08 Dec
16:30 - 17:30
UM Green Office & Sustainable UM2030 present:

SDG Seminar Series: Sustainable Consumption

Christmas is coming up and with it the frenzy for (last minute) gifts! Before the holidays arrive, join us for an SDG lecture on Sustainable Consumption SDG 12.  

PhD researcher Laura Niessen will introduce some of the background on the impacts of our consumption and why we should rethink it. She will provide inspiration for how you can consume more sustainably, during the holiday time and beyond. Based on her own research, she will also give examples of companies supporting the move towards less resource-intensive consumption and also point the importance/role of research in this field out. She offers a first-hand insight into how to contribute with research to improving sustainable consumption.  

Laura Niessen is a PhD researcher at the Maastricht Sustainability Institute (part of SBE). Her research focuses on how businesses can help to promote more sustainable consumption patterns and sufficiency. Previously, she worked on circular economy research and policy in Ireland.

SDG Seminar Series

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The SDG seminars are intended to approach sustainability issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. In these SDG seminar series professionals in sustainability speak about the challenges and chances they face in practice. This is your chance to learn from their experience and to ask your questions! This seminar is related to SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption.

More information and ideas

We are open to any ideas that you may have for the SDG seminars! These seminars will take place on a regular basis, so if you have any ideas or interesting projects that we can talk about, please let us know.

Do you still have questions about the SDG seminars or do you have any tips? Contact Sustainable UM2030 or UM Green Office

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