Outputs

The Research Incubator on Designing Sustainable Global Supply Chains started in March 2021. We will build on past ISTP research, such as the Swiss Minerals Observatory.

Our Publications

Peiseler, L., Schenker, V., Schatzmann, K. et al. Carbon footprint distributions of lithium-ion batteries and their materials. Nat Commun 15, 10301 (2024). external page doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54634-y

Wang, S.; Pfister, S. (2024). "Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Impacts Analysis of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Cultivation along Export Supply Chains", Environmental Science & Technology, external page doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07795

Peiseler, L.; Jun, Y.L.; Schmid, N.; Waidelich, P.; Malhotra, A.; Schmidt, T.S. (2024). "Globalising innovation through co-inventions–the success case of the Korean lithium-ion battery industry", Environmental Research Letters, 19(3), pp. 034025, IOP Publishing, external page doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad28da

Peiseler, L.; Wood, V.; Schmidt, T. (2023). "Reducing the carbon footprint of lithium-​ion batteries, what’s next?", Next Energy, 1(2), pp. 100017, Oxford: Elsevier, external page doi: 10.1016/j.nxener.2023.100017

Pruess, J.T. (2023). "Unraveling the complexity of extended producer responsibility policy mix design, implementation, and transfer dynamics in the European Union", Journal of Industrial Ecology, 22 August 2023, external page doi: 10.1111/jiec.13429

Peiseler, L.; Bauer, C.; Beuse, M.; Wood, V.; Schmidt, T.S. (2022). "Toward a European carbon footprint rule for batteries", Science, 377(6613), pp. 1386–1388, doi: external page doi: 10.1126/science.abp9505

Rüegsegger, C.; Peiseler, L. (2022). "More curse than blessing? Carbon offsetting by planting trees", Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich, March 3, 2022, https://blogs.ethz.ch/energy/forestation-yes-but/

Peiseler, L. (2021): "Deep-sea mining for our mobility transition: the quest for sustainable batteries", Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich, July 7, 2021, https://blogs.ethz.ch/energy/deep-sea-mining/

Related Publications

Sellare, J. et al. (2022). "Six research priorities to support corporate due-diligence policies," Nature 606, 861-863, external page doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-01718-8

Bezzola, S.; Günther, I.; Brugger, F.; & Lefoll, E. (2022). "CSR and local conflicts in African mining communities". World Development, 158, 105968, external page doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105968

Peiseler, L.;  Cabrera Serrenho, A. (2022). "How can current German and EU policies be improved to enhance the reduction of CO2 emissions of road transport? Revising policies on electric vehicles informed by stakeholder and technical assessments." Energy Policy, external page doi: 10.17863/CAM.85652

Bening, C.R.; Pruess, J.T.; Blum, N.U. (2021). "Towards a Circular Plastics Economy – Interacting Barriers and Contested Solutions for Flexible Packaging Recycling." Journal of Cleaner Production, 302, 126966. external page doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126966

Krauser, M. (2020). "In the Eye of the Storm: Rebel Taxation of Artisanal Mines and Strategies of Violence." Journal of Conflict Resolution, 64(10), 1968-1993. external page doi: 10.1177/0022002720916824

Günther, I.; Lefoll, E.; Veronesi, M. (2020). "Why Don’t Swiss Buy More Fair Trade Chocolate?" Policy Paper, NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation, ETH Zurich. external page doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000472486