In 2012, the German Federal Government became with the German Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess) one of the first European countries to commit itself to targets, guiding principles and approaches for the protection of natural resources. A first report and the update (ProgRess II) were published in March 2016 and it is planned to submit a second report and update (ProgRess III) to the Cabinet in 2020. The programme aims to decouple the use of resources from economic growth and strengthen the future viability and competitiveness of the German economy. ProgRess describes policy approaches for increasing resource efficiency all along the value chain, from raw material extraction through product design, production and consumption to recycling and circularity, and supports voluntary initiatives and incentives.
The aim of the project is to accompany the development and implementation of the German Resource Efficiency Programme. The Wuppertal Institute leads a consortium of the institutions Prognos AG, Stakeholder Reporting GmbH, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and N3 Nachhaltigkeitsberatung, which will accompany the implementation of ProgRess III during the 38-month project and will further advance research for the "Analysis and (further) development of implementation mechanisms and policy approaches".
The project comprises a total of four work packages:
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