Webinar: A Radically New Consumption – What Could Climate Commitments Imply?
Sweden may become the first country in the world to have a consumption-based climate target. This would include emissions both in Sweden and abroad that are caused by Swedish consumption. But what kind of consumption is compatible with climate commitments? What will...
New report: five policy instruments that can lead away from the throwaway society
Sweden has taken the lead in many environmental policy areas, but when it comes to the consumption of "gadgets", we are lagging behind. So what could politicians do to speed up the transition to sustainable consumption? A new study reveals five promising ideas. The...
Libraries of Things – and other Models for Sustainable Home Furnishing
Inspirational presentation and panel with researchers and practitioners on new sustainable models for buying, sharing, owning, renting, and fixing the things in our homes. Presenting four years of research from Mistra Sustainable consumption on how more sustainable...
Long-term approaches get sharing platforms through the covid-19 crisis
When the covid-19 pandemic paralysed society, companies and organizations found themselves in a very difficult situation. While the overall collaborative economy has been hit hard, many sharing platforms, such as Uber, Airbnb and Karma, found new ways to not only...
“Reducing consumption is a necessity”
Åsa Callmer has done research on sufficiency. Photo: Pexels/Johanna Kvarnsell An increasing number of researchers are agreeing that a just transition requires richer societies not only to change the way they consume, but also how much they consume. In a new article,...
New report – How to reduce your personal emissions by 40%
We need to travel more by train and eat more plant-based food to reduce our emissions. Photo: David Bartus, Pexels. You can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from your private consumption by almost 40% relatively easy. How? Well, by changing what food, furniture and...
Marlene and Sustainability
In three short films the pop musician Marlene tries how to live sustainably according to the latest research. She is trying everything from renting new furniture for her studio, to going on a virtual reality vacation. Marlene and Sustainability Part 1: Furnish...
Watch webinar: ”People, planet and profit – can they be combined?”
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
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...
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