Gray, Casper and Clark, Tom and Woolman, Tim and Charter, Martin (2008) Review: the role of business in realising sustainable consumption and production. In: Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production. System innovation for sustainability, 1 . Greeenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK, pp. 46-69. ISBN 9781906093037
Creators: | Gray, Casper and Clark, Tom and Woolman, Tim and Charter, Martin |
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Description/Abstract: | This chapter considers the contribution of business to sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and the way in which this contribution may be advanced through recognising both the experiences and the drivers of current approaches. It puts forth proposals for innovation and business models contributing to SCP. The chapter grows out of a research strand that I led on business and SCP as part of the EC funded Framework 6 Programme entitled 'Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange' (SCORE), of which I was a coordinating partner. SCORE surveyed the 'state of the art' in SCP through a diverse network of sustainability researchers and expertise from across Europe. A core team of researchers, myself included, brought together understanding from business, design, consumer behaviour and systems innovation policy in the key consumption areas of mobility, food and agriculture, and energy use and housing — responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies — with the aim of stimulating, fostering or forcing change to SCP theory and practice. The project research was disseminated through the publication of System Innovation for Sustainability, Vols. 1–4. In addition to this chapter, I co-authored the introduction, conclusion and a chapter entitled 'Energy Use in Houses and Buildings and Sustainable Consumption' in System Innovation for Sustainability 4: Case studies in Sustainable Consumption and Production (ed. S. Lahlou, Greenleaf Publishing, 2011). |
Item Type: | Book Section |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.9774%2FGLEAF.978-1-907643-36-... |
Date: | March 2008 |
Funders: | The EU-funded project 'Sustainable Consumption Research Exchanges' (SCORE!), Centre for Sustainable Design |
Projects or Series: | Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) |
Additional Information: | The 'System Innovation for Sustainability' series is the fruit of the only major international research network on SCP and will set the standard in this field for some years to come. It will be required reading for all involved in the policy debate on sustainable production and consumption from government, business, academia and NGOs for designers, scientists, businesses and system innovators. |
Uncontrolled Keywords or tags : | business, consumers, design, economy, innovation, sustainable consumption, sustainability |
Schools: | School of Crafts & Design |
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Depositing User: |
Mary-Anne Spalding
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Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2013 09:49 |
Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2018 11:48 |
URI: | https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/1561 |
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