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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The report Circular Economy Outlook 2021, published by Cradlenet, aims to provide insights on the state of the circular economy in Sweden today, and what we should expect going forward. While examining some of the main issues of the circular economy, this report focuses on the industry and business sectors. The report

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-insights-circular-economy-cradlenet - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lena Neij, professor vid IIIEE, är en av fyra forskare som blivit tillfrågade om president Bidens klimatagenda. Läs mer i artikeln i Miljö & Utveckling (extern länk, nytt fönster)  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/fyra-klimatforskare-om-president-biden-och-klimatet - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy has published an interview with IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar on its homepage. In the interview, Carl discusses the importance of product regulation as a key strategy to reach a Circular economy. Read the interview with Carl (in Swedish, new window)  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/product-regulation-and-circular-economy - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Governance of nature-based solutions in the city at the intersection of justice and equity. A NATURVATION inspired special issue been has published in “Cities”. On the one hand the volume provides a diagnosis of the justice implications embedded in recent efforts to renature cities.  Placed in the breadth of existing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/special-issue-nature-based-solutions-journal-cities - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This is in focus in a recently published open access article, “The role of local governments in overcoming barriers to industrial symbiosis” in Cleaner Environmental Systems, by Karolina Södergren and Jenny Palm. There is a growing interest in knowledge sharing and partnering, as is evident from the establishment of m

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-can-local-governments-support-industrial-symbiosis-emerge - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Frans Libertson, doctoral student at the IIIEE, has published a new article in Energy, Sustainability and Society. The focus of the article is to decipher the ongoing media discourse in Sweden concerning the electricity shortage and its proposed solutions, and thereby also discerning the related pathways for Sweden’s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-competing-socio-technical-narratives-swedens-energy-future - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New article published by Postdoc Katharina Reindl and Professor Jenny Palm. There is huge potential to increase installation of photovoltaics (PV) using the roofs of non-residential buildings. While barriers to and enablers of the adoption of PV in residential buildings are well studied, this is not the case for non-r

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/installing-photovoltaics-pv-barriers-and-enablers-experienced-non-residential-property-owners - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Listen to our colleague Jessika Luth Richter in this program about how to make your stuff last longer. What if we got better at fixing things that broke, instead of getting new ones? How can we get more people to repair things? “We need sustainable consumption in order to address the environmental and social problems

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/people-fixing-world-radio-documentary-produced-bbc - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 sustaina

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-finance-investing-our-future - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Heat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-understanding-and-overcoming-barriers-home-furnishings-rental - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-new-reports-future-sharing-cities-and-consumption - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Keny

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/student-elaine-mnkubitu-one-winners-future-innovation-prize - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-shanghai-new-report-published - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 mod

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scholarships-iiiee-students - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episode-our-podcast-out-now - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-organisational-response-strategies-covid-19-sharing-economy - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 C

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-city-futures-academy - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/debattartikel-i-sydsvenskan-vad-hander-den-dag-da-elen-inte-racker-till-alla - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 kraft

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/nya-mal-i-fokus-lunds-klimatpolitiska-rad - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-annual-report-2020 - 2026-05-21