consumption

Animal welfare and sustainable development

Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.

Better data is necessary, but not sufficient, to enable sustainable trade

Other publication / Whether trade is "good" or "bad" for our societies and the environment has been a topic of ongoing debate. This brief is a simple overview of the costs.

Tracking Sweden’s consumption-based environmental impacts

Past event / A webinar on how to enable environmental policy objectives through the PRINCE model.

Q&A: How can SEI tools help California prepare for a “new normal” of drought?

Feature / SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.

Jessica Slater helps BBC Scotland’s “Out of Doors” team consider their environmental impact

Media coverage / SEI's Jessica Slater helps Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith consider the environmental impact of lighting their firepit and cooking bacon each Saturday.

Barriers and drivers for enterprises to transition to circular economy

SEI brief / This brief highlights that companies are aware of circular practices for economic and environmental benefits, but lack the necessary support to transition.

The UK Soy Manifesto – virtual launch

Past event / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025, and to support wider industry to do the same.

British food firms vow to stop soy imports from deforested areas

Media coverage / On 9 November 2021, the UK Soy Manifesto was launched, with 27 companies already signed up to this new industry commitment. Bloomberg covers the story.

How corn links Jamaica’s food supply to climate change in the US Midwest

Feature / How will Jamaica's high dependency on maize from the American Midwest affect both the economy and food security in a changing climate?