* GRF 2017 CONFERENCE *
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES, LIVELIHOODS and the CIRCULAR ECONOMY
27-29 June 2017, Brighton, UK
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES, LIVELIHOODS and the CIRCULAR ECONOMY
27-29 June 2017, Brighton, UK
Hosted by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex
Co-organized by the Tearfund, EU SWITCH-Asia Programme, SCORAI Europe and the Collaborating Centre of Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
GRF’s third international conference will convene researchers, development practitioners and representatives from business, government and civil society to explore critical links between the circular economy, sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Co-organized by the Tearfund, EU SWITCH-Asia Programme, SCORAI Europe and the Collaborating Centre of Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
GRF’s third international conference will convene researchers, development practitioners and representatives from business, government and civil society to explore critical links between the circular economy, sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption (GRF) brings together individuals and organizations engaged in research and its applications on the transition towards sustainable production/consumption systems from various regions of the world. It builds on more than twenty years of research tradition on sustainable production and consumption by numerous researchers, institutes, and networks around the world, and on many successful attempts to apply research findings into policy, civil society, and business.
GRF Activities
Attaining the Sustainable Development Policy Goals
National University of Singapore 9 - 11 November 2016 Mobilizing Research for Sustainable Lifestyles (MORE SL) launched! MORE SL is a project of the Research Consortium on Sustainable Lifestyles (RCSL), instituted in 2015 under the auspices of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP). 2015/11/20 - The Advancing Research and Education on Sustainable Lifestyles workshop in Vienna, Austria brought together key participants in MORE-SL in order to develop a coherent understanding of the role of sustainable lifestyle research and education within the transition to sustainable production and consumption systems and to develop strategies and working plans. |
SPaC in the News2015/09/17 - The Huffington Post's recent piece on Sustainable Development Goals (What's Working SDG blog series) comments on new approaches to negotiating intergovernmental action on SPaC, and what it means for sustainable development as a whole.
2015/05/29 - The Guardian reports on a new study by Market Analysis, Brazil, which reveals the extent of greenwashing in the country's consumer market, with only 15% of green claims supported by third-party certifications.
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