We are researchers helping other researchers, organizations, and individuals to make the most difference with their efforts to protect people, animals, and ecosystems.
We investigate, collaborate, and communicate
Through academic research and science communication, we help identify and tackle priority areas to improve the world*. To maximize our efforts, we target major challenges which are urgent and solvable, but critically off-track to be solved.
*Improving the world means to us protecting the wellbeing of human and non-human animals of current and future generations. We care about ecosystems because our wellbeing depends on their functioning.
Why
Sustainability
Priorities?
To make the best out of our sustainability efforts. In finance we always look for the best return on our investments. In the development sector we are witnessing a mindset change towards evidence-based priorities. In sustainability, such a mindset change is still to be seen.
Why
Sustainability
Priorities?
To make the best out of our sustainability efforts. In finance we always look for the best return on our investments. In the development sector we are witnessing a mindset change towards evidence-based priorities. In sustainability, such a mindset change is still to be seen.
Why
Sustainability
Priorities?
To make the best out of our sustainability efforts.
In finance we always look for the best return on our investments. In the development sector we are witnessing a mindset change towards evidence-based priorities. In sustainability, such a mindset change is still to be seen.
We advance and leverage research
We directly investigate and also leverage existing scientific resources to first understand the world, and second, identify promising ways to improve it. Concretely, we strive to carry out high-quality research, collaborate with researchers around the world, and communicate ideas through:
- Integrating methods to identify cause and intervention priorities
- Developing and applying impact assessment methods to analyze priority areas
- Communicating research findings and raising awareness on sustainability priorities
Flagship publications
Peer-reviewed publication
Prioritizing environmental challenges
International experts prioritized major environmental challenges to protect biodiversity and food security. They defined priorities by evaluating challenges’ importance, neglect, and tractability. The top priorities are pollinator loss and soil degradation for food security, and ocean acidification and land use change for biodiversity.
August 2020
Peer-reviewed publication
Improving animal welfare
We developed a framework for integrating animal welfare into a life cycle sustainability assessment. We applied it to compare the animal welfare loss of eight food products: beef, pork, poultry, milk, eggs, salmon, shrimps, and insects. The results can help consumers, producers, and organizations to improve the animal welfare impact of their dietary choices.
November 2017
Peer-reviewed publication
Prioritizing environmental challenges
International experts prioritized major environmental challenges to protect biodiversity and food security. They defined priorities by evaluating challenges’ importance, neglect, and tractability. The top priorities are pollinator loss and soil degradation for food security, and ocean acidification and land use change for biodiversity.
August 2020
Peer-reviewed publication
Improving animal welfare
We developed a framework for integrating animal welfare into a life cycle sustainability assessment. We applied it to compare the animal welfare loss of eight food products: beef, pork, poultry, milk, eggs, salmon, shrimps, and insects. The results can help consumers, producers, and organizations to improve the animal welfare impact of their dietary choices.
November 2017
Peer-reviewed publication
Reversing climate change
We target a particular high-impact, neglected aspect of climate change: negative-emissions technologies. We proposed a framework to evaluate their key aspects of feasibility, effectiveness, and side impacts, and defined optimal technology portfolios to meet the 1.5°C climate target.
February 2021
Peer-reviewed publication
Reversing climate change
We target a particular high-impact, neglected aspect of climate change: negative-emissions technologies. We proposed a framework to evaluate their key aspects of feasibility, effectiveness, and side impacts, and defined optimal technology portfolios to meet the 1.5°C climate target.
February 2021
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