ExpertiseUpdated on 22 May 2025
Design for Circularity and Sustainability
About
The design of products and services is not only defined by their functionality and aesthetics, but also by their environmental impact. Innovations and ideas are realised in products and infrastructures. The Wuppertal Institute researches how product-service systems can be made more sustainable.
Field
- Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management
- Network design of reverse supply chains
- Reverse Manufacturing
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Expertise
Urban Transformation & Circular Design
- Data ecosystems
- Reverse Manufacturing
- Industry 4.0 technologies
- Manufacturing and machine learning
- (AI based) Material and Product Design
- Network design of reverse supply chains
- (Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturing
- Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management
Annika Greven
Researcher at Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie
Wuppertal, Germany
Expertise
LCA & Design for the Circular Economy
- Data ecosystems
- Manufacturing and machine learning
- (AI based) Material and Product Design
- (Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturing
- Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management
Malte Schäfer
Researcher at Uni Wuppertal
Wuppertal, Germany
Expertise
Value retention strategies and business impact
- Data ecosystems
- Manufacturing and machine learning
- Network design of reverse supply chains
- Simulation models and predictive analytics
- Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management
Andre Podleisek
Professor for Sustainability and Quality in Industry at OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Rapperswil, Switzerland