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FiBL projects on sustainability assessment

FiBL is working on a range of projects related to climate and sustainability.

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing AT GHG calculation of soybean meal production and soybean-oil for BAG Ölmühle BetriebsgesmbH 01.07.2024 31.12.2024
ongoing CH Vision of 100% organic agriculture in Luxembourg in 2050: Resilience, environmental impacts and dietary change (VISION 2050) 01.06.2024 31.05.2027
ongoing CH Recycling Locally Produced Bio-Wastes to Ensure Affordability and Availability of Innovative Bio-Based Fertilisers (ReLeaf) 01.06.2024 31.05.2028
completed AT Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions for the production of microbial liquid fertilizer Nitrogenius from Biofor 01.05.2024 30.11.2024
ongoing AT Corporate Carbon Footprint (GHG-Protocol) of Franz Felber & Co. GmbH 01.05.2024 31.12.2024
ongoing CH AnalysinG of fossil-ENergy dependence in agriculture to increase RESilience against input price fluctuations (AgEnRes) 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems (LegumES) 01.01.2024 31.01.2028
ongoing CH Carbon footprint and other environmental impacts in different cacao production system: a long-term analysis 01.01.2024 30.11.2028
ongoing CH Benefits of organic breeding: taking stock and raising awareness (benefits.biobreeding) 01.11.2023 31.10.2026
ongoing CH Sustainable Retailing – Monitoring Report 2024 (LEH2024) 01.10.2023 28.02.2025
ongoing DE Circular feeding strategies in organic poultry production (GreenChicken) 01.06.2023 31.05.2027
ongoing DE Development of modules for the further development of large outdoor trade fairs on farms using the example of the organic field days 17.05.2023 31.12.2025
completed CH Milkproduction without food-feed-competition in Germany (GreenpeaceDE-Milch) 01.05.2023 30.10.2023
ongoing DE Organic field days 2025 01.01.2023 30.08.2025
ongoing AT benefit 23+: Assessment of regional sustainability effects along food value chains in Austria (Regio23+) 01.01.2023 07.07.2025
ongoing CH A farm-based sustainability assessment and networking platform to accelerate the agroecological transition of the Swiss organic sector (AgriSustaiNet) 01.12.2022 30.11.2026
ongoing CH A European-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe (Climate Farm Demo) 01.10.2022 30.09.2029
completed CH Climate strategy for agriculture in the city of Zurich 01.10.2022 30.06.2024
ongoing CH Strategies for the adaptation of arable farming systems to climate change and their contribution to climate protection in the Upper Rhine region (KLIMACrops) 01.10.2022 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Assessing and fostering the adaptive capacity to climate change of local agricultural communities in mountainous areas (COMMUNITYadapt) 01.10.2022 30.09.2025
completed AT Carbon footprint of soybean meal from the ATK company 01.09.2022 01.11.2022
ongoing CH Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems (Re-Livestock) 01.08.2022 31.07.2027
completed AT CO2-Bilanz des Unternehmens Biohof Achleitner 01.06.2022 31.10.2022
ongoing CH Deliberative diets: Connecting producers and consumers to value the sustainability of Swiss food system scenarios (DeliDiets) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed AT "The Viennese Succession" 01.01.2022 31.12.2023
ongoing CH Climate Neutral Farms (ClieNFarms) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed AT CO2 Bilanz von Mastschweinen der Marke Berger REGIONAL OPTIMAL verglichen mit einem Szenario mit einer Fütterung von Sojafuttermitteln aus Übersee 01.12.2021 30.04.2022
completed AT CAP Transfer of Information Via Assessment, Training & Extension (CAPTIVATE) 01.11.2021 01.11.2024
ongoing CH Modelling social and economic pathways towards circular food systems (Foods4Future) 01.11.2021 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Strengthening Global Assessments of Agricultural Sustainability (SustainAG) 01.10.2021 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems (PATHWAYS) 01.09.2021 31.08.2026
completed AT CO2-Bilanz von ausgewählten Rind- und Schweinefleischbetrieben im Vergleich zu Importware aus Argentinien und Deutschland 01.09.2021 15.12.2021
completed AT The potential of sustainability innovations within the Austria food system 01.09.2021 30.04.2022
completed AT Hintergrundstudie für den WWF Fleischratgeber Bewertung der österreichischen Fleischsorten Lamm, Pute und Gehegewild in Hinblick auf a) ausgewählte ökologische Indikatoren und b) das Tierwohl 01.05.2021 08.08.2021
completed CH Promotion of organic products in canteens: environmental impacts and costs 15.03.2021 30.04.2022
completed AT Klimaschutz und Ernährung – Darstellung und Reduktionsmöglichkeiten der Treibhausgasemissionen von verschiedenen Lebensmitteln und Ernährungsstilen 15.03.2021 15.11.2021
completed AT Wirkungsanalyse des Dünger- und Futtermittelsystems der BIO AUSTRIA Betriebe - Eine Analyse ökologischer Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen der BIO AUSTRIA Betriebe im Vergleich zur konventionellen Landwirtschaft in Österreich 05.03.2021 10.11.2021
completed AT CO2 screening of selected product categories of the garden centre bellaflora, comparison of the carbon footprint of different forms of cultivation and greenhouse gas balancing of two soil substrates 01.03.2021 27.01.2022
completed CH Harmonized data collection platform for integrated sustainability assessment (HDCMP) 01.03.2021 31.12.2022
completed CH Strengthen biodiversity criteria in sustainability standards and lables 15.01.2021 31.12.2021
ongoing CH Innovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ Qualities (INTAQT) 01.01.2021 31.07.2026
ongoing CHEU Producing advanced bio-based fertilizers from fisheries wastes (SEA2LAND) 01.01.2021 31.12.2024
completed AT CO2 balance of bio-intensive vegetable production compared to vegetables from the supermarket. 01.12.2020 20.05.2021
completed CH Cocoa Value Chain Analysis for Development Ecuador (Cocoa VCA 4D) 02.10.2020 31.07.2021
completed CH Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (MIXED) 01.10.2020 30.09.2024
completed AT Strengthening organic agriculture in Austria until 2030. Study on success factors and options for action (BIO 2030) 28.06.2020 30.11.2020
completed DE Examination of the resource efficiency of organic food based on the Product Enviromental Footprint and integration into a sustainability strategy (Öko-PEF) 01.04.2020 31.12.2023
completed AT Bewertung von THG-Ersparnissen durch den Einsatz von Donau Soja statt importierter Übersee-Soja auf Ebene ausgewählter tierischer Lebensmittelprodukte 01.03.2020 31.12.2021
completed AT CO2 Bilanz von Pfefferminztee - Schwerpunkt Verpackung (ZOOM Verpackung) 01.03.2020 30.05.2020
completed AT Assessment of socio-economic and ecological effects of regional food value chains in Austria (Regio20+) 01.02.2020 31.03.2022
completed CH Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit im konventionellen Kernobst (Nachhaltigkeit Kernobst Migros) 01.02.2020 31.12.2021
completed CH Äthiopien Agrinatura VCA4D Baumwolle 08.01.2020 31.08.2020
completed CH Local ecosystem dynamics and agri-food systems: a spatially explicit modelling approach to inform policy (LEAF) 01.01.2020 31.12.2023
completed CH Bodenqualitätsindikatoren BQI-CH Perspektivmethode Infrarot-Spektroskopie 01.11.2019 01.02.2021
completed AT CO2 Bilanz von Speise-Sojabohnen aus Österreich versus internationaler Herkunft 13.08.2019 30.11.2019
completed CH Mali Agrinatura VCA4D Fisch 01.07.2019 31.03.2020
completed AT Bioland Burgenland: Machbarkeitsstudie und Umsetzungsbegleitung zur Steigerung der Bio-Quote im Burgenland 01.05.2019 30.04.2020
completed CH How can agroecology build resilient livelihoods (BioviAgroec) 01.12.2018 31.12.2019
completed CH Organic and Fair Palm Oil Production 01.10.2018 31.03.2019
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Mutterkuh Betrieben 01.10.2018 01.04.2019
completed CH Carbon footprint and lifetime daily yield of Swiss dairy cows 15.08.2018 31.01.2019
completed AT Hintergrundstudie für den WWF Fleischratgeber Bewertung von verschiedenen österreichischen Fleischsorten in Hinblick auf a) ausgewählte ökologische Indikatoren und b) das Tierwohl 07.08.2018 05.10.2018
completed ATCH Developing an ESG Framework: SMART-Farm Pilot Assessment in Romania 01.08.2018 31.12.2018
completed CH Soil quality indicators: Applied soil quality concepts and how they are useful to reach sustainable development goals 01.08.2018 15.12.2018
completed AT Ressourcenverbrauch und Umweltwirkungen von Bewässerungstechniken 01.08.2018 26.10.2018
completed AT Grüne Seestadt - Lernen für die essbare Stadt der Zukunft (Essbare Seestadt) 02.07.2018 01.01.2021
completed CH Implementing SPRING at avocado-producers in Peru and Chile 01.07.2018 31.12.2019
completed CH Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies (SUPER-G) 01.06.2018 29.02.2024
completed CH POWER (Tierwohl und Resilienz in der Bioschweinehaltung) (POWER) 01.05.2018 01.11.2021
completed DE Evaluierung CO2OK: CO2-optimierte Großküchen in Hessen 01.05.2018 31.07.2018
completed CH Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU (UNISECO) 01.05.2018 30.04.2021
completed CH Code of Practice for organic food processing (ProOrg) 01.05.2018 01.11.2021
completed CH Organic and bio-dynamic vegetable production in low-energy GREENhouses – sustainable, RESILIENT and innovative food production systems (Greenresilient) 02.04.2018 01.10.2021
completed AT Öffentliche Beschaffung als Motor für die Bio-Landwirtschaft in Österreich 01.03.2018 30.04.2018
completed CH Enhancing supply chain stability, resilience and sustainability through improved sub-supplier management – chocolate and cotton apparel case studies 01.01.2018 30.06.2022
completed CH Determinants for a locally adapted sustainable agriculture in Switzerland (WWF-tLWS) 01.01.2018 30.06.2018
completed CH Update of the Greenpeace study (UpdateGreenpeace) 01.01.2018 30.06.2018
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Avocado Zulieferbetrieben zur Hotspot- und Risikoanalyse für die REWE Group 01.01.2018 31.12.2018
completed CH Integrated analysis of dietary patterns and agricultural practices for sustainable food systems in Luxembourg (SustEATable) 01.01.2018 31.12.2021
completed CHDE Intelligent Linking of Governmental Measures and Private Initiatives to Improve Environmental and Social Standards in Global Value Chains, Using the Example of the Textile Industry (SMART-MiX+PI) 01.11.2017 31.03.2020
completed CH Vorstudie für die Entwicklung einer Lieferantenrichtlinie für Schweizer Wein-Produzenten 01.10.2017 30.06.2019
completed ATDE Sustainable pig production systems (SusPigSys) 01.09.2017 30.11.2020
completed CH Efficiency and sustainability of producing and feeding insect-based feedstuff to fish and poultry 01.08.2017 01.03.2020
completed CH GenTORE - Genomic management tools to optimize resilience and efficiency (GenTORE) 01.08.2017 31.07.2022
completed ATDE Vergleich von ökologischer und konventioneller Landwirtschaft als Beispiel einer vergleichenden Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung landwirtschaftlicher Systeme 15.07.2017 15.02.2018
completed ATCH SMART-Bewertung von Apfelproduzenten des Südtiroler Apfelkonsortiums 01.07.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted by Actors and Value Chains towards Sustainability (DiverIMPACTS) 01.05.2017 30.04.2022
completed AT AMA-Partnership Award für die Lebensmittelwertschöpfungskette 01.05.2017 01.03.2018
completed CH Agriculture - quo vadis? Sustainability assessment of selected development paths 01.04.2017 31.07.2018
completed AT Smart and Simple - Build your City together (BuildyourCity2gether) 06.03.2017 05.03.2018
completed CH New ways to sustainable agriculture: Potential contribution of sustainability assessments to an effective, sustainable and widely accepted agricultural policy 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CHEU Maximise public goods delivery through post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 01.01.2017 31.12.2019
completed ATCH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Bio-Südtirol Apfel Produzenten zur Hotspot-Analyse und als Grundlage für eine Optimierungs-Strategie 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Nachhaltigkeit in der Schweizer Kernobstproduktion – Tobi Seeobst AG 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Lieferanten für Coop/Chocolats Halba zur internen Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeits-Kommunikation 01.01.2017 31.12.2018
completed CH Ethical and ecological assessment of alternatives to culling of 1-day male chicks 01.10.2016 31.12.2017
completed CH National Center for Climate Serivces (NCCS): priority theme crop pests (NCCS) 01.10.2016 30.09.2021
completed CH Sustainable and healthy nutrition - trade-offs and synergies (NFP69) 01.09.2016 31.12.2019
completed CH Innovations for a future-oriented consumption and animal production (NOVAnimal) 01.09.2016 30.09.2018
completed AT Operationelle Gruppe Weiterentwicklung Bio-Wintergemüse – Lösung von konkreten Problemstellungen beim Anbau von Bio-Wintergemüse 01.05.2016 01.04.2019
completed AT Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Bio-Lebensmitteln von Zurück zum Ursprung im Vergleich zu konventionellen Produkten 01.05.2016 31.12.2020
completed CH Indicators and monitoring of agricultural soil biodiversity (BioDivSol) 01.02.2016 31.12.2022
completed CH Development of an innovative, science-based and practical method for a transparent, holistic and comparable assessment of sustainability performance in the agriculture and food sector (KTI-SMART) 01.01.2016 31.12.2018
completed CH Local food systems as key to comprehensive integrative governance of sustainability (KERNiG) (KERNiG) 01.01.2016 30.09.2019
completed DE Große Küche auf kleiner Flamme - Großküchen leisten ihren Beitrag zum Klimaschutz (KueFla) 01.01.2015 31.12.2016
completed CH Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Knospe-Betrieben zur Weiterentwicklung des Standards und zur Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen 01.01.2015 31.12.2018
completed DE CO2OK: CO2-optimierte Großküchen in Hessen - Bilanzierung und Optimierung - (CO2OK) 17.12.2014 30.04.2016
completed CH Representative sustainability assessment of Bio Suisse farms on the basis of the FAO SAFA guidelines 01.11.2014 31.12.2018
completed CH The Role of Urban Agriculture for a Sustainable Urban Food System (Ernährungssystem Basel, Urban Agriculture Basel) 01.02.2014 29.02.2016
completed CH Impact of Research on EU Agriculture (IMPRESA) 01.11.2013 31.12.2016
completed ATCH Die Alpenregion: Ein Modell für eine nachhaltige Landnutzung und Ernährungsweise (CH Landnutzung Alpen) 01.09.2013 31.12.2015
completed AT Regional benefit – Assessment of socio-economic effects of regionally labelled organic products in Austria 01.07.2013 31.12.2019
completed DE Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Beratungskonzeptes zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe (NH-Beratung) 10.06.2013 28.02.2018
completed CH Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems 01.06.2013 31.05.2014
completed CH Global and Local food chain Assessment: a Multidimensional performance-based approach (GLAMUR) 01.02.2013 31.01.2016
completed CH Improving Life Cycle Assessment methodology to comprehensively model organic farming 01.07.2012 31.12.2015
completed CH Expansion of the Sustainability and Organic Livestock Model 01.06.2012 30.06.2013
ongoing ATCH Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment Routine (SMART) (SMART) 01.05.2012
completed CH Efficient Forage Based Ruminant Systems (EFBS) 01.01.2012 31.12.2016
completed CH Effects of biochar amendments on plant growth, microbial communities and biochar decomposition in agricultural soils 01.11.2011 31.10.2015
completed CH Abschätzung der Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher landwirtschaftlicher Anbauverfahren auf die Natur 01.10.2011 31.08.2013
completed CH Organic pasture beef: Sustainability assessment of different cattle beef production systems in Switzerland (Bio Weidebeef) 01.10.2011 31.12.2014
completed CH Concepts for the further development of the label “Migros Bio” (Lücken schliessen) 01.10.2011 31.12.2013
completed CH Impact assessment of a global conversion of global livestock production to organic farming (FAO SOL) 01.06.2011 31.12.2012
completed CH FAO Guidelines for Sustainability Assessment for Food and Agriculture (FAO SAFA) 01.05.2011 30.06.2012
completed CH Do standards and certification in the agricultural sector matter for sustainability? A review of the state of research 15.09.2010 20.02.2011
completed CH Biodiversitätsfootprint (Biodiversitätsfootprint Hofer) 01.08.2010 31.12.2014
completed CH Multi species swards and multi scale strategies for multifunctional grassland based ruminant production systems (MULTISWARD) 01.03.2010 28.02.2014
completed CH Carbon Credits for Sustainable Landuse Systems (CaLas) 01.11.2009 31.10.2011
completed CH Influence of minimized concentrate feeding on animal health and performance of Swiss organic dairy cows (Feed no Food) 01.10.2009 01.10.2010
completed CH Improving nutrient efficiency in major European food, feed and biofuel crops to reduce the negative environmental impact of crop production: Genotype x Management Interaction (NUE-CROPS) 01.05.2009 30.04.2014
ongoing CH Bio Suisse Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung des Biolandbaus (Bio Suisse Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung) 01.01.2009
completed CH An innovative approach to enhance biodiversity on farmland: A credit point system (MVP) 01.01.2008 31.12.2016
completed CH Klimaneutraler Acker- und Gemüsebau? Ökonomisch-ökologische Wirkungsanalyse (KLINE-AG) 15.03.2012