Wellbeing Economy

Uit voorgaand onderzoek ‘Van Award naar Impact’ bleek dat de gewenste transitie naar een duurzame maatschappij niet louter aan de markt of marktdenken overgelaten kan worden. Het doel van dit project is om te onderzoeken of wij samen met de praktijkpartners een prototype van collectieve innovatie kunnen ontwerpen dat wel werkt om onder andere de biobased transitie te versnellen.

This project focuses on the transition from the linear to a circular chemical industry in western North Brabant. The project partners are working to develop advanced chemical recycling techniques, combined with comprehensive education and training programmes, to achieve a sustainable future.

Onderzoekers van Avans' Centres of Expertise (CoE) MNEXT en BWNO nemen deel aan een grootschalig onderzoeksinitiatief gericht op het aanpakken van de maatschappelijke, juridische en economische aanpassingen die nodig zijn om de overgang naar een waterstofeconomie te ondersteunen.

In the IMPACT-UP Knowledge Coalition for Brabant impact entrepreneurs project, we are working together with Breda University of Applied Sciences, Tilburg University, Has green academy and Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Together, we connect research capacity and develop knowledge to strengthen a sustainable and social economy in the region.

Marketing is driving consumption. This while consumption is a major contributor to climate change and individuals do not actually get happier from all that consumption. Could marketing also become a driver of less consumption?

'The Devil's Avocado' is a short feature film by Avans University of Applied Sciences and PEERFILM. This film, featuring Jan Terlouw and Ilse Warringa, among others, paints a picture of the impact of the business practices of three generations of entrepreneurs on the climate and local communities. What choices can (or should?) they make?

'The Devil's Avocado' is a short feature film by Avans University of Applied Sciences and PEERFILM. This film, featuring Jan Terlouw and Ilse Warringa, among others, paints a picture of the impact of the business practices of three generations of entrepreneurs on the climate and local communities. What choices can (or should?) they make?

The annual international conference ELEC, held each year in a different European city, focuses on knowledge exchange within and between education and business on Lean thinking as a management and improvement philosophy.

Fair Jobs is an action research project on how the staffing industry works when it comes to mediating migrant workers. The project tests whether it is possible to do this fairly by putting the interests of temporary workers first.

 In SUSTAIN doen we gericht onderzoek naar innovatiebrokers, ‘derde partijen’ die ernaar streven kunst en ondernemerschap als verschillende innovatiesferen effectief bij elkaar te brengen.