Rethinking Care: Sociological Perspectives from the Classroom

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | May 9, 2025 | All posts

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Students from the UoM’s new MA “Science, Sustainability and Society” explore today’s sustainability issues. Images in this blog have been supplied by the SCI Blog Editor and Upsplash.   The MA...

“We want to build capacity for citizens to research and propose what works best for them and to advocate on their own behalf”: JUST Centre Interview

by Tetyana Solovey | Apr 29, 2025 | All posts

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Sherilyn MacGregor, Mat Paterson, and Helen Holmes on the ‘Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations’ approach.    The launch of the JUST Centre (Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations) marked a...

Who holds the power? The state, corporations, and the regulatory turn in governance

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Apr 8, 2025 | All posts

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Photographs supplied by the SCI Administrator as attendee of the talk. Nedson Ng’oma reflecting on regulatory approaches to human rights and environment due diligence in global value chain On...

Repair Week in Action: Fashion Activism, Upcycling, and Sustainable Solutions

by Sustainable Consumption Institute | Mar 4, 2025 | All posts

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Photographs provided by the blog author. Tetyana Solovey, marking Repair Week, discussing the role of makers and upcyclers in solving fashion industry problems. Repair Week, first introduced in 2020...

Community or Corporate Control? Insights on Luke Yates’ “Platform Politics”

by Tetyana Solovey | Feb 6, 2025 | All posts

Sustainable Consumption Institute blog Blog archive Visit our website Mingwei Zhang, Wangshu Liu and Guyeon Kang on the politics of digital platforms  Luke Yates’ new book, “Platform Politics: Corporate Power, Grassroots Movements and the Sharing Economy”...