New report lays the foundation for Stockholm +50

by jarbel | May 23, 2022 | News, Sustainable Consumption

The new report “Unlocking a Better Future” lays the scientific foundation for the conference Stockholm+50. And researchers at Mistra ustainable Consumption have written a bakground paper for it.  In 1972 UN arranged an environmental conference in Stockholm...

Webinar: A Radically New Consumption – What Could Climate Commitments Imply?

by jarbel | May 11, 2022 | Film English, Food, Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption, Travel

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

by jarbel | Mar 30, 2022 | Furnishing, News, Sustainable Consumption

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...

Libraries of Things – and other Models for Sustainable Home Furnishing

by jarbel | Feb 22, 2022 | News, Okategoriserade

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

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...

“Reducing consumption is a necessity”

by jarbel | Aug 30, 2021 | News, Sufficiency, Sustainable Consumption

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,...