Sustainability

How do digital technologies influence sustainability? How can the digital transformation promote sustainable development of the economy? What opportunities but also risks arise from the use of ICT in relation to the environment and sustainability? How can producers and consumers be moved towards more sustainability with data-based decision-making aids? To what extent do these trends influence corporate social responsibility?

These are the questions addressed in this focus area. The interdisciplinary research at the BFH focuses, among other things, on the circular economy and examines how its concepts can be integrated into corporate practice. Researchers at BFH are exploring the potential of digitalisation to meet ecological and social challenges and to drive forward the transformation to a sustainable economy. Digital technologies can support and accelerate this transformation in many areas.

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Making the world more sustainable with second-hand clothes

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Solving social problems that would otherwise fall through the cracks? More and more start-ups see this as an opportunity to implement their sustainable…

How Swiss banks and insurance companies implement sustainable measures

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How can the finance and insurance industry also contribute to a more sustainable economy? This question is at the centre of current debates in…

Why platforms drive the circular economy

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The use of digital technologies (DT) to promote circular practices in all industrial sectors plays a key role in addressing the issues of sustainability,…

Towards deep learning-based weather reconstruction of the Great Frost

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In the early 18th century, Europe experienced a mini ice age, which has been proven to be the coldest period of the last 1000 years [1]. Our…

How can digital platforms enhance circular economy practices in value chain networks?

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The emergence of digital technologies (DTs) to promote circular practices across all industries plays a key role to tackle challenges we currently…

Will Digitalization aid the world’s quest to net-zero emissions?

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The increasing global awareness of climate change and the irreversible damages caused has led the world to a code red. Wildfires, floods, heatwaves,…

How can the digitalization improve the sustainability in agriculture?

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We live in a world with limited resources. Ignoring that fact, led us to become a throwaway-society. Most business models are based on waste…

Smart tourism: where digitalization meets sustainability

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Yes, traveling is a wonderful thing. But so is protecting the environment! Our  our Master's student writes about his world trip and what sustainable…

On the potentials and hurdles of the Swiss circular economy

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Although Switzerland theoretically has all the possibilities for more sustainable and ecological production, this is not yet being implemented.…

Why zebras are more sustainable than unicorns – a podcast episode about social entrepreneurship

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Society needs the commitment of volunteers. Without them, for example, the Corona warning app would not have been launched so quickly at the…

Agriculture today: Between idealized notion and technology

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Agriculture is facing great challenges. On the one hand, it has to be economically successful, but at the same time it has to meet ecological…

How an app assesses the usability of forest roads

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Forest roads are the basis for sustainable forest management. Forests should always be easily accessible for ecological, social and economic…

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