-Issue
Sustainability - at the strategic decision making level it lacks coherence and collaboration between ministries, science, civil society to put theoretical knowledge into practice

-Policy suggestion
Increase collaboration between different stakeholders by founding networks

-Issue
Multiannual European Financial Framework does not take gender bias into account

-Policy Suggestion
introduce a Gender component to correct existing bias in policies

-Issue
Only 4% of start-ups are founded by women alone, 86% are pure men teams.

-Policy Suggestion
Examine how many women are supported, and whether criteria on what is supported are based on male needs? In which areas are founders active? Offer workshops to women interested in founding a business, financially support initiatives that support women who want to found their own business like Weiberwirtschaft (http://weiberwirtschaft.de/unterstuetzung-fuer-gruenderinnen/), offer additional child care for those women who need it

-Issue
Producing products sustainably is linked to a higher costs than “conventional” production due to higher wages, sustainable material and compensation projects

-Policy suggestion
Introduce a tax for unsustainable products- define criteria that take into account human rights compliance, environmental impact, etc.
Subsidies for sustainability for new product launches, in order to make them more compatible with cheaper unsustainable products.

-Issue
Disadvantageous for women: pink tax, sanitary products are classed as “luxury products” by European Union rules

-Policy suggestion
Abolish pink tax, follow the example of Scotland which has taken steps to become the first country to end “period poverty” by providing free sanitary products to women of all ages in the country, reform European Union rules to no longer tax sanitary products as luxury

-Issue
Fresh produce and other products are available to consumers in supermarkets all year round with no regard to season or production areas- consumers are often not aware of the consequences of their purchases

-Policy suggestion
Climate Impact Labels- Labels stating amount of CO2 and Methane emitted by product to ensure easy and on the spot comparison of products by their climate friendliness for consumers in EU states (also including labels of in-season and off-season of fresh products)

-Issue
Due to limited and expensive housing in inner cities people live further away from their work places and take cars to commute as it is convenient/ cheap

-Policy suggestion
Tax break for commuters- commuting by public transport or bicycles to work (like in practice in the Netherlands), additionally provide EU funds for building bike lanes in order to make bicycle travel safer and more convenient

-Issue
Big agricultural producers that keep animals in bad conditions, pollute the environment and rely on heavy use of antibiotics e.g. dairy farms are heavily subsidised

-Policy suggestion
Agricultural subsidies e.g. milk - different EU countries should instead only subsidise small farms or those that meet sustainability standards

-Issue
Many people choose to fly as it is the cheapest and quickest way to travel

-Policy suggestion
Subsidizing of railway systems in order to make them compatible with airline offers, taxing airlines a climate fee for flight distances under 1000 km, encouraging use of railway services instead

-Issue
Inner cities are crowded with too much traffic resulting in pollution that has negative effects on health, well-being and the environment

-Policy suggestion
Free public inner city (inter town) transport, financed by City toll. Downtown areas to be declared car free areas, allowing more bicycle travels within cities.

-Issue
Ministries of Transport are very male-centered and often focus on policies that are focussed on improving men’s journeys

-Policy suggestion
Involve more women and their transport needs in planning of public transport, roads, pavements and urban infrastructure. As car owners are predominantly male, focussing on transport needs of women will also have a beneficial impact on the environment with the extension and improvement of public transport