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Supply chains

Forced-labour-free supply chains in Switzerland

11.04.2024
The European Union (EU) plans a regulation to eradicate forced labour from supply chains feeding into its market. This would also affect Swiss businesses and their suppliers. This new project aims to create a knowledge base for the dialogue in Switzerland in anticipation of the proposed EU regulation. More information

Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel by Per Tomas Kjaervic

“Indigenous knowledge can help design new paths to better futures”

22.03.2024
Indigenous peoples manage and care for over one quarter of Earth’s land surface. Yet their perspectives remain insufficiently accounted for in debates on conservation of biodiversity and cultural landscapes. According to CDE researcher and ISE President Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel, “this knowledge can make vital contributions to addressing our current planetary crises”. More information

Missing Dollars

“Missing Dollars” – a documentary on Illicit Financial Flows

20.03.2024
Researchers from Switzerland, Ghana, and Laos – among them CDE scientists – engaged in a six-year research to study the Illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with commodity trade mispricing and tax evasion. The Ghanaian filmmaker Fiifi Koomsom retraces this research collaboration in the documentary “Missing Dollars”. More information

Bernese Award for Environmental Research

Bernese Award for Environmental Research

29.03.2024
Invitation to the award celebration on 20 March at the University of Bern. More information

Portada EC

Come y habla: A sensorial experience in Ecuador and Spain

29.03.2023
Coffee Corner, Blog post. More information

Hospital

Well-being and ecology through more time?

21.02.2024
What’s the impact of reduced working hours on hospital employees? A study by CDE researchers suggests that reducing working hours can be an effective way of at least partially easing the burden on staff and improving working conditions, thus addressing the shortage of skilled labour. More information in German

Master 's in Sustainability Transformations

New Master's in Sustainability Transformations

01.02.2024
CDE is launching a new study programme. This cutting-edge MSc seeks to train students to become sustainability specialists. The programme starts in the autumn semester of 2024. Students from Switzerland and abroad can apply for a study place from mid-February. More information

Coffee landscape Colombia

Sustainable landscapes: How can the private sector contribute?

25.01.2024
Pressures on landscapes driven by soaring global consumption call for innovative solutions to enable sustainability. This policy brief highlights the promise and challenges of landscape approaches involving the private sector and how to improve them. More information

CAS Sustainable Development

Knowledge – a key to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

04.01.2024
The Certificate of Advanced Studies on Sustainable Development provides participants with a solid basis in knowledge for sustainable development, offers space for reflection, and reveals tailored solutions for implementation. The next programme starts in March 2024. More information in German