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13 December 2023

Renewed Passion and Broader Perspectives: My Time as a Communicator-in-Residence

During October and November 2023, I had the honour of being part of the Mistra Environmental Communication (Mistra EC) programme as a Communicator-in-Residence. What's that? Well, neither the programme nor I really knew before.

01 December 2023

Reflections on four years of Mistra Environmental Communication

After four years of research, exploration, and collaboration, the first phase of MISTRA Environmental Communication – Reframing communication for sustainability, with its core of researchers from seven universities in four countries, associated partners from even more countries and universities, and key societal partners, is coming to an end. The end of such a process lends itself to taking a step back and reflecting on where we find ourselves today, four years later. What have we learned? Have we met the goals we set for these first years? Has the programme made the kind of contribution we envisaged, to research and to fields of practice outside academia?

31 May 2023

Co-creation for ecosystem restoration – a reflection from Mosquitia

Arriving on the Misquito coast in eastern Honduras provides a sobering reminder of the tremendous challenge of healing ecosystems that lie ahead of us. The once forest-covered area has largely lost its trees, and the continuous fires ensure they won’t return anytime soon. As a result, the ecosystem in parts of La Mosquitia is moving from forest to grassland.

25 May 2023

Snufkin’s trousers: The making of the sustainable consumer

"- I think it would be better if the trousers got older here, Snufkin said. They aren’t my shape yet.

26 April 2023

Communicating Complexity in Fashion Production: Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth of Sustainability

Unravelling the complex yarn of sustainability challenges in the fashion world is not a Gordian knot to cut and be done with but a continuous learning process about both internal and external relations. Whether within a single company or out in the social media sphere, communication is one common thread that weaves this pattern together.

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Renewed Passion and Broader Perspectives: My Time as a Communicator-in-Residence

Reflections on four years of Mistra Environmental Communication

Co-creation for ecosystem restoration – a reflection from Mosquitia

Snufkin’s trousers: The making of the sustainable consumer

Communicating Complexity in Fashion Production: Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth of Sustainability

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