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Egoistic food and altruistic clothing consumption?

Despite a wealth of research on the influence of values on sustainable consumption behaviors, there is a paucity of evidence … More

Clothing, Food, Open Theses Topic, Sustainable Consumption, Values, WUR

Wie können wir Elektrogeräte länger nutzen?

Eine Herausforderung im Bereich des nachhaltigen Konsums von Elektronik ist es, Nutzungsdauern von Elektrogeräten zu verlängern. Im Radiosender Deutschlandfunk lief … More

durability, electronic devices, Elektrogeräte, extended usage, Nutzungsdauer, repair

Being part of a local food group: meeting more than physical needs?

Master thesis project by Karoline Hansen Full title: Local Food Groups: A setting for meeting human needs beyond material provisioning? … More

completed, food cooperative, needs satisfaction, nonhome, Sustainable Consumption

Alternative needs satisfaction in Buy nothing groups

The Washington Post published a piece by Taylor Telford on how ‘circular gift economies’ can offer alternatives to consumerist lifestyles … More

Buy Nothing, Circular Gift Economies, Consumerism, Sustainable Consumption

Gender representations in children’s entertainment media

Bachelor thesis project by Vera van Lier Full title: Polite princesses and hardworking heroes: Developing a typology of gender representations … More

completed, gender, nonhome, Sustainability Communication

Finding Effective Messaging Strategies to Encourage Low-Carbon Behaviour

Master thesis project by Sophie van Gent Full title: Finding Effective Messaging Strategies to Encourage Low-Carbon Behaviour Abstract: Climate change … More

Construal Level Theory, Framing Theory, nonhome, Sustainability Communication, Sustainable Consumption

Communicating sustainable beauty and fashion products using hauls and anti-hauls

Master thesis project by Romée Heemstra Full title: How female adolescents perceive, process, and respond to sustainable beauty/fashion hauls and … More

anti-haul, haul, nonhome, social media marketing, Sustainability Communication, Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable gift-giving

Christmas and other celebrations create a lot of waste, but do they have to? BBC Future’s Sandy Ong looks at … More

Minimalism, Sustainable Consumption, Voluntary Simplicity

Santa’s Carbon Footprint

Santa Barbara-based news outlet Noozhawk published a column by Karen Telleen-Lawton on why Santa may be a major contributor to … More

Minimalism, Sustainable Consumption, Voluntary Simplicity

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