by jarbel | Jul 2, 2020 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
A large pile of textiles that are to be buried in Utsunomiya, Japan. PHOTO: Kiwi Dokokano, CC BY. A new study shows that we very often throw away our home textiles, such as bedding, tablecloths and towels, when we do not want them anymore, even though they can be...
by jarbel | Jun 10, 2020 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel
Three of the keynote speakers: Emily Kawano, Esteban Kelly and Peter Victor. Photo: SCORAI Today SCORAI 2020 starts, an international conference on sustainable consumption which is being held completely online. During three days everything from social justice to...
by jarbel | Jun 2, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel
Airplanes all over the world are currently grounded, which has temporarily reduced global carbon emissions. But when the world slowly goes back to normal, what can we do with respect to aviation so we don’t end up with the same emission levels once again? A new...
by emmage | May 18, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption
In this new report it’s being described how consumption of 218 different products and services affects the emissions of greenhouse gases, land- and water use. The products and services in this mapping are ones that are consumed by many Swedish consumers. But also ones...
by jarbel | Apr 14, 2020 | News, Sustainable Consumption
Sustainable consumption requires political governance and social responsibility. But who will apply the governance? And who must take responsibility? The book Research Agenda on Sustainable Consumption Governance points out what we should research in the coming years...
by jarbel | Apr 6, 2020 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption
By studying the work of the Swedish company Oatly on adequacy, we see what strategies the food industry can use to become more environmentally friendly. Read the full study by Matthias Lehner of Lund University, among others, here
