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Laurin Wuennenberg
Researcher, Innovation
Laurin Wuennenberg is aresearcher with IISD’s Economic Law and Policy program whose work focuses on sustainable public procurement, innovation and decarbonization of industries. Based in Geneva, Laurin has engaged in research and capacity-building projects in South Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe.
Before joining IISD, Laurin conducted research during his post-graduate studies on public procurement approaches and the uptake of innovative business models for the provision of lighting solutions to Swedish municipalities.
His previous work experience covers a range of consulting and research projects in academic environments, the private sector and international organizations including the German Development Agency (GIZ) and Adelphi in India. Laurin’s areas of focus include: corporate responsibility, business model innovation, sustainability assessments, climate change, sustainable public procurement and environmental policies.
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Moving Towards Sustainable Performance-Based Procurement in the Western CapeRead this report to discover how public procurement is no longer a back-office function anymore, but a crucial pillar for delivering government services, and a strategic one for tackling climate change. -
Low-Carbon Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure: The role of public procurementThis report discusses how to leverage the power of public procurement laws, policies and practices to drive low-carbon innovation in the construction and infrastructure sectors. -
Stormwater Markets: Concepts and applicationsThis paper provides an overview of the technology and financing options available to address the stormwater problem in urban areas. The analysis focuses on policy instruments for incentivising private investments into green infrastructure, specifically through the creation of stormwater markets. -
Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member statesi24c and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) publish recommendations for the European Commission and member state authorities on how to better leverage the power of the public purse to drive demand of low-carbon innovation in sustainable infrastructure.
Contact
Email: lwuennenberg@iisd.org
Education
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences, Policy & Management: Central European University, Hungary, and Lund University, Sweden
Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics: Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
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Languages
German
English