The economic development, social cohesion and political stability in the EU have been imperiled by the regional[1] economic divergence [1]. The last 50 years have...
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Video Presentation: Circular Economy Paths In The Olive Oil Industry
Amos Ncube presents his research, entitled ‘Circular Economy Paths In The Olive Oil Industry: A Life Cycle Assessment Look Into Environmental Performance And...
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Conference Awards
Sanja Arsova, ESR at SEERC and PhD student at USFD, participated at the First International Conference Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation – Water and...
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1st Year Reviews – More Congratulations!
We are very glad to share that more confirmation reviews and first year assessments took place and Sanja Arsova (SEERC), Mariana Oliveira (UPN), Mira Yoon (EUR), Amos...
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Highly Cited Researcher – Prof Seuring
For the third consecutive year, Prof Seuring, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Kassel, and WP leader in the ReTraCE project, appears in the list of...
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Publication prestigious recognition
The article “A review on the circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay between environmental and economic systems” by Patrizia Ghisellini...
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First ReTraCE ESR publication
It is with great pleasure that we announce the first ESR authored publication supported by the ReTraCE project. Congratulations to Amos Ncube, Prof. Ulgiati and the...
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Is there life beyond GDP?
by Josep Pinyol Alberich How should we measure economic performance and success? We keep using GPD and economic growth and we keep ignoring all the critiques that...
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ReTraCE featured in UniKassel Report on Sustainability
The work developed by ESRs Jayani Ishara Sudusinghe and Felipe Alexandre de Lima and their research team, under the direction of Prof. Seuring, is featured in the...
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CE: desirable and feasible?
Circular Economy: Is it desirable? Is it feasible? “In the last decade, the concept of “Circular Economy” (CE) has gained prominence in the political and...
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You may want to change the way you buy clothes…
What would you do if you knew that behind the clothes you wear… …there are low-wage workers without basic rights, people dying from diseases caused by chemicals and...
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Furniture Refurbishment: what about social implications?
IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, recently announced a furniture buy-back and resell scheme offering customers vouchers to spend in store. The scheme...
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