by jarbel | Dec 5, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
Product destruction refers to when companies get rid of products that are fully functional, often fresh from the factory. Researchers have now investigated why this happens and what can be done about it. The research results are recently published in an article by...
by jarbel | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Okategoriserade, Sustainable Consumption
Consuming resources by improving existing consumption patterns to make them more efficient is not enough. The total consumption level must decrease, otherwise it can never be sustainable. This is the conclusion of a new study compiling the research field on...
by jarbel | Oct 21, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
Ola Persson at KTH is examining the rapid expansion of research on ideas such as sufficiency and post-growth in his thesis. Heather Schoonover at Lund University writes about business models for reuse of home furnishings in hers. Both have done their PhD in Mistra...
by jarbel | Oct 20, 2022 | Okategoriserade
KTH is looking for two post-docs. The first will work in the Mistra Sustainable Consumption program and the second may work close to it depending on the focus of the work. Please see more info here: Postdoc in sustainable development with a specialization in systems...
by jarbel | Aug 29, 2022 | News, Sustainable Consumption
Part time work is often described as something undesirable, something that can only benefit high-income earners. However, new research gives us reason to think again. – Instead of involuntary part-time work, we might start to talk about involuntary full-time work in...
