INNOCOPE guidelines available

For practicioners wishing to apply the INNOCOPE method themselves in companies and elsewhere, a hands-on guide is now available. The guidelines describe aims and design of INNOCOPE in a comprehensive and easily understandable way and pick up experiences from the INNOCOPE pilot study within the GELENA project.
The guidelines are available as PDF download (5.6 MB, only in German). Printed copies (in German only) can be obtained against mailing expenses from:

Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW)
Margarete Fischer
Potsdamer Str. 105
10785 Berlin
E-Mail: vertrieb@ioew.de
Fax: +49-(0)30 - 8825439

(21.08.2007)

GELENA project completed

On 31.05.2007 the GELENA project completed its mission as scheduled. Its outcomes comprise three books, numerous journal articles, the INNOCOPE method for participatory product development, the EcoClass software, guidelines for easy application of INNOCOPE, four (mostly international) workshops, as well as five completed (or almost completed) qualification projects. These results (and much more) are documented on this website. Minor updates are still to come.
What was hard to document here were the personal experiences during the past five years and the team spirit that evolved quickly and persisted throughout the project. We are very grateful to all suporters of our project, and particularly thank the BMBF for its generous funding.
(04.06.2007)

Presentations at the final GELENA conference

Most presentations of the contributions to the GELENA conference on 24.05.2007 are now available for download.
(04.06.2007)

Third GELENA-book available

The third book of the GELENA-Project has just been published by Metropolis publishers. Its contributions examine learning and change processes of societal actors towards sustainable development, particularly climate change. Special attention is paid to supporting and hindering factors and the possible roles of companies and consumers. The book is addressed to scientists and interested practitioners in companies, authorities and NGOs.
(18.04.2007)

Hoffmann, E.; Siebenhüner, B.; Beschorner, T.; Arnold, M.; Behrens, T.; Barth, V.; Vogelpohl, K. (Hrsg.) (2007): Gesellschaftiches Lernen und Nachhaltigkeit, Marburg, Metropolis, ISBN 978-3-89518-602-8

Final GELENA conference, 24.05.2007

The Harnack-Haus in Berlin is hosting the final workshop of the GELENA project on 24.05.2007. The project team will present its results and invites colleagues to discuss them against the background of recent developments in science and politics. (... more information)
(11.04.2007)

Second GELENA book available

A new book on "organisational learning and sustainability" by members of the GELENA research group is available from Metropolis publishers. Based upon six company case studies, the authors investigate why and how companies initiate both learning processes and changes leading towards sustainability. They also address the consequences and coverages of such innovations and examine promoting and hindering factors. (The book is available in German only.)
(11.04.2007)

Bernd Siebenhüner, Marlen Arnold, Esther Hoffmann, Torsten Behrens, Sebastian Heerwart, Thomas Beschorner: Organisationales Lernen und Nachhaltigkeit - Prozesse, Auswirkungen und Einflussfaktoren in sechs Unternehmensfallstudien
ISBN 3-89518-581-7, 277 pages, 29,80 EUR

Esther Hoffmann receives "best paper award" of the GIN2006 Conference

Esther Hoffmann together with Marlen Arnold und Bernd Siebenhüner was awarded the prize for the best research/case study paper of the GIN2006 Conference (conference programme) for their paper on "Consumer-Integration in Sustainable Product Development". This year's annual conference of the Greening of Industries Network was held in Cardiff, UK.
(09.10.2006)

Proceedings of the GELENA/IÖW workshop 16./17.3.06

The working papers that have been submitted for the GELENA/IÖW-Workshop on 16./17.03.06 are now available for download as GELENA Working Paper 06-01. The files of the presentations that have actually been given can be downloaded here.
(28.04.2006, update 20.12.2006)