The message of the latest report on sustainable consumption should be taken seriously by policy makers

Our report on myths on sustainable consumption was presented at the Nordic Council of Ministers conference Medskapandets konst, which was held in Umeå, Sweden on 17-19 September, 2013. The presentation can be found here.

Eva Ahlner from the Swedish Environmental Agency has commented that:

– It is important that the message of the report is taken seriously. Myths need to be disspelled if we are going to see progress and success in our work with sustainable consumption. It is critical that policy-makers are aware about the myths and do not let the myths steer their decision-making.

More on this and the event see here...

Myths on sustainable consumption are disspelled in a fresh report from the Nordic Council of Ministers

I am delighted to announce the publication of the final report for the project "Improving Nordic policymaking by dispelling myths on sustainable consumption” in both English and Swedish. The reports can be downloaded for free from the Nordic Council of Ministers website. The policy brief is also available in English, Swedish, Icelandic and Danish, using the link above.

We hope you enjoy reading the reports and find them useful for your work.

We would like to thank all of you who have contributed to this project through participation in interviews, webinars, feedback at conferences etc. – your input has been invaluable. And of course thank you to the Nordic Council of Ministers for supporting and promoting this work.