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Watch webinar: ”People, planet and profit – can they be combined?”

by jarbel | Jun 12, 2021 | News, Sustainable Consumption

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuti4mE3rb0] Approaches to sustainable business often assume that companies can profit from protecting the environment and supporting the wider community. However, there is a discussion today that businesses’ pursuit of profit...
New business models can reduce waste piles from furniture sector

New business models can reduce waste piles from furniture sector

by jarbel | Jun 10, 2021 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

80-90% of the 10 million tonnes of furniture discarded in the EU is landfilled or incinerated. Photo: Pexels/Pixabay The interior design sector is a bit forgotten when discussing sustainability and environmental effects. But despite many obstacles there are good...
This is how non-profit environmental organizations can help us eat sustainably

This is how non-profit environmental organizations can help us eat sustainably

by jarbel | Jun 2, 2021 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption

Non-profit environmental organizations today influence our food consumption with everything from lobbying for more organic food in stores, to developing vegetarian recipes for elite athletes and pushing for new eco-labels. In a new article, researchers at KTH and Lund...
Climate apps must become more transparent and social

Climate apps must become more transparent and social

by jarbel | Dec 9, 2020 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

David Andersson from Chalmers University is one of the researchers behind the Svalna app. PHOTO: Svalna/Ragnhild Larsson Interest in climate calculators has increased as the levels of carbon dioxide have risen around the world. In a new article David Andersson,...

A virtual field trip at Retuna – world’s first recycling mall

by jarbel | Aug 19, 2020 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3_qdo2NWjM&w=560&h=315] ReTuna in Eskilstuna is the world’s first recycling mall. Welcome to a virtual field trip there arranged by the Swedish research program Mistra Sustainable Consumption! This was done...
Growth to drive the transition to green technology?

Growth to drive the transition to green technology?

by jarbel | Aug 5, 2020 | News, Okategoriserade, Sustainable Consumption

Rob Hart, economist and researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has released a new article on what is required for emissions from production to decrease in a system based on economic growth. Rob is also active in Mistra Sustainable Consumption....
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Mistra Sustainable Consumption – from niche to mainstream

A research programme that aims to stimulate a transition to sustainable consumption by generating in-depth knowledge on how niche sustainable consumption practices can become mainstream in the areas of food, vacation and furnishing.