The CORPUS project is supported under the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The consortium consists of 11 partners from 8 European Member States, who represent the scientific community, as well as policy-makers.
Through its consortium partners CORPUS is linked with the European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN), a network of public administrators dealing with sustainable development (SD) strategies in Europe.
Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (Institute for Ecological Economy Research) (IÖW), Germany
The IÖW is a leading German research institute on ecological economy research. It develops strategies and courses of action for sustainability – for an economy that secures a good living and protects its natural resources. The IÖW is non-profit public limited company. Its clients and patrons come from the German Federal Government, federal states, local authorities, companies, foundations, institutions of the EU and the UN.
Dr. Frieder Rubik, Dr. Gerd Scholl, Dr. Siegmar Otto
Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasser- wirtschaft (BMLFUW), Austria
The general responsibilities of the Ministry (BMLFUW) are mainly to prepare drafts of laws and ordinances, to implement EU legislation, to coordinate future-oriented planning and to give expert opinions on federal laws drawn up by other Ministries or provincial laws. The tasks of the BMLFUW in the specific field of environmental protection are air pollution control, water management, the environmental impact assessment, research in the field of environmental protection, information and training, waste management, remediation of contaminated sites, matters concerning species protection, nature and landscape protection, the protection of ionising radiation, general nuclear coordination and matters concerning the trade in toxic substances.
Wolfram Tertschnig, Elisabeth Freytag
Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Department of Intercultural Communication and Development (DICM), Denmark
The Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is the leading Danish business school – and due to its 15.000 students and 900 in permanent staff – one of the three largest business schools in northern Europe. Built in 1917 as a privately financed institution, CBS became part of the national university system in 1965. Its fifteen specialised departments cover a broad range of fields on economics and business administration, the social sciences, and the humanities.
Prof. Dr. Lucia A. Reisch, Wencke Gwozde
Copenhagen Resource Institute (CRI), Denmark
The Copenhagen Resource Institute is a non-profit consultancy conducting studies and analyses for private and public clients within the field of sustainable consumption and production. CRI is an independent body established by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in 1997 to be the lead partner in the consortium behind the European Topic Centre (ETC) on Waste under contract with the European Environment Agency (EEA). Since 1997, CRI has acted as the Coordinator of successive ETC consortia on Waste and Material Flows, ETC on Resource and Waste Management and since January 2009 the ETC on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) and hence has access to this valuable network of experts and policymakers. Clients of CRI are national governments, international organisations and private companies in Scandinavia and Europe.
Dr. Márton Herczeg, Kate Power, Ioannis Bakas, Birgitte Kjær, Mikkel Stenbæk Hansen, David Watson
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute For European Studies (IES-VUB), Belgium
The Institute for European Studies (IES) is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. It operates as an autonomous department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The IES focuses on interdisciplinary research in European Studies and hosts advanced Master programmes, in particular on the role of the EU in the international setting. Within this scope, the IES operates as a think tank: it provides academic services to scholars, policy makers and the general public. The IES also fosters academic cooperation with a wide range of Universities and other public as well as private research institutions in Belgium and abroad.
Prof. Dr. Harri Kalimo, Dr. Jamal Shahin, Alexandra Mihai, Ólöf Söebech, Klaas Chielens, Alex Daniell
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Hungary
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a nonadvocacy, not-for-profit international organization with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The REC is legally based on a charter signed by the governments of 29 countries and the European Commission. It has its Head Office in Szentendre, Hungary, and country offices and field offices in 17 beneficiary countries in the region. During the last 17 years REC has played a key role in assisting the countries of the CEE region with accession to the EU and implementation of relevant legislation through its country office network.
Jozsef Szlezak, Tamas Kallay, Eva Csobod
Planète Publique (PP), France
Planète Publique is a young consulting company, with a specialisation in public policies, and a strong focus on environment and sustainable development. The company was set up in September 2006 to offer public administrations services in the field of evaluation of public policies and strategic consulting in the field of environment and sustainable development. The ambition of Planète Publique is to support public administrations for designing, implementing and evaluating sustainable public policies.
Benoît Simon, Thierry Le Pesant
Strategic Design Scenarios (SDS), Belgium
Strategic Design Scenarios (SDS) is a consultancy specialised in strategic design, scenario building, co-design with users and visualisation techniques. SDS is active in various fields such as sustainable design, interaction design, cognitive ergonomics, senior friendly design. SDS is consulting for industry and is involved in several cultural and networking activities. Offices are based in Brussels and offer facilities for co-design / interaction with users. The studio is equipped for video-sketching, rapid prototyping and product-service systems simulation.
François Jégou, Giampiero Pitisci
Statens Institutt For Forbruksforskning (National Institute for Consumer Research) (SIFO), Norway
SIFO is a non-bias governmental institute that conducts consumer research and testing. The institute was established in 1939, and has been reorganised several times. The board of directors is appointed by the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, which also provides the basic funding. However, SIFO has status as a special administrative public body, who are responsible for own income and expenses. SIFO has close relationship to the Norwegian Consumer Council and the Consumer Ombudsman.
Pål Strandbakken
Wirtschaftsuniverstität Wien (WU Wien), Austria
With about 23,000 students the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is the EU’s largest educational institution for business and economics, business law, and social sciences. The Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (RIMAS) at the WU Wien conducts research and policy consulting projects covering inter-disciplinary issues such as Sustainable Development Strategies and Indicators, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Good Governance and Corporate Sustainability.
Andre Martinuzzi, Gerald Berger, Michal Sedlacko, Ursula Kopp, Wilhelm Zwirner, Nisida Gjoksi, Umberto Pisano
Finnish Ministry of the Environment (FiMoE), Finland
The Finnish Ministry of the Environment is responsible for environmental and housing policies, coordinating local authority planning, strategic administrative planning, the drafting of new legislation, and international cooperation in its field of activity. The MoE works to promote sustainable development, and aims to keep the environment safe and healthy, to preserve biodiversity, to prevent environmental degradation, and to improve housing conditions. The Ministry's vision is of an eco-efficient society and living environments that promote well-being.
Sauli Rouhinen