When was the last time you had a meal outside home? As the trend of eating outside home continues to grow, the role of food service sector in encouraging environmentally friendly behavior in their customers is more significant than ever. In fact, some restaurants actively guide their customers to making more environmentally sustainable choices. Often this encouragement is closely related to issues like more responsible food options or decreasing food waste.
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Arkinen energiankäyttömme ja siihen vaikuttavat normit
Kulutamme energiaa kaikissa arjen toiminnoissamme: kun pesemme pyykkiä, käymme suihkussa, teemme ruokaa, lämmitämme kotia tai kuljemme töihin. Toistaiseksi ”kestävyys” energiankäytössä on viitannut ennen kaikkea energiatehokkuuteen ja teknologisiin ratkaisuihin, joilla kulutuksemme on voinut jatkua entiseen tapaansa [1].
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What’s with all the hustle around circular economy? What do we need it for and who is participating in it? Rethinking our systems, societal structures and economic activities is far from simple – but how complex issues could even be tackled with simple solutions?
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Sustainability of cities can be measured in multiple ways, and recently, the limelight has been claimed by environmental sustainability, in particular the role of cities in the forefront of climate change actions. However, the definition of sustainability encompasses also economic, social, and sometimes also cultural aspects, and the role cities play in the two latter roles has been less actively discussed.
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This new blog Voices of Sustainability is an excellent idea! The blog provides a needed platform for researchers and students to discuss sustainability and share their insights with a larger audience. The blog has been built in collaboration between students of the Master’s Programme in Environmental Change & Global Sustainability and HELSUS. Many thanks to all of you for creating a timely and useful blog for making sustainability science more approachable and visible in the society.
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