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...
by jarbel | Aug 18, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
Most agree that we need to switch to a more circular economy, but what could this look like in practice? New research shows what the repair movement can do. In a new study, Karin Bradley, researcher at KTH, and Ola Persson, doctoral student at KTH, explore who has the...
by jarbel | Jun 20, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption
Out of the ten million tons of furniture that is thrown away in the EU every year, 80-90% is burned or put on landfills. A new study examines the role of marketing in preventing this. The need to extend the lifetime of home furnishings and reduce the number of new...
by jarbel | Jun 1, 2022 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption
If the Swedish population switched 50% of all red meat and charcuterie to vegetables and legumes we could we could gain 540 000 life years over a period of 20 years. That is equal to half a million people living one year longer than they otherwise would have. After...
by jarbel | May 31, 2022 | Sustainable Consumption
A new report presents 62 enablers, that might stimulate a more sustainable consumption. It contains everything from demanding repairable products, introducing flight rights to taxing unsustainable food. Even though it takes more than individuals who do well informed...
by jarbel | May 23, 2022 | News, Sustainable Consumption
The new report “Unlocking a Better Future” lays the scientific foundation for the conference Stockholm+50. And researchers at Mistra ustainable Consumption have written a bakground paper for it. In 1972 UN arranged an environmental conference in Stockholm...
