On Monday 3 October Roland Zinkernagel has successfully defended his Licentiate Degree. The thesis is named “Localising the Sustainable Development Goals: tools and processes for building urban transformative capacity – the case of Malmö”. The opponent was Kristina Jönsson, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. Read more about the thesis in an earlier news it

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/roland-zinkernagel-has-successfully-defended-his-licentiate-degree - 2025-08-31

New article that suggests future research directions for policy interventions. Although policy-makers are starting to acknowledge the need for policy-intervention to achieve sustainable consumption it is difficult to achieve policy-making that leads to impactful consumption interventions.  IIIEE researchers Oksana Mont, Matthias Lehner, and Carl Dalhammar have published a new article in Frontiers

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-achieve-sustainable-consumption-through-policy-interventions - 2025-08-31

On 14 October, Karolina Södergren will present her mid-term seminar for the ongoing PhD work. Karolina's research focuses on how local governance modes, organization models and values matter for industrial symbiosis development in municipalities. Karolina Södergren’s mid-term seminar will be held at the IIIEE on the 14 October 2022. A mid-term seminar is an internally required milestone at the III

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-mid-term-seminar-phd-student-karolina-sodergren - 2025-08-31

The IIIEE Strategy Meeting took place on 6th October to discuss quality in education. IIIEE colleagues gathered in Höör for a full day programme. The discussions focused on delivering quality and value in Master's and & PhD education. All colleagues also enjoyed a beautiful autumn day together and as a fun fact took the chance to learn more about special monument indicating the exact geographical

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-strategy-meeting-hoor - 2025-08-31

How do we go beyond tokenistic forms of participation to collaborative multi-stakeholder forms of engagement? A recent paper looks at the current forms and implications of citizen participation in nature-based solution cases in 21 cities. The results show that although tokenistic forms dominate citizen participation, collaborative multi-stakeholder forms of engagement do not automatically lead to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/citizen-participation-governance-nature-based-solutions - 2025-08-31

Batch 28 going to the beautiful park at Wanås to enjoy an outdoor class exercise. On 5th October, Batch 28 from the Master's program Environmental Management and Policy enjoyed the traditional outdoor teaching day at Wanås Castle in Skåne. The day contained teaching with peer feedback and inspirational artwork, as well as great nature.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/batch-28-annual-outdoor-class-exercise - 2025-08-31

Research shows conversations matter - both for learning and inspiring action. On the topic of transformations, the IIIEE will release new mini-series several times a year, consisting of a bundle of episodes around a common theme. First out is the series on 'Cities, Climate and Change'. The IIIEE is launching a new podcast collection “Talking Transformations”  with thought leaders from government,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-launching-new-podcast-talking-transformations - 2025-08-31

Professor Don Huisingh, visiting Professor of Sustainable Development and master of Cleaner Production, and distinguished source of inspiration to the IIIEE, met up with both colleagues and students. Professor Don Huisingh, visiting Professor of Sustainable Development and master of Cleaner Production, and distinguished source of inspiration to the IIIEE, visited for a couple of days to meet up wi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/long-time-visiting-prof-don-huisingh-back-meet-staff-and-students - 2025-08-31

On October 1st, 22 citizens from across the Swedish population gathered for a full-day workshop at the IIIEE to discuss and envision how to change their lifestyles to fit within the 1,5° Paris-goal. The participants showed great interest in the topic, despite bringing a variety of views to the discussion table. The central piece of the workshop was the ‘Climate Puzzle’, which encouraged every part

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/citizens-gathered-project-workshop-15deg-lifestyles - 2025-08-31

​​​​​​​The global energy crisis and the challenges of climate neutrality are showing, more than ever, the strong need to foster and materialise sustainable energy behaviours as soon as possible. A new publication shows current opportunities and challenges. This Special Issue, jointly developed with the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, aims to broad

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-behavioural-insights-sustainable-energy-use - 2025-08-31

How do we transition to a circular economy through governmental policies and business models? A literature synthesis shows that there is a multitude of possible interactions between governmental policies and business models. Governmental policies and business models are considered key elements for a transition to a circular economy. In current literature, there is a lack of understanding on how th

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/interactions-governmental-policies-and-business-models-circular-economy-systematic-literature-review - 2025-08-31

​​​​​​​How can we navigate both the challenges and opportunities in the energy system due to the increasing use of electric vehicles? Smart electric vehicle charging and user flexibility have been proposed as potential remedies for future imbalances in energy consumption, but the success of such remedies requires close collaboration between users and system operators. A study shows that while user

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/requesting-control-and-flexibility-exploring-swedish-user-perspectives-electric-vehicle-smart - 2025-08-31

A fresh new ranking on sustainability in higher education puts Lund University on #12. The ranking includes 700 universities worldwide. The first-ever QS World University Rankings: Sustainability compares 700 of the world’s top universities against a range of environmental and social sustainability metrics, to see which institutions are doing the most to tackle the world’s greatest environmental,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainability-programs-lund-university-ranked-12-world - 2025-08-31

What are the key competences of a partner for circular-oriented innovation? A qualitative and in-depth case study provides insight into collaborative relationships for circular-oriented innovation. The implementation of circular initiatives requires certain capabilities and knowledge that traditional business models often lack, requiring new perspectives and external collaborations. While it is un

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/closing-competency-gaps-circularity-exploring-partner-dynamics-circular-oriented-innovation - 2025-08-31

How can cities and urban actors facilitate the circular economy? A Special Issues article points to the complexity that cities are facing and gives glimpses of how circular cities may evolve in the future. The urban context is an experimentation space to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. This Special Issue explores how and why cities engage in circularity. This Special Issue include

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/achieving-circular-economy-exploring-role-local-governments-business-and-citizens-urban-context - 2025-08-31

According to a survey by the trade union Naturvetarna, Lund University has been ranked in Scania as the number one preferred employer. This is according to voters working in life science, or bioproduction. Those who work in life science, sustainability or bioproduction and live in the region Skåne have had their say - Lund University is the most attractive employer. This is shown by Naturvetarna’s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-top-preferred-employer-skane - 2025-08-31

How can evaluations contribute to sustainability transitions? Whereas traditional evaluation approaches are better suited to focus on incremental changes, a new multi-disciplinary framework combines evaluation theory offers the opportunity to better enhance learning for radical transformations. There is an urgent need for radical transformations of unsustainable socio-technical systems, such as fo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/theory-based-approach-evaluations-intended-inform-transitions-toward-sustainability - 2025-08-31

How can we move towards 1.5° living? What are the actions we as individuals can uptake to lower our carbon footprint? The EU 1.5° Lifestyles team has collected 50 research based and relevant low carbon lifestyle options to be implemented if we are to achieve the 1.5° climate targets. The international research team of the EU 1.5 Lifestyles project (of which IIIEE is part) has collected 50 research

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-still-achieve-15-target-research-suggests-50-important-lifestyle-options - 2025-08-31

In the September issue of Tomorrow, Atea's stakeholder magazine, Dr. Peter Arnfalk's chronicle discusses the pros with virtual meetings, education and MOOCs.View the chronicle here (in Swedish only)More about virtual meetings here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-peter-arnfalk-ateas-chronicle - 2025-08-31

What are the opportunities for active transport policy pathways? Research shows that a policy mix that maximises economic benefits entails bike-sharing, cycle parking, training and education, low traffic neighbourhoods, e-bike grants, a workplace parking levy and increased use of a ‘cycle-to-work’ Scheme. Combined with concerns about climate change, air pollution and human health, the COVID-19 pan

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/assessing-economic-benefits-active-transport-policy-pathways-opportunities-local-perspective - 2025-08-31