Session TU.2.D || Sustainability Assessments in Industry Creating Meaningful Information Authors Tesch, Jasmin; Forin, Silvia Abstract In the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation, companies increasingly report their life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Once the carbon footprint is calculated, two main questions arise in most companies: 1. Where do we stand in comparison to [...]

Session WE.1.D || Sustainability of Business Models and Innovations Authors Schestak, Isabel Abstract Introduction: In Scotland, distilleries abstract 70% of the water licensed for direct abstractions across all industrial and commercial users, of which 80% is used for cooling. At the same time, distilleries meet their immense heating requirements still predominantly through fossil fuels such [...]

Session MO.3.A || Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Authors Glogic, Edis; Futsch, Romain; Rougier, Aline; Sonnemann, Guido Abstract Electrochromic devices, ECDs, are used in innovative systems for energy saving (e.g., smart tinting windows) and Internet-of-Things, IoTs. For the later, Electrochromic displays , can support information exchange and autonomy of conventional and novel products while consuming very [...]

Session WE.3.A || Business Models for a Circular Economy Authors Rex, Emma; Kron, Ulrika Abstract The circular economy does not only require new product designs but also business models that provide enough incentives for both suppliers and customers to shift to more circular practices. Selling “light as a service” is a classic example of a [...]

Session WE.3.A || Business Models for a Circular Economy Authors Doumit, Farah; Michel, Axel Abstract Finding powerful dynamics and adequate components in a business model is a stepping stone to successfully achieve the shift toward circular economy. Evolutions concerning the organization of the sectors and the economic models are a must. However, questions rise on [...]