as exchange ideas and the latest information.
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Jörn Hünteler wins best presentation awards
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At the "First International Education Forum on Environment and Energy
Science" on Hawaii/USA, SusTec reseracher Jörn Hünteler wins the best
individual presentation award in field of social sciences and the award
for an outstanding group presentation across all fields.
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SusTec paper selected as top 3 research paper on whether corporate social responsibility pays off
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The paper "How Hot Is Your Bottom Line? Linking Carbon and Financial Performance" which was published in Business & Society shows that when using carbon emissions as an outcome-based measurement, corporate environmental performance pays off. Conversely, when using carbon management as a process-based measurement, a negative relationship between corporate environmental performance and CFP is found. More information can be found here.
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SusTec researcher Jörn Hünteler wins the Friedrich Wilhelm Award at RWTH Aachen
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The Friedrich Wilhelm Award is annually awarded to RWTH Aachen students and talented researchers, who are chosen for their outstanding achievements. Jörn Hünteler was awarded for his research on promoting innovation in wind energy and photovoltaic systems. More information can be found here.
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SusTec researchers speak at side event at the UN Climate Change Conference COP 18 in Doha
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Together
with ECN of the Netherlands, SusTec researchers Jörn Hünteler and
Tobias Schmidt organized a side event on Nationally Appropriate
Mitigation Actions. The event was visited by over 80 participants and
got covered by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin of the IISD: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop18/enbots/3dec.html#event6
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SusTec provides input for the High Level Panel on the CDM Policy Dialogue
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A
new research report by the CDM Policy Dialogue on Assessing the Impact
of the Clean Development Mechanism, which for instance provided input at
a Minister of State- level event at the COP 18 UN Climate Change
Conference in Doha, prominently features the findings of three SusTec
papers : http://www.cdmpolicydialogue.org/research/1030_impact.pdf
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SusTec researchers Malte Schneider and Tobias Schmidt invited by OECD
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The
environmental directorate of the OECD invited Malte Schneider and
Tobias Schmidt to give a talk at a high level policy dialogue in Paris.
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SusTec researchers invited to speak at the First International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science
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Prof.
Volker Hoffmann together with Tobias Schmidt and Jörn Hünteler are
invited to speak at the event on Big Island/Hawaii, which is organized
by the Academy for Co-creative Education of Environment and Energy
Science (ACEEES) at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
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SusTec researcher Jochen Markard wins EASST Freeman Award
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The
Freeman Award is for a publication which is a significant collective
contribution to the interaction of science and technology studies with
the study of innovation. It was awarded to a Special Section on
Sustainability Transitions (Research Policy, 41(6) 2012) edited by
Jochen Markard, Rob Raven and Bernhard Truffer.
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SusTec Friday after work beer
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SusTec master students introduce Friday after work beers. The event has
received increasing resonance and has attracted researchers from neighboring
chairs. Beer prices are calculated based on a sophisticated tool taking into
consideration amongst others wage level and carbon footprint of individual
transport modes.
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SusTec bids farewell to visiting Researcher Christian Busse
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Dr. Christian Busse from the European Business School (EBS) was visiting
SusTec for about 2 months. We enjoyed the intellectual exchange and look
forward to collaborating in future research projects.
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SusTec present at World Climate Summit
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SusTec members Jörn Hünteler and Tobias Schmidt are invited to the World
Climate Summit a high level event on climate change mitigation and adaptation,
taking place during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP18) in Doha/Qatar
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New working paper published by Duisenberg School of Finance
Call for Abstracts for SusTec's PhD Academy 2013
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The annual PhD academy on Sustainability and Technology in 2013 is
titled "Addressing ecological sustainability: A matter of stakeholder
management and competitiveness" and will take place from June 2nd to
June 7th, 2013. We now CALL FOR PAPERS.
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SusTec paper in Nature Climate Change portrayed by ETH Life
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A new paper by SusTec reserachers Tobias Schmidt and Malte Schneider as
well as former student Robin Born published in Nature Climate Change (link to the article) is discussed in ETH Life >>.
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Sustec Student wins SAEE student award
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For her semester project on the economics of and business models for
energy efficient street lighting, SusTec student Ratri Sryantoro
receives a student award by the Swiss Association for Energy Economics (SAEE).
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Timo Bush speaker at IED public lecture
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Dr. Timo Busch speaks about his book "The Global Carbon Crisis" on
Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 5.15PM to 6.15 PM (room CHN F 46). A short
portrait of his book can be found here (in German) >>.
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Call for Papers for 'Special Issue: Sustainable Development and Financial Markets' in Business & Society
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Dr. Timo Busch is guest editor. For further information please click here.
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Master student from SusTec wins 2011 SAEE Student Award for his thesis
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Robin Born is a winner of the 2011 SAEE Student Award. His thesis
"Fuelling Renewable Energy Diffusion in non-OECD Countries" was
supervised by Tobias Schmidt and Dr. Malte Schneider.
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SusTec researchers contribute to CPI policy report
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Tobias Schmidt and Dr. Malte Schneider contributed to Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) report on Carbon Pricing for Low Carbon Investment (download here)
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ETH PhD-Academy on Sustainability and Technology 2011
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SusTec's PhD Academy on Sustainability and Technology took place in January 2011. For details please click >>
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Report on Banking and Climate Change
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In collaboration with SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) and ZHAW, SusTec published the report: Banking and Climate Change: Opportunities and Risks. Find more information here >>
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Journal paper for download
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The paper "Corporate carbon performance indicators: Carbon Intensity,
Dependency, Exposure, and Risk" by V. Hoffmann and T. Busch has been
chosen as the sample paper for the Journal of Industrial Ecology, Issue 12:4. It can now be downloaded free of charge here.
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