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Today, on 26 August the IIIEE 20 th Anniversary Conference kicks off, celebrating 20 years of education and research. For programme and further information, please visit IIIEE20 Anniversary Conference
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-20th-anniversary-conference - 2026-01-06
A day that encourages a more responsible approach to electronic goods. On 24 January is Circular Electronics Day. It is a day that aims to encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use.The IIIEE together with several organisations stand behind the initiative: Chalmers Industriteknik, Dustin, European Environmental Bureau, CATAPA, Closing
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-calls-sustainable-action-circular-electronics-day - 2026-01-06
Listen to our newest podcast episode! A tree is so much more than just a tree! Trees provide habitat to support biodiversity, remove carbon dioxide and particulate matter from our air, cool our cities during summers, and inspire enjoyment by all.A tree planted deliberately to provide any of these services is considered a nature-based solution. In this episode, we present the concept of nature-base
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/its-not-just-tree-story-about-nature-based-solutions - 2026-01-06
Awarded the 'Excellence in Review Award 2019' PhD candidate Leonidas Milios received the Excellence in Review Award 2019 from the interdisciplinary journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling (IF 7.044).The journal presented the annual Excellence in Review Awards to recognize exceptional reviewers who provided timely and constructive review services to the journal. The awardees were nominated an
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-leonidas-milios-recognised-excellence-scientific-peer-reviewing - 2026-01-06
Julia Nussholz defends her doctoral dissertation on "Circular Business Model Design: Business Opportunities from Retaining Value of Products and Materials" On 6 March 2020, PhD candidate Julia Nussholz will defend her doctoral dissertation with the title: Circular Business Model Design: Business Opportunities from Retaining Value of Products and MaterialsThe opponent will be Prof. Conny Bakker, Pr
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/phd-dissertation-defence - 2026-01-06
Nature-based solutions for innovation and sustainability As we come to the end of our inaugural session (5 weeks in duration) for the Urban Nature MOOC, we just wanted to give a quick update. So far we have had 64,000 page views, 9,000 unique visitors and 2,000 enrolments. The compendium has been downloaded some 3,800 times. We get continuous feedback from participants. For example: ”I really like
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-nature-mooc-flying-start - 2026-01-06
Our Professor Nancy Bocken recently finished a collaborative report on the principles and strategies of 'resource-light' business models. Based on a significant body of research and real-life examples the report provides a useful resource for practitioners, academics, and entrepreneurs seeking to integrate proven resource-light strategies into their circular business innovations.Read the report he
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-resourse-light-business-models-circular-economy - 2026-01-06
The coronavirus has been spreading fast internationally, in Sweden as well as in Skåne. At the IIIEE, we follow the development closely and take action based on the decisions by the Swedish authorities and Lund University. Update 17 MarchAt a press conference today, 17 March, the Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven announced that the Government recommends that universities and other higher educat
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-and-coronavirus - 2026-01-06
The potential of ecodesign:Increasing efficiency by requirement From a sustainability point of view, the EU Ecodesign Directive has been very successful in improving the environmental performance of products – but there is more work to do. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar is currently searching for concrete suggestions as to how the Swedish Energy Agency can advance their governance for resource ef
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-carl-dalhammar - 2026-01-06
Sustainable city futures need experimentation and innovation developed through collaboration between academia and social actors.On Thursday 11 October 2018, the IIIEE organized a City Futures Conference series in Lund, Sweden. The aim was to bring together academia, municipalities and regional actors within business and industry to discuss how to strengthen the collaboration between science and po
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/city-futures-collaboration-between-science-and-society-sustainable-solutions - 2026-01-06
Efforts to combat climate change tend to focus on supply-side changes, such as shifting to renewable or cleaner energy. In a Special Issue in the Energy Efficiency Journal that follows the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 ˚C, researchers argue that demand-side approaches can play a crucial role given the aspirational target outlined in the Paris Agreement. “We need to aggressively redu
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-we-limit-global-warming-15-degc - 2026-01-06
Focusing on Circular Economy 12 November 2018 MOOCWe are proud to present a new MOOC in the Greening the Economy series:Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management!This free, on-line course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials can be used more efficiently, longer, and in closed loops.The MOOC involves expert researchers and pract
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-new-mooc-and-podcast - 2026-01-06
On 14 November, the winners of the yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" was announced during a ceremony at Skissernas museum. The yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" is a prize (1.2 million SEK) with three categories: 1) "Årets innovatör" (The innovator of the year, 750 000 SEK), 2) "Årets opinionsbildare" (The opinion-former of the year), 3) "Årets talang" (The talent of the year).This year, 7 s
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-yearly-award-arets-framtidsbyggare-announced-0 - 2026-01-06
Yuliya Voytenko, Lucie Zvolska and Kes McCormick are in Barcelona attending the Smart City Expo World Congress, SCEWC, (where some 20,000 people are gathering to talk about smart cities of the future) and the Sharing Cities Summit, which is the leading event for the sharing economy in cities. Sharing Cities Sweden, which is coordinated by the IIIEE, is a participant in both events along with our c
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-smart-city-expo-world-congress-and-sharing-cities-summit - 2026-01-06
"Sweden needs to deal with the effects of consumption" Professor Oksana Mont at the IIIEE, along with several other experts, recently co-authored an opinion piece on the effects of consumption in Svenska Dagbladet.The article especially highlights the need for powerful politics to limit consumption and its effects on our climate. Link to full article (in Swedish only)
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/opinion-piece-svenska-dagbladet - 2026-01-06
During the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), during the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz is currently the Research Director of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), where he is also a research professor. As of 1 January 2019, he will be Director of the IIIEE and he will be employed as prof
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-his-new-position-director-iiiee - 2026-01-06
We stand with Central European University, CEU!We have had 15 years of fruitful collaboration with CEU, notably on our joint MESPOM master programme where we have had a steady flow of creative talent from all over the world.CEU is important. In so many ways, and to so many people.We will continue to support CEU.And look forward to do more great things together!
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/we-stand-ceu - 2026-01-06
Organizations can innovate to address environmental and social problems — but they need to build the right culture. Professor Nancy Bocken at the IIIEE, has co-authored an article on Driving Sustainability-Oriented Innovation, published in MIT Sloan Management Review.In the article, the authors take a closer look at what a Sustainability-Oriented Innovation Culture looks like and how such a cultur
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/driving-sustainability-oriented-innovation - 2026-01-06
With climate change realities affecting us all we are extra keen to follow the work of our alumna Johanna Lissinger Peitz, Sweden's cheif negotiator and one of three climate negotiators representing the EU in the upcoming Katowice COP24 meeting.The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter wrote an article about Johanna Lissinger Peitz, her role as climate negotiator and the challenges at the UN climate me
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-johanna-lissinger-peitz-eu-climate-negotiator-katowice-cop24-meeting - 2026-01-06
In a time of growing inequality, this special issue explores justice, policy and sustainability aspects related to low-carbon energy systems. Prof. Luis Mundaca together with colleagues from LUCSUS, University of St. Andrews, University of Sussex, University of Dundee, and Stellenbosch University have concluded the special issue on Low Carbon Energy Systems and Energy Justice, published in Applied
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/low-carbon-energy-systems-and-energy-justice - 2026-01-06
