Local Upcycling as a Catalyst for Reconfiguring the Global Fashion System: PhD defence
Friday 18th September 2026, 10:00 CET, IFM, Paris and Online
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Sorting for Circularity: Project REWEAR
Fashion for Good expanded its Sorting for Circularity framework to address the challenge of sorting for rewearable textiles to better understand their resale potential and the demand across the second-hand market. This is an initiative…
Public defence: Vilde Haugrønning
On 23 April researcher at SIFO Vilde Haugrønning will defend her thesis “Dressed for the Occasion. Exploring gender and clothing consumption from a social practice perspective” for the PhD in Innovation for Sustainability!
More than enough clothes: a social practice-oriented study of gender and clothing accumulation
Author: Vilde Haugrønning
Public defence: Anna Schytte Sigaard
Public PhD Defence, Monday 9th February, 10:00 CET, OsloMet/Online
Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations
Authors: Irene Maldini, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kate Fletcher Abstract Clothing and textiles are increasingly made of synthetic (fossils-based) fibres, enabling rapid growth in overall production volumes in this sector, with significant environmental impact. This research aims at…
Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications
Authors: Anna Schytte Sigaard and Kirsi Laitala Abstract Extending product lifetimes through repair is a central strategy in sustainable consumption and circular economy initiatives. This article examines how consumers evaluate textile damages and potential to repair,…
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 as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben)
Author: Kirsi Laitala Summary The report discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by textile waste and provides a knowledge base for the Norwegian learning platform What Now? The Change Lab, aimed at educating children and…
‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse
Authors: Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen, Marie Ulväng, Pernilla Rasmussen, Ingrid Haugsrud This study explores how ideas of variety were created and practised among women and men of different social strata in Norway…
Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe
Authors: Hester Vanacker, Andrée-Anne Lemieux, Kirsi Laitala, Michelle Dindi, Sophie Bonnier & Samir Lamouri. Abstract The overproduction of garments, often of low quality, contributes significantly to environmental degradation, especially in the Global South. Therefore, assessing the durability of garments has attracted…
Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway
Summary In this note, we present the results of a survey conducted in the project Textile Farmers and Fashion Agriculture: New momentum for local utilisation of all agricultural resources, led by Fibershed Norway. Based on…