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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A lunch-to-lunch workshop on EPR – extended producer responsibility – held at the IIIEE last week, on 10-11 October, with the project funding from the Swedish Energy Agency, brought forward a number of important issues and challenges related to EPR design and implementation.The workshop started with a 2-hour open sess

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-decade-epr-what-lessons-and-experiences-can-be-used-light-sources-and-other-products-0 - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. There is growing evidence that Western welfare standards are not generalizable to the rest of the planet if environmental concerns, such as resource depletion or climate change, are considered. A new interdisciplinary anthology by researchers from Lund University raises the question of what is required to make welfare

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-reach-ecologically-sustainable-welfare-societies - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 26 October 2016 On 26 October, three trial lectures will take place at the IIIEE for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies”.As part of the recruitment process for the position as “Professor in policy analysis - for the transition to low-carbon

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-policy-analysis-transition-low-carbon-and-resource-efficient - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This policy brief is based on two behavioural economic field studies and informs policy makers how to make the roll-out of smart electricity meters more effective. Are electricity consumers irrational fools? They keep their devices in stand-by mode, forget to switch off the lights when they leave the room, purchase ha

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-policy-brief-smart-electricity-meters-and-their-users - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 20 October, Mikael Backman, Director of the Swedish Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE, is speaking about Biogas production on the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy, RENEXPO, in Warsaw, Poland, which takes place on 19-21 October 2016.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman-biogas-production-renexpo-2016-poland - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 21 October, the IIIEE hosted a regional seminar arranged by the Swedish Scientific Council for Sustainable Development. The council was established in July 2015 by the Swedish government to create an arena for dialogue between the Swedish government and academia, enabling environmental and sustainable development p

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/regional-seminar-sustainable-development-southern-sweden - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Focusing on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie Sandin started her PhD studies at the IIIEE in 2016 with her research agenda set on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie has a background in environmental science and is a true environmental enthusiast who like to spend time outdoors, be it in the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-sofie-sandin - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In September, two new PhD candidates joined the IIIEE, Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska. They are both part of the project Urban Sharing: From Excess Economy to Access Economy. We asked them five quick questions:1. How and why did the two of you become PhDs student at the IIIEE?Both Lucie and Steven are graduates of th

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-phd-candidates-have-joined-iiiee - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations surrounding the LED-manufacturing industry. They hope their findings can make c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 2 November, Prof. Oksana Mont states the importance of differentiating between the concepts of reusing and recycling in the article "Varje dag skrotas tusentals datorer i onödan" written by Inrego for Dagens Nyheter."Reusing is better for the environment than recycling", says Prof. Oksana Mont in Dagens Nyheter.Rea

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/reusing-better-environment-recycling-says-prof-oksana-mont-dagens-nyheter - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 9 November, two trial lectures will take place for the position as “Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies." The trial lectures will be held in Palaestra at Lund University at 08:30 - 10:00.As part of the recruitment process for the position as

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/trial-lectures-position-professor-sustainable-urban-governance-transition-low-carbon-and-resource - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 15 November, the yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" will be announced and a prize ceremony will take place during the evening. Former IIIEE Director Thomas B. Johansson and the Vice Chancellor of Lund University, Torbjörn von Schantz, will open the ceremony.During the evening the current IIIEE Director, Professor

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/yearly-award-arets-framtidsbyggare-announced-15-november - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former IIIEE PhD student Niina Kautto has been selected as one of 78 women travelling to Antarctica soon as part of a new leadership programme called Homeward Bound. It is a state-of-the-art leadership and strategic initiative that aims to amplify the influence and impact of women with science backgrounds to lead the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-niina-kautto-soon-her-way-antarctica-part-homeward-bound - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 1 December 2016 On 1 December at 10:00 - 12:00 the seminar Advancing Sustainable Cities - Implementing Agenda 2030, will take place at Malmö Live, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4 in Malmö. This seminar is part of the Sustainable City Development Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2016.The seminar is arranged by the Lund Un

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/advancing-sustainable-cities-implementing-agenda-2030 - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article in Lund University Magazine In the latest issue of Lund University Magazine (LUM), a series of articles were published connected to the upcoming environmental action plan for Lund University. One of the articles was about Virtual Meetings and how they need to be backed up by the organisation in order to enhanc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/virtual-meetings-need-support - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing strategies can c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-supply-chain-management-answer-more-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The third and final scenario building workshop under the post conflict futures initiative of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), took place at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016.In the workshop, researchers from the IIIEE and the CMES

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-and-final-scenario-building-workshop-post-conflict-futures-initiative - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kes McCormick presented findings from the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST)  project at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden.Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have emerged as an approach to experimentation in real-life city settings. They can be defined as sites (buildings, streets,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/catalyzing-sustainable-cities-through-urban-living-labs - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Focusing on low-carbon economy. Jonas Sonnenschein is a PhD candidate at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. He has a background in Philosophy & Economics (BA) from Germany – where he originally comes from – and he holds a Master in Environmental Management an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-jonas-sonnenschein - 2026-08-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the beginning of December 2016, Lund University, including the IIIEE, and Uppsala University met with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile, to sign an intent of a bilateral collaboration project between Chile and Sweden. A historic kick-off took place and marked the b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/access-academic-collaboration-chile-sweden - 2026-08-11