SDG assessment
Further development of a sustainability assessment method
Project overview
The "SDG Evaluation of Products" (SEP) is a method that assesses the sustainability of products and services. It consists of three components:
- the system analysis as the basis for carrying out a sustainability assessment,
- the sustainability indicators as metrics that must be used in a product sustainability assessment,
- the sustainability assessmentwhich makes the contribution of a product or service to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) measurable using the defined indicators.
The criteria make it clear in which of the addressed sustainability topics the product or service is already good and where there is still a need for action.
Further information
- Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- Responsible: Centre for Sustainable Leadership (ZNU)
- Project partner: Öko-Institut e. V.
- Further information is available on the project website.
- News: Evaluation of the sustainability impact of products and services
- Publications:
Eberle, Ulrike, Julius Wenzig, and Nico Mumm. "Assessing the Contribution of Products to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals: A Methodological Proposal". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 27, no. 7 (July 2022): 959-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02063-8.