Long-term approaches get sharing platforms through the covid-19 crisis

by jarbel | Jan 25, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

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...

Marlene and Sustainability

by jarbel | Jun 30, 2021 | Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

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...

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...

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

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 sustainable consumption conferense SCORAI. Among other things we...

New study: how common it is that we throw away our home textiles instead of reusing them

by jarbel | Jul 2, 2020 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

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...