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SÜDWIND – institute for economy and ecumenism

Name of the Organization
SÜDWIND – institute for economy and ecumenism
Contact

Kaiserstraße 201
53113 Bonn
Germany

Telephone
+49 228 763698-0
E-Mail
info[at]suedwind-institut.de
Website/URL
https://www.suedwind-institut.de
Description of the Organization

SÜDWIND – carries out research for just economic relations ...

Our work at SÜDWIND is based on the conviction that there is a connection between the wealth of industrial countries and the widespread poverty in developing countries.

In many research areas, our SÜDWIND studies prove that we here in Germany—political and economic institutions as well as consumers are also responsible for the mismanagement in developing countries. More than just analyzing the problems, SÜDWIND is also searching for ways to act: How, in the interest of the poor, can the current situation be changed to incorporate global economic justice?

... and creates recommendations for campaigns

Our many solutions include:

  • Advocacy to put pressure on companies and political decision makers
  • Direct negotiations with the individuals responsible
  • Cooperation with and support for campaigns such as erlassjahr. de (the year of debt relief), Gerechtigkeit jetzt! (justice now) or Kampagne für Saubere Kleidung (campaign for clean clothes).

SÜDWIND works closely together with other institutions, organizations concerned with development cooperation, initiatives, associations, and communities in Germany and all over the world.

Themes of the organization

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Name of the Organization
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Contact

Döppersberg 19
42103 Wuppertal
Germany

Telephone
+49 202 2492-0
E-Mail
info[at]wupperinst.org
Website/URL
https://wupperinst.org
Description of the Organization

The Wuppertal Institute explores and developsmodels, strategies and instruments to supportsustainable development at the local, nationaland international level. Sustainability researchat the Wuppertal Institute
focuses on ecology andits relation to the economy and society. Specialemphasis is placed on analysing and supportinginnovations that decouple the development ofprosperity from the consumption of naturalresources.

The Institute's seat is in Wuppertal. It is represented in Germany's capital by its Berlin Office since 2004. In 2005, the Wuppertal Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme jointly founded the UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) in Wuppertal.

The four Research Groups are:

  1. Future Energy and Mobility Structures
    Research Group 1 examines questions related totechnology and infrastructure, taking a systemsanalysis approach. In the areas of energy andmobility, it explores how the transition tosustainable structures can be facilitated, whatimplications this transition has and whatopportunities it offers. It seeks to evaluatetechnology and find coherent paths ofdevelopment, as well as carry out dynamicpotential analyses.
  2. Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
    Research Group 2 focuses on strategies andinstruments for effective and integrated energy,transport and transportation, and climatepolicies. A central theme is the synergisticeffects of policy strategies that support thesustainable development of energy and transportsystems as well as climate protection ingeneral.
  3. Material Flows and Resource Management
    Research Group 3 investigates material flowsfrom the extraction of raw materials through tofinal disposal, taking account of the global‘ecological rucksack' model as well as theland use involved. It develops concepts,strategies and instruments to improve resourceproductivity and sustainable resource management
  4. Sustainable Production and Consumption
    Research Group 4 develops concepts andstrategies to promote sustainable management ofproduction and consumption patterns. This ismeant to make a contribution to the developmentand market launch of more sustainable products, production processes, and economy.

Themes of the organization

Landvernd

Name of the Organization
Landvernd
Contact

Þórunnartún 6
105 Reykjavik
Iceland

Telephone
+354 552 5242
E-Mail
landvernd[at]landvernd.is
Website/URL
https://landvernd.is/
Description of the Organization

Nationale Vereinigung für den Schutz der isländischen Umwelt

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