The handprint
A complementary measure of the positive sustainability impact of products
Project overview
The handprint is an innovative and holistic approach that makes it possible to record, evaluate and communicate the ecological, economic and social sustainability of products. Complementary to the existing footprint approach, which focuses on negative ecological impacts, the handprint emphasises the added social value and positive sustainability impacts of products throughout their entire life cycle.
Further information
- Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- Responsible: Centre for Sustainable Leadership (ZNU)
- Project partners: Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (overall project management), University of Hohenheim, Centre for Sustainability Management at Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- Further information is available on the project website.
Publication:
Kühnen, M., Silva, S., Beckmann, J. et al. Contributions to the sustainable development goals in life cycle sustainability assessment: Insights from the Handprint research project. NachhaltigkeitsManagementForum 27, 65-82 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-019-00484-y.
Project management
Dr.
Ulrike Eberle
Research assistant
Faculty of Management, Economics and Society (Department of Management and Entrepreneurship) | Centre for Sustainable Leadership (ZNU)
Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten
