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
Publications
News
Should the textile “plastification” be reversed?
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”,…
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Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard
On 9 February, Anna will defend her thesis “Want Not, Waste Not. A Practice-Theoretical Study of Textile Disposal in Everyday Life” for the PhD in Innovation for Sustainability!
New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.
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…
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
Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard
On 9 February, Anna will defend her thesis “Want Not, Waste Not. A Practice-Theoretical Study of Textile Disposal in Everyday Life” for the PhD in Innovation for Sustainability!
MORE and MORE and MORE: Change in clothing volumes and wasted textiles
Hybrid seminar: Thursday, 6th of November 2025, 13:00-17:00 CET. OsloMet, Pilestredet 35 / Online.
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Our research projects
Here you can find the research projects that we are currently working on.
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