CLAUS MØLGAARD IS AN ENGINEER WITH A PH.D. IN LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE), A MINI MBA IN SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT, AND ADVANCED STUDIES IN SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION AND LEADING SYSTEM INNOVATION AT SCALA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
HE WAS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ANALYZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PLASTIC WASTE DISPOSAL, COMPARING DIFFERENT RECYCLING PROCESSES, INCINERATION, AND LANDFILL. HIS GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH WAS PUBLISHED IN 1995 IN RESOURCES, CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING (ELSEVIER) – DOWNLOAD.
IN THE SAME YEAR, CLAUS MØLGAARD CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY AT BANG & OLUFSEN, ASSESSING ALL THREE PILLARS—ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC—FOR BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS.
IN 2023, HE JOINED THE CENTRE FOR ABSOLUTE SUSTAINABILITY AT THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK AS A SPECIAL CONSULTANT. DRAWING FROM THE CENTRE’S RESEARCH, HE DEVELOPED “DESIGN FOR THE PLANETARY BOUNDARIES”, A NEW APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CABINETMAKERS’ AUTUMN EXHIBITION, HE ORGANIZED THE 2019 EXHIBITION RE-THINK, RE-USE, RE-DUCE AT THE DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTER (DAC), WHICH FEATURED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABILITY (LINK TO VIDEO BELOW – IN DANISH).
TODAY, CLAUS MØLGAARD ADVISES COMPANIES ON SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES AND DELIVERS LECTURES ON THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF SUSTAINABILITY – DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC OF SUSTAINABILITY, FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD SOME OF THE ARTICLES BY CLAUS MØLGAARD.
DOWNLOAD ARTICLES AND REPORTS:
SOME THOUGHTS ON SUSTAINABILITY
DON’T SPOIL THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY
WORKSHOP BOISBUCHET (IN DANISH)
SUSTAINABILITY AT BANG & OLUFSEN (DIPLOMA THESIS IN DANISH)
Sustainabilty – history og theory (presentation at Royal Danish Academy 27.09.2023)
Notes – Sustainability – history end theory (Notes for presentation at Royal Danish Academy 27.09.2023)
LINKS TO VIDEOS FROM PANEL DEBATE AT “RE-THINK, RE-USE, RE-DUCE” EXHIBITION (IN DANISH):
EPISODE 1 – HVORDAN STÅR DET TIL MED KLIMAFORANDRINGERNE
EPISODE 2 – HVORDAN HÅNDTERE VI KLIMAFORANDRINGERNE
EPISODE 3 – HVAD SKAL VI GØRE FOR AT FORHINDRE KLIMAFORANDRINGERNE – LAGRING AF CO2 I TRÆ
EPISODE 4a – CIRKULÆRØKONOMI – RECYKLING – DOWNCYKLING – UPCYKLING
EPISODE 4b – CIRKULÆRØKONOMI – RECYKLING – DOWNCYKLING – UPCYKLING
EPISODE 5 – LIVSSTIL – GENBRUG
EPISODE 6 – BIOBASEREDE MATERIALER
EPISODE 7 – BIOBASEREDE MATERIALER – SVAMPE
EPISODE 8 – MINIMALT MATERIALEFORBRUG
EPISODE 11 – ENERGIFORBRUG TIL INTERNETTET
EPISODE 14 – SKAL VI KIGGE INDAD
