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Last week I read Hanna Eggestrand Vaughan’s PhD thesis draft on values for deep transformations. In her interviews she found that some public servants feel bringing environmental commitments into their work would threaten their neutrality. Environmental concern appeared as a … Continue reading →

Women outnumber men in academia — until they don’t. Last year a senior colleague asked if I could teach on a course with them. I said I couldn’t since I was finishing up a project. Their response: “Oh, how nice … Continue reading →

In Sweden, almost half of all households are single-person households. That comes at a cost. People living alone spend a large share of their income on housing — in rental accommodation, often more than those with families. Two adults sharing … Continue reading →

When I moved from Australia to Sweden more than a decade ago, I did not expect to fall for a small, fluorescent‑lit room in the basement, but tvättstuga are actually awesome. At first it felt a bit weird to share … Continue reading →

Malin and Fredrik from Hörby decided not to renovate their 1970s house. You are my heroes. Publicly saying no is inspirational. Renovating takes time, money, and energy—resources that could be spent elsewhere. With children, with friends, or in rest. Not … Continue reading →

Dear students, This is not a rehearsal. When I started teaching sustainable fashion in 2012, “sustainability” was still daggy, hempy and a bit embarrassing. Back then, my students were just beginning to grasp the scale of the problem, but once … Continue reading →

I’m very happy to have received four years of funding from FORMAS explore starting this week. This is the first time I have been able to hire colleagues and I am super excited to have people who are interested in … Continue reading →

A post on Lund University’s sustainable travel blog about my experiences of travelling for conferences with my family.

A write up by Izabella Rosengren in ETC. This is based on a recent article Feminist LCAs: Finding leverage points for wellbeing within planetary boundaries. I think her title is catchier 😉

In this holiday-intensive season, many are deep into boxing day sales, glittery tops for New Year’s parties and exchanging unwanted christmas gifts. But what footprint does our holiday consumption leave behind, environmentally and socially?By now, most people are well aware … Continue reading →