The Sustainability Economics Group investigates how societies can sustainably manage natural resources derived from scarce ecosystems in ways that are non-wasteful and equitable, within and across generations. Motivated by the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development, we seek to inform and support the transition to sustainable futures through research, teaching, service and outreach.
Our research focuses in particular on designing and evaluating public policies to address sustainability challenges, such as relating to climate change, biodiversity conservation, fishery and forests, air and water quality, and health, with a special focus on distributional issues. To this end, we build on a range of methods, including applied theory, modelling as well as various empirical approaches (surveys, experiments, quasi-experimental analyses).
Our teaching activities focus on providing students with a solid conceptual and theoretical understanding of sustainability challenges and potential solutions as well as state-of-the-art methodological tools to embark on own investigations. To this end, we offer both foundational courses on Sustainability Economics and more advanced as well as topical courses, such as on The Economics of Inequality and the Environment.
We actively engage in service and outreach, including co-designing research with governmental institutions or societal actors. Our work is regularly featured in the media and has informed public policy guidance i.a. in Germany, the Netherlands, the EU, the UK, and the US.
Company Details
- Founded
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- Address
- Zürichbergstrasse 18, Stadtkreis 7,zurich 8032,switzerland
- Industry
- Higher Education
- NAICS
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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Website
- https://sustecon.ethz.ch
- Keywords
- outreach..
- HQ
- Stadtkreis 7, Zurich
- Competitors
- Baron Sustainability, Climate Action Research Lab (CARL), Applied Circular Sustainability, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), D-MTEC ETH Zurich, Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST), unep iemp, Roegen Centre for Sustainability.
Sustainability Economics Group Questions
Sustainability Economics Group's website is https://sustecon.ethz.ch
Sustainability Economics Group's LinkedIn profile is https://ch.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-economics-group
Sustainability Economics Group's industry is
Higher Education
Sustainability Economics Group's top competitors are
Baron Sustainability,
Climate Action Research Lab (Carl),
Applied Circular Sustainability,
Max Planck Institute For Meteorology,
Leibniz Institute Of Agricultural Development In Transition Economies (Iamo),
D-Mtec Eth Zurich,
Center For Corporate Responsibility And Sustainability,
Nobel Sustainability Trust (Nst),
Unep Iemp,
Roegen Centre For Sustainability.
Sustainability Economics Group's categories are Higher Education
Sustainability Economics Group's founding year is 2025
