Our latest political papers

Should the textile “plastification” be reversed?

27. January 2026

Feedback delivered on ESPR 2nd milestone

3. March 2025

ECOBALYSE feedback delivered

22. May 2024

New consultation on PEF: Feedback delivered

30. April 2024

See all policy related publications and documents

The latest…..

Books

Local, Slow and Sustainable Fashion

Wool as a Fabric for Change

Ingun Grimstad Klepp og Tone Skårdal Tobiasson (eds.), 2022

Inclusive Consumptions

Immigrants’ Access to and Use of Public and Private Goods and Services

Anita Borch , Ivan Harsløf , Ingun Grimstad Klepp & Kirsi Laitala (eds.), 2019

View all books

Publications

More than enough clothes: a social practice-oriented study of gender and clothing accumulation

24. February 2026

Continue Reading More than enough clothes: a social practice-oriented study of gender and clothing accumulation

Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations

23. December 2025

Continue Reading Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations

Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications

23. December 2025

Continue Reading Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications

New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

26. November 2025

Continue Reading New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

6. November 2025

Continue Reading ‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe

15. October 2025

Continue Reading Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe

Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway

12. June 2025

Continue Reading Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway

View all publications

News

Should the textile “plastification” be reversed?

27. January 2026

The production of polyester is increasing rapidly, and so is the disagreement about whether this is a problem. A new article and policy brief summarise the perspectives of textile companies that have taken a clear stand against “plastification”,…

Continue Reading Should the textile “plastification” be reversed?

Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard

26. January 2026

Public PhD Defence, Monday 9th February, 10:00 CET, OsloMet/Online

Continue Reading Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard

New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

26. November 2025

Textile waste as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben) – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv The report, written by Kirsi Laitala, discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by textile waste and…

Continue Reading New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.

News Archive

Events you can take part in

International research seminar: Living together for a sustainable common future

Seminar 8th – 9th June 2026, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen

ALPHA Seminar: Cultural Heritage, Craft and Fashion

Time: 12 March 2026, 13:00–15:50 CETPlace: Oslo National Academy of the Arts How do emerging fashion designers work with cultural heritage? What roles do craft and dress play in connecting the past and the present? The Nordic organisation ALPHA and Oslo National Academy of the Arts are organising a half-day seminar that explores cultural heritage…