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Sustainable Finance: Investing in Our Future

New episode of our podcast Advancing Sustainable Solutions Sustainable finance, non-financial disclosures, ESG, oh my! The world of sustainable finance may seem dark and scary. But, in this episode, we introduce many key concepts through dialogue as well as discuss how sustainable finance contributes to wider sustainability objectives. The finance sector is playing an ever growing role in supporti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-finance-investing-our-future - 2025-10-25

New article: Understanding and overcoming barriers to home furnishings rental

Offering consumers the option to rent rather than buy furniture and home accessories holds promise for reducing the large volumes of waste associated with home furnishings consumption. However, home furnishings companies face many barriers to implementing rental business models. A new article by IIIEE researchers Heather Schoonover, Oksana Mont, and Matthias Lehner explores these barriers and disc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-understanding-and-overcoming-barriers-home-furnishings-rental - 2025-10-25

Two New Reports on the Future of Sharing, Cities and Consumption

Sharing Cities Sweden has produced two new reports – the first on cities, consumption and the sustainable developments goals and the second on the future of sharing in cities and communities. Cities and Consumption: Sharing Cities and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Download the report Read the blogpost In October 2019, over 200 people from around the world gathered at the Sharing Citi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-reports-future-sharing-cities-and-consumption - 2025-10-25

Student Elaine M'Nkubitu one of the winners of the Future Innovation Prize

Together with Sparbanken Skåne, LU Innovation awards an annual prize to ideas that are good enough to become the innovations of the future. This year, Elaine M'Nkubitu, student at the EMP programme at the IIIEE, is one of the winners. Her idea is to turn organic waste into affordable and sustainable fertilizer in Kenya, where she grew up. Congratulations Elaine! You’re one of the winners of the Fu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/student-elaine-mnkubitu-one-winners-future-innovation-prize - 2025-10-25

Urban sharing in Shanghai - new report published

This city report is the result of a Mobile Research Lab conducted online in Shanghai during spring 2020. The Mobile Research Lab involves a combination of methods, including case studies, interviews, observations, expert panels, and in-situ field work. The report presents insights gained by the Urban Sharing research team Oksana Mont (PI), Andrius Plepys, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Matthias Lehner St

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-shanghai-new-report-published - 2025-10-25

Scholarships for IIIEE students

Two master theses related to IIIEE won awards in Sysav’s annual thesis competition Emma Johnson was awarded a scholarship for a thesis in the EMP programme: ‘Dressing up the environmental potential for product-service systems: A comparative lifecycle assessment on consumption in rental clothing vs. linear business models.’ Supervisors were IIIEE researchers Andrius Plepys och Ana Maria Arbelaez Ve

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scholarships-iiiee-students - 2025-10-25

New episode of our podcast out now!

The "Brainy" Bunch: The journey of a PhD student What happens when you take a bunch of people from different cultural and geographical backgrounds, ask them to integrate under one discipline or department, and share a profound and life-changing experience? In this episode, we unpack some of these stories as we look at the journey of a PhD Student at Lund University. We interview our colleagues Emm

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episode-our-podcast-out-now - 2025-10-25

New article: Organisational Response Strategies to COVID-19 in the Sharing Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, but has already greatly affected countries, economies and actors around the globe. While studies are emerging about impacts of the pandemics on organisations, there is a lack of understanding as to how organisations in general and sharing platforms in particular respond to the crisis. In this study the authors combined systematic literature review with quali

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-organisational-response-strategies-covid-19-sharing-economy - 2025-10-25

Welcome to the City Futures Academy

In April 2021, the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) launched an online learning community on cities, sustainability, governance and innovation that brings together teachers and organisations from around the world to share knowledge and understanding on urban transformations. The City Futures Academy offers vibrant Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that combi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-city-futures-academy - 2025-10-25

Debattartikel i Sydsvenskan - Vad händer den dag då elen inte räcker till alla?

Vilka funktioner i samhället ska prioriteras när elnätet når sin maxkapacitet? Vad händer dagen då elförsörjningen inte räcker till alla? Dessa frågor har blivit alltmer aktuella i takt med att elbristen i Sydsverige har blivit mer och mer påtaglig. Frans Libertson, doktorand vid Internationella Miljöinstitutet, Jenny Palm, professor vid Internationella Miljöinstitutet, och Julia Velkova, biträdan

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/debattartikel-i-sydsvenskan-vad-hander-den-dag-da-elen-inte-racker-till-alla - 2025-10-25

Nya mål i fokus för Lunds klimatpolitiska råd

Den 7 april lämnade Lunds kommuns klimatpolitiska råd och ordförande Lena Neij över sin tredje rapport till kommunstyrelsen. I år har rådets granskning fokuserat på nya mål för klimatarbetet. Rapporten visar att utsläppen i Lund halverats genom åtgärder som kommunen själv råder över, men att arbetet nu måste bli kraftfullare, ha en betydligt högre takt och ske i samverkan med andra aktörer. Lunds

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/nya-mal-i-fokus-lunds-klimatpolitiska-rad - 2025-10-25

IIIEE Annual Report 2020

The year 2020 was a year unlike any other – and due to COVID-19 the IIIEE had to adjust the way we teach, research and interact. Despite working from home, students and staff have performed extraordinary, advancing insights and contributions for a transformative change in society. Accelerating sustainable transitions IIIEE Annual Report 2020 (PDF, 3MB, will open in new window) 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-annual-report-2020 - 2025-10-25

Policy Analysis Theme at BEHAVE 2020-2021

The 6th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency takes place 21-23 April 2021 The 6th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE) is taking place this week and our Policy Analysis Theme (PAT) is having a great presence there. PAT is part of the scientific committee and has supported the review process of papers. PAT will also host a dedicated session on ‘User Beha

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/policy-analysis-theme-behave-2020-2021 - 2025-10-25

Slow down and embrace nature

Engaging with deep reflection about urban nature and its benefits, and working with nature-based solutions, is needed to build our cities back better. The pandemic allows us to rethink urban futures. Read PhD student Björn Wickenberg’s reflective article in The Conversation about slowing down and embracing nature. Read the article in The Conversation (external link, new window)  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/slow-down-and-embrace-nature - 2025-10-25

New episode of our podcast out now!

Evaluating for a Sustainability Transition All kinds of public policies are being proposed to address our climate and sustainability challenges, for example, emission standards, substance bans, aviation taxes, energy efficiency labels, and even communication campaigns. However, global carbon dioxide emissions keep going up! Are these policies working? Under what circumstance? And, at what cost to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episode-our-podcast-out-now-0 - 2025-10-25

New publication: Data-center infrastructure and energy gentrification

Which societal functions should be prioritized when the electricity grid reaches its maximum capacity? This highly relevant question is asked by Frans Libertson, Doctoral Student at IIIEE, Julia Velkova, Assistant Professor at Linköping University, and Jenny Palm, Professor at IIIEE, in a newly published policy paper in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. Due it its very favorable condit

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-data-center-infrastructure-and-energy-gentrification - 2025-10-25

New article: Exploring Limited Capacity in the Grid: Actors, Problems, and Solutions.

An extensive and reliable electricity grid is essential for all sectors of society. In parts of Sweden, the electricity grid has been suffering from a lack of capacity. This is something affecting all sectors and all people in these regions. The capacity problems have however so far mainly been analyzed in a technical system perspective, focusing on incumbent actors, whereas other actors have been

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-exploring-limited-capacity-grid-actors-problems-and-solutions - 2025-10-25

The Policy Analysis Theme (PAT) is guest editing a special issue for the Energy Policy journal

PAT continues its research work on behavioural environmental economics as applied to energy use and decarbonisation. To further enhance its dissemination and outreach activities, PAT has launched a special issue on ‘Behavioural Insights for sustainable energy use: Theories, evidence and policy implications’. The issue will be published in the Energy Policy journal (IF 5.04) in December 2021 and is

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/policy-analysis-theme-pat-guest-editing-special-issue-energy-policy-journal - 2025-10-25

Doctoral defence Sofie Sandin, May 21

“Evaluating for a Transition – Advancing evaluation of research and policy for a more sustainable energy system and society” is the title of Sofie’s dissertation. How can evaluation of policy instruments and research initiatives support large-scale transitions towards a more sustainable energy system and society? This question is addressed in this thesis, which focuses on how to advance evaluation

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/doctoral-defence-sofie-sandin-may-21 - 2025-10-25