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TRUECOST

Description

  • Project duration: 2023 - 2026
  • Client: E4S Center
  • Country or region: Switzerland, Germany, Europe
  • Department(s):
    Supply chains and territories

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Annual assessment of consumption of organic products in France Banque des territoires – Market research for the ecological and energy transition Analysis of the market structure and market share of organic products within the out-of-home catering sector in Germany

Project aim:
True cost or full cost accounting is a powerful new tool to evaluate the sustainability of agriculture and food systems. The approach allows to measure external costs generated by the food system and to reflect upon ways to integrate these costs into the everyday economy. The aim of the project is to apply and to complete the methods that are developed world-wide in this domain in Switzerland.

Activities of ECOZEPT:
Ecozept establishes the link with several European research projects and the respective networks and provides a practical support concerning the interaction of the project “Truecost” with economy actors : workshop-concepts, methods, communication, moderation.

Client:
E4S Center

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Updating the regional database on organic farming in Baden-Württemberg

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