The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) is an interdisciplinary research institute established to look at issues around environmental sustainability.
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🚗💥Revisiting Prof Henrietta Moore’s SCI lecture on Roadkill
Cars don’t just pollute — they shape inequality, sprawl & public health. Time to rethink mobility, transport & urban design!
Check out the lecture recording🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=pqWcoYI9…
#UrbanFutures #SustainableCities
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🎭 Medlock Valley Arts Festival — 6 June, 13:00–17:00 🌿
Live music
Comedy
History
Green Workshops 🌱
Free & family-friendly
📍 Aden Close (near Manchester Piccadilly Station)
🔗 what3words.com/twigs.slams.t…
Bring a picnic & join us! 🌳✨
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Apr 28
🌍 Creative & community-led approaches are key to tackling environmental challenges.
Join Communities of Environmental Knowledge
📅 29 April | ⏰ 12:00–14:00
Explore how people, participation & shared knowledge shape sustainable futures.
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/communiti…
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🌍 AFPP 2026 at The University of Manchester
📅 15–17 June 2026
📍 Manchester, UK
An international conference bringing together scholars & practitioners to explore social movements & change.
📝 Deadlines: 1 June
👉movements.manchester.ac.uk/a…
#AFPP2026
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Mar 18
Can climate action also tackle inequality & the cost of living crisis?🌍New research from the JUST Centre shows it already is.
Across the North of England, initiatives are linking climate with jobs, health & community action 🤝
Strong foundations exist but need better networks🌐
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Mar 17
🔋♻️ Circular economy roadmaps are booming—but what analytical groundwork do they really need? 🤔
New paper by Sampriti Mahanty, Frank Boons & Nick MacInnes explores this using lithium-ion batteries systems thinking 🧠
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2…
#CircularEconomy
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Mar 13
🚨 Less than one week to go until our Sustainability in Practice Panel Event 🌍
🎟️ Tickets are limited – register via the link below 👇
We’ll explore the realities of implementing sustainability in organisations — from resistance and trade-offs to what “good enough” really means in practice. 💬
🔗Register to attend: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainab…
#Sustainability #Business #ClimateAction #AMBS
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Mar 10
🚗 SCI Annual Lecture
Professor Henrietta Moore explored the hidden costs of car dependency in Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars.
The talk challenged car-centric planning and called for “social collectivity at the core of urban design.” 🌍
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🌍 Sustainability in Practice: Moving Beyond Rhetoric to Real-World Impact
Join us on 19 March (13:00–15:00) at @AllianceMBS for a panel discussion with practitioners from @greatermcr, Manchester Airports Group, Ethical Trading Initiative, and Climate Stuff. 🌱
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We’ll explore the realities of implementing sustainability in organisations — from resistance and trade-offs to what “good enough” really means in practice. 💬
🔗Register to attend: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainab…
#Sustainability #Business #ClimateAction #AMBS
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📚 New Publication: Re-viewed: Alan Warde’s Consumption and Theories of Practice
Written by Torik Holmes, Dale Southerton, Tamzin Rollason, Jenny Rinkinen & Elizabeth Shove, the article is a 20-year re-reading of a foundational text in consumption studies🔎
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Feb 27
👏♻️ New Article Accepted!
Towards a circular economy of plastic: exploring the vital role of everyday household disposal.
Helen Holmes & Torik Holmes, with Michael Shaver & Kris Kortsen, share insights on recycling & supply chain misalignment.
🔗doi.org/10.1080/23251042.202…
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Feb 25
⚖️🌱 The Climate and Justice Group, with support from the Sustainable Consumption Institute, brought together campaigners, lawyers & researchers to explore how legal strategies can strengthen environmental activism in Greater Manchester.
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Feb 25
As civic space shrinks and environmental protections come under pressure, groups are seeking new tools to challenge harmful planning decisions.
🔗 Read more: blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2…
#EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction #Planning #GreaterManchester
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🚨 Reminder: Call for Abstracts🚨
🌱🤖Eco-Bytes Conference Eco-Bytes: Navigating Sustainable Futures at the Digital and AI Frontiers of Food and Agriculture
📍 University of Manchester
📅 25–26 June 2026
Organised by GDI & Alliance Manchester Business School
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We invite critical, interdisciplinary work on power, AI, data, labour & sustainability—especially Global South and counter-intuitive perspectives.
📝 Abstracts (300 words): 15 Feb
💸 Funding available
📧 kaley.black@manchester.ac.uk (cc aarti.krishnan-2@manchester.ac.uk)
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🌱💰 New article by James Jackson & Matthias Larsen in Green Central Banking
How the People’s Bank of China shows that central bank independence can sometimes slow progress toward #NetZero.
Read more: bit.ly/4a47T0m
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📄Check out the research that inspired it: ideas.repec.org/p/ehl/lserod…
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