Since 1 January 2021, companies importing certain minerals into the EU must ensure that their sourcing practices do not contribute to conflict and human rights abuses. This ends the transitional period of the EU Conflict-Minerals Regulation published in 2017, which for the first time introduces binding human rights due diligence requirements for companies in the EU. However, the regulation’s scope [...]

As part of its 2040 Development Strategy, the Sultanate of Oman aims at industrial diversification. This shall allow the country to overcome its dependence on petroleum exports and to create employment for its fast-growing population. The development of a sustainable system of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays a key role for the advancement of an industrial sector that [...]

Um das nötige Wissen für eine Ressourcenwende zu generieren und zu verbinden, sind – angesichts der Komplexität des Themas und der Vielfalt von Akteuren und Interessen – transdisziplinäre Forschungsprozesse unabdinglich. In einem transdisziplinären Setting kommen ForscherInnen und außerwissenschaftliche AkteurInnen zusammen, um gemeinsam Probleme zu definieren und zu analysieren, wünschenswerte [...]

This policy note argues that the low income of cocoa farmers in the cocoa-chocolate global value chain (GVC) is not only a problem in itself, but also exacerbates social and environmental sustainability issues such as child labor and deforestation. The experience of the last two decades has highlighted that private-sector, private-public, and public initiatives were important, but – overall – had [...]

The negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area between Tunisia and the EU – also known by its French acronym ‘Projet d’accord de libre-échange complet et approfondi’ (ALECA) – have been ongoing since 2015. Beyond the bilateral reduction of tariffs and quotas, the EU proposes regulatory alignment of Tunisian legislation to EU regulatory standards to foster trade and economic growth. [...]

Team Europe ist eine politische Initiative, die Aktivitäten der Europäischen Kommission und der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten unter gemeinsame Steuerung und ein gemeinsames Label bringt. Ziel ist es, nach Außen hin als geeinte Akteursgruppe sichtbarer und strategisch koordinierter aufzutreten. Die vorliegende Policy Note fasst den Stand der Initiative, deren Ziele und Ansprüche zusammen, ordnet Team Europe [...]