consumption Archives

A close-up photo of a colourful informational board in Swedish, with a green card prominently displaying the text “Jag provar vegetarisk kost” (I try a vegetarian diet), followed by “12 min / person / år” (12 minutes per person per year). Smaller adjacent cards mention actions like giving second-hand gifts and increasing clothing lifespan.

Mainstreaming sustainable living: lessons from the SCORAI Europe 2025 Conference

Feature / From Malmö to Avesta, SEI voices from SCORAI 2025 highlight how context and community can shape real sustainability transitions.

13 May 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

UPMADE system helps Kenyan textile factory turn trash into treasure

Feature / SEI Tallinn and partners are transferring value-added upcycling method UPMADE to support the deployment of circular solutions in textile production.

7 April 2025 / About Business, Innovation and Supply chains

Water from the Nurek Dam in Tajikistan spills from chutes in the side of an embankment and into the bright blue water below.

Modelling a resilient and integrated energy system for Central Asia

Other publication / A report drawn from SEI energy modelling tools links improved energy connectivity in Central Asia to USD 1.4 billion in annual savings by 2050.

11 March 2025 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Printed illustrations on a white desktop of a fridge organizing system, reminders on a closed fridge, phone app, website on a laptop screen, with pens and post-it notes scattered on top.

What’s in the fridge? Science-based strategies to reduce household food waste

Feature / Reducing household food waste would go a long way to lower Sweden's emissions and behavioural science can help identify the best strategies.

24 January 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture and Sustainable lifestyles

Eco-social neighbourhoods in Lund, Sweden

Project / Creating practical tools for decisionmakers in Lund to leverage sustainable consumption and socially just climate transitions.

2025 - 2026 / About Cities, Mitigation, Participation and Sustainable lifestyles

Using labels to support climate-friendly lunch purchases – an in-store study

Journal article / This study examines how carbon footprint labels in a real-life retail setting influence consumers' food choices to promote more sustainable diets.

19 December 2024 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles

A lamb spray painted in red with the number

Guest article in SDG Knowledge Hub: harnessing a One Health approach to food systems transformation

Perspective / SEI's Cleo Verkuijl calls for a comprehensive approach to food system reform that supports climate, public health, animal welfare and ecosystems all at once.

7 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Mitigation and Public policy

A winding stone pathway leading to a small white chapel on top of a rugged, rocky peninsula jutting into the blue ocean, surrounded by steep cliffs and crashing waves.

SEI voices: how updated NDCs can accelerate climate action

Perspective / From sanitation to food systems, improved Nationally Determined Contributions can unlock untapped climate action, say SEI experts.

6 November 2024 / About Climate policy, Mitigation, Public policy, Sanitation and Sustainable Development Goals

The Mata Atlântica, once stretched up-and-down Brazil's coastline, and covered parts of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.

Mapping deforestation: new report reveals sub-regional drivers in the Amazon

Press release / The report, by WWF, SEI, Chalmers and Trase, provides a pioneering analysis of agricultural commodities contributing to deforestation across the Amazon.

31 October 2024 / About Business, Climate policy, Public policy and Supply chains