Published 30 November 2016 Olga Chkanikova defends her doctoral dissertation on 2 December 2016. Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing

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Published 5 December 2016 The third and successful workshop was held at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016. Photo: Håkan Rodhe The third and final scenario building workshop under the post conflict futures initiative of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), took place at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016.In the worksho

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Published 5 December 2016 IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden. Kes McCormick presented findings from the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST)  project at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden.Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have emerged as an approach to experimentation in real-life city settings. They can

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Published 13 December 2016 Jonas Sonnenschein Photo: Blaž Samec Focusing on low-carbon economy. Jonas Sonnenschein is a PhD candidate at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. He has a background in Philosophy & Economics (BA) from Germany – where he originally comes from – and he holds a Master in Environmental Management and Policy (MSc). B

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Published 13 December 2016 The Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden (ACCESS), in Santiago, Chile. In the beginning of December 2016, Lund University, including the IIIEE, and Uppsala University met with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile, to sign an intent of a bilateral collaboration project between Chile and Sweden. A historic kick-off took place

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Published 15 December 2016 On 15 December, IIIEE students are presenting key current knowledge on life cycle impacts of LED light. During the semester the students have analysed a range of studies related to various phases of the life cycle of LED light. The research results will now be compiled into a report intended for a broad audience. Their research is being conducted within the Lighting Metr

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Published 19 December 2016 The IIIEE team, consisting of 14 MESPOM students and Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman. A review by the IIIEE & the Lighting Metropolis project The IIIEE and the Lighting Metropolis project present state-of-the-art knowledge regarding sustainability aspects of LED throughout its entire life cycle in an exclusive and full review: The Life Cycle of LE

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Published 20 December 2016 Comparing energy transitions in Germany and Japan. In a new publication Professor Aleh Cherp leads an international team of co-authors to compare the development of nuclear and renewable energy in Germany and Japan. The article solves a puzzle of why since the 1990s Germany has become a leader in renewables while phasing out nuclear energy, whereas Japan has used less re

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Published 20 December 2016 Circle of Light: The impact of the LED Lifecycle. Recent research by the IIIEE at Lund University points to the possibility to improve the environmental and sustainability impacts by better recycling. This will decrease dependency on Chinese supply of rare earth metals and simultaneously to avoid creation of environmental and social impacts during the extraction of these

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Published 20 December 2016 Panel discussion at the Sustainable City Development Conference in Malmö on the topic of implementing Agenda 2030. On the 1st of December Urban Arena hosted a seminar at the Sustainable City Development Conference in Malmö on the topic of implementing Agenda 2030.Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, coordinated the seminar and welcomed six speakers: Michael Woodbr

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Published 21 December 2016 Jessika Luth Richter defends her thesis for the licentiate degree on 21 December 2016 Licentiate thesis defence On 21 December 2016, Jessika Luth Richter at the IIIEE will present her thesis for the licentiate degree in Industrial Environmental Economics (120 credits) at a public seminar, with the title: Extended Producer Responsibility for Closing Material Loops – Lesso

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/extended-producer-responsibility-closing-material-loops-lessons-energy-efficient-lighting-products - 2025-04-05

Published 22 December 2016 "Green Wave for Zabrze - A sustainable Mobility Strategy" is now published in Polish! The report was originally published in English, as a result of the research conducted in the city of Zabrze last spring, by the IIIEE MSc students. Historically known as one of the most polluted cities in Europe, Zabrze is presently undergoing a rapid transition "from black to green". D

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Published 22 December 2016 Photo: Pixabay Expert insight by Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij On 14 December 2016, Associate Professor Luis Mundaca and Professor Lena Neij, at the IIIEE, published an ‘expert insight’ in the ‘Insights Blog’ of GGKP - Green Growth Knowledge Platform. Read the full blog post here: Towards a Green Energy Economy? Steering an Effective Transition 

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Published 13 January 2017 THESIS DEFENCE On 13 January at 13.00 - 15:00, Thomas Parker at the IIIEE will defend his doctoral dissertation in Industrial Environmental Economics, with the title: The Meaning of Environmental Management: An Interpretive Study of Managing Emergent or Evolutionary Environmental and Energy Strategy.Appointed opponent is Associate Professor Thomas Zobel at Luleå Universit

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Published 1 December 2017 Oksana Mont Photo: Johan Persson Oksana Mont is one of five researchers at Lund University who has been awarded ERC Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) in the 2017 round of awards. The task of the European Research Council (ERC) is to promote research of the highest quality through extensive and long-term funding. The prestigious ERC Consolidator

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Published 1 December 2017 On 7 December, Matthias Lehner at the IIIEE has been invited by the Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs, Per Bolund, to participate at the seminar Lätt att välja rätt – ett seminarium om miljömärkningens framtid. At the seminar, Matthias Lehner will be discussing the future of environmental labelling in his presentation Hållbara varumärken: möjligheter och

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Published 8 December 2017 The collaboration between the entrepreneurship and environmental management students celebrates its 10 years-anniversary. Photo: Craig Mitchell For the tenth year students from the Master's programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are paired with students from the Environmental Management and Policy programme for a joint workshop on environmental considerations in new

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Published 19 December 2017 Professor Nancy Bocken giving a keynote speech on sustainable business models. On 23 November, Nancy Bocken, Professor in sustainable business management and practice at the IIIEE, gave a keynote speech on sustainable business models at the matchmaking event From Waste to Valuables, for Finnish international companies and researchers related to Circular Economy. The even

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Published 10 January 2018 Last application date 31 January The IIIEE is now offering a post-doctoral position in sustainable urban governance. Last application date is 31 January.For questions regarding the position, please contact Jenny Palm, professor in sustainable urban governance, Phone: 046-222 02 42.Link to the position 

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Published 11 January 2018 Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, is now member of the Management Board of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the European Parliament.The EEA is an agency of the European Union and provides sound, independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating en

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