Sweden’s largest research program on sustainable consumption

A research program that aims to stimulate a transition to more sustainable consumption in Sweden. The goal is to contribute to change through increased knowledge of how sustainable consumption that is currently practiced by a few can be scaled up and become more common. The focus is on the areas of food, holidays and home decor.

The program has been going since 2018 and has now gone into its second phase which is 2022-2025.

News

New Report: These Policies Could Reduce Nordic Emissions

by jarbel | 15 October, 2024 | Food, Furnishing, News, Policy, Sustainable Consumption, Travel | 0 Comments

In a new report personally delivered to the Swedish Climate Minister Romina Pourmokthari (L) today, researchers examine which policy measures are most effective in reducing consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions in the Nordic countries. The researchers focused on...

Transition with Empowerment

by jarbel | 30 September, 2024 | News, Okategoriserade, Sustainable Consumption | 0 Comments

The sustainability transition involves more than just new technologies and fossil-free solutions. In a recent scientific article, researchers examine how adaptability, empowerment, and locally available resources can promote sustainable practices. When studying...

Food Activists Show the Way to Sustainable Economies

by jarbel | 19 September, 2024 | Food, News, Sustainable Consumption | 0 Comments

Foodwaste in Denmark. PHOTO: Thor Nielsen/CC BY-NC-SA Food waste activists are creating a climate-friendly and socially just economic model without the need for large financial capital. They achieve this by treating their activities as a commons for food, according to...

Some of our research results

Policy instruments receive increased support if they are directed at companies

Policy instruments for sustainable consumption can receive more popular support if they are perceived as fair and if they are aimed at companies instead of consumers.

We can achieve 40% less carbon dioxide emissions today

Swedes’ consumption of food and home furnishings as well as holiday trips can be reduced by up to 40%, only with adjustments within the existing system.

More time and less stuff can increase well-being

Sufficiency, meaning reduced material consumption and a reduction in working hours, can increase well-being.

Function and social arguments makes sustainable business models sell

Circular business models are most easily sold with messages based on how life can be simplified when people do not have to own or take care of material things.