With the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world committed to an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable world. The corresponding objectives, laid down in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasise the importance of...
Verdienmodellen waarbij producten worden aangeboden als dienst bieden economische voordelen aan bedrijven en klanten, maar leveren niet automatisch milieuwinst op. De invulling van verdienmodellen en het gedrag van gebruikers beïnvloeden de milieuwinst.
Economic sectors contribute to biodiversity loss through environmental pressures, such as land use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both directly via their production processes and indirectly via their supply chains.
It is increasingly recognized that human consumption leads to considerable losses of biodiversity. This study systematically quantifies these losses in relation to land use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production and consumption of (inter)nationally...
The picture of Africa’s increasing dependence on imports and large-scale agricultural expansion to keep up its food supply needs nuancing. Domestic production increase was the dominant factor for food supply growth. Cross-country differences in food production trends and in...
The planetary boundaries’ concept proposes quantitative precautionary boundaries for nine critical earth-system processes, including climate and biodiversity. Crossing the boundaries could generate abrupt or irreversible environmental changes. As decisions regarding...
PBL has conducted a study into the possibilities of improving the management of natural capital through sustainable trade chains, in the regions that produce soya, palm oil, cacao and wood. Certified tropical resource production takes natural capital into account to a larger...
Op verzoek van de Tweede Kamer heeft het PBL in kaart gebracht hoe effecten van onze consumptie op het milieu in binnen- en buitenland kunnen worden gemeten via voetafdrukindicatoren. Deze indicatoren bieden inzicht in de orde van grootte van aan te pakken problemen, in de...
Voetafdrukken bieden informatie over de gevolgen van Nederlandse consumptie voor de milieudruk in binnen- en buitenland. De koolstofvoetafdruk van Nederland nam licht toe in de periode 1995-2011. Hoewel het binnenlandse deel van de koolstofvoetafdruk kleiner werd, namen de...
This paper integrates two complementary life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies aimed at advicing facility managers on the sustainable use of disposable or reusable cups. Study-1 compares three disposable cups, i.e., from fossil-based polystyrene (PS), biobased and compostable...
