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  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 22.09.2017 | Last changed: 05.08.2021

    Life cycle costing

    grüne Tasten eine Taschenrechners, wobei ein Kugelschreiber auf = zeigt

    … Life Cycle Costing (LCC) can be used to compare the economic efficiency of products by taking into account all relevant costs. In many cases, environmentally … option - despite the higher cost of acquisition. last update on 22.09.2017 When purchasing goods and services, the most inexpensive offers are often not the most …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 12.08.2016 | Last changed: 24.06.2024

    Incorporating green procurement into your organizational practice

    Schwarze Tastatur mit einer grünen Taste, auf der ein Einkaufswagen zu sehen ist

    … via instruments such as action plans. It is advisable to at first focus on selected products, as this will allow you to familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of … procurement is necessary in the first place, or whether, for example, instead of purchasing new computers you can upgrade existing ones. For in the final analysis, … You should also consider the possibility of having a central procurement entity purchase the products in question for your agency, assuming that such an entity …

  • Press release 21/2023 from 22.06.2023 | Last changed: 11.08.2023

    Better recycling of boats

    Ein Motorboot fährt über einen See.

    … Better recycling of boats Digital product passport can help recycle fibre-reinforced composite materials Digital … and musical instruments, contain fibre-reinforced composites (FRC). They are often durable, valuable and, as waste, ideally suited for preparation for reuse or … challenge of channeling the comparatively small number of occasional end-of-life products to a few but highly specialised dismantling facilities. In general, …

  • Press release 47/2015 from 16.12.2015 | Last changed: 19.06.2017

    Federal Government offsets all of its greenhouse gas emissions from official travel

    aeroplane

    … its greenhouse gas emissions from official travel Germany Environment Agency begins purchasing emission credits from CDM projects After train travel, Federal Government … gas emissions which are generated by travel on official business. It will purchase and then cancel emissions credits for the year 2013 in the amount of …

  • Press release 61/2020 from 14.12.2020 | Last changed: 18.12.2020

    Climate impact of online retail and stationary trade depends on the product

    A woman orders clothing online, sitting in front of her wardrobe.

    Climate impact of online retail and stationary trade depends on the product Reusable shipping packaging, better product information and electric … for our climate footprint. The biggest levers for green shopping are long-lasting products that are manufactured in an environmentally friendly way. Ideally, these … of CO2, a shopping trip done on bicycle emits zero. A delivery for an online purchase produces an average of about 200 to 400g of CO2. The lower emissions …

  • Publication from 20.11.2024

    Intermediate uses of petroleum and coal substances - a regulatory issue?

    Cover des Berichts "Intermediate uses of petroleum and coal substances - a regulatory issue?"

    … these constituents to transfer during intermediate use into the new substance or product and into the environment. Five approaches are employed, including reactivity … kB) annex_02_-_constituents_of_the_53_substances.xlsx (272.58 kB) annex_03_-_uses_products_and_processes.xlsx (57.93 kB) annex_04_-_constituents_library.xlsx (37.05 …

  • Press release 06/2024 from 01.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Climate benefit for electric cars confirmed

    Electric cars registered in 2020 are around 40 per cent more climate-friendly than cars with petrol engines.

    … an impact on the environment and climate not only during operation, but also during production and disposal. According to a recent study commissioned by the German … building block for achieving the climate targets in Germany. In order to make their purchase more attractive, cars with higher CO2 emissions should be subject to a …

  • Press release 20/2019 from 11.06.2019 | Last changed: 26.08.2022

    Digitalisation can make consumption more sustainable

    A computer keybord with a green button with a shopping cart.

    … Digitalisation can make consumption more sustainable Product information, purchase decision and delivery – Consumption 4.0 won’t happen all by itself … friendly way, for example by not using plastic packaging or by producing more durable goods. Green apps and websites in particular provide great opportunities to make sustainable consumer choices or to use existing products longer or more efficiently in order to reduce the burden on the …

  • Press release 44/2024 from 08.11.2024 | Last changed: 12.11.2024

    Consumer protection: UBA takes action against Chinese low-cost online marketplace Temu

    Kartons und geöffnete Pakete

    … The online marketplace Temu puts consumers under pressure when making a purchase decision, for example by spreading false information about the duration of discount campaigns or the number of products still available. Such aggressive and misleading commercial practices are …