Consumption Research Norway (SIFO) and NICE Fashion have delivered feedback on the Preparatory study on textiles for product policy instruments: Ecodesign, EU Green Public, Procurement EU Ecolabel 2nd milestone. All in all 19 comments were… Feedback delivered on ESPR 2nd milestone
For the fourth time, University of Helsinki arranged the Artefacta conference. It brings together researchers and professionals interested in objects, material culture and our relationship to them (click here for full program helsinki.fi). I had… Artefacta conference
Authors: Vilde Haugrønning, Ingrid Haugsrud Abstract This chapter explores the influence of gender on clothing consumption and the impact on differences in clothing volumes between men and women. Based on a qualitative and quantitative wardrobe… Comparing Male and Female Wardrobes: Gender Dynamics in the Practice of Dressing
“Wrapped in plastic” was a talk given during the Forskning i Friluftsliv conference by Kate Fletcher and Ingun Grimstad Klepp.
SIFO’s advocacy work is influencing international public policy, step by step. The Dutch Circular Textile Policy Program for 2025-2030, released in December 2024, includes measures to reduce the volume of raw materials used in textiles,… Dutch textile policy envisions consumption reductions and production and imports quotas.
Abstract This case study of the Amsterdam Doughnut highlights how barriers for “strong” sustainable consumption policy pinpointed in the literature were to some extent overcome in the city policy of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the… Overcoming barriers for “strong” sustainable consumption policy: the case of the Amsterdam Doughnut
In September 2024, we left autumnal Oslo behind to embark on a research exchange at the University of Melbourne with the Critical Fashion Studies research collective. This group, led by Professor Natalya Lusty and Dr.… Hello from Melbourne!
Authors: Ingrid Haugsrud, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kirsi Laitala Abstract The impact of the fashion industry on the environment is undoubtedly size-able. In response, the last decade has seen various changes in the fashion industry… Clothing Care – The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability in Fashion
Conference, 13-14 February 2025
University of Helsinki, Finland
“And he don’t even care for clothes” sang Nina Simone in “My Baby Just Cares For Me” which is how the chapter “Clothing Care” opens in the new, impressive and comprehensive book “The Palgrave Handbook… Clothing Care