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...
This is how non-profit environmental organizations can help us eat sustainably
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
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
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 during the...
Growth to drive the transition to green technology?
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....
New study: how common it is that we throw away our home textiles instead of reusing them
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...
One of the world’s largest conferences on sustainable consumption starts now
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...
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