The objective of the article is to analyse the use of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) in public risk assessment and risk management organisations in France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States based on more than a hundred interviews conducted with social sciences experts employed by or working for these organisations. If the added value brought by the integration of social scientists is recognised, the use of social sciences differs from one organisation to another. The article compares the different positions given to social scientists inside and outside the organisation, the various methods used and the different contents produced. The survey highlights a set of initiatives that are scattered, differentiated and ultimately have little in common - except that they often play a marginal role in the main activities of the agencies concerned.

Since some years, one important topic of scientific work at the University of Stuttgart is the monitoring, evaluation and minimization of food waste. In this context ISWA-Institute at University of Stuttgart is cooperating in an international investigation project: “GreenCook - transnational strategy for global sustainable food management” GreenCook is elaborated in the frame of Interreg IVB NWE (North West Europe). The project-period is lasting from 2010 – 2013. Project-partners come from Belgium, France, Netherlands, UK and Germany. Further authors H. Schuller, Y. Wong, K. Anastasiou - University of Stuttgart (ISWA)

Vinyl 2010 implements the ten-year Voluntary Commitment of the PVC industry for sustainable development, in particular by minimising the environmental impact of PVC through collection, recycling and reuse of PVC waste. Vinyl 2010 is now in its sixth year of promoting sustainable PVC waste management and in its mid-term review rolled out the programme across the EU-25.

The successful community relations strategy followed by the operator of Amsterdam's waste-to- energy plant has convinced the public and other stakeholders of the benefits of incineration for treating the city's waste.