On the 28th of June 2022, Hot or Cool Institute, together with Policy Lead, Magnus Bengtsson, joined the webinar #3 Education for post-carbon green economies, the third event of the new series of monthly conversations on climate change education for social transformation. UNESCO-UNFCCC's Webinar Series consists of 8 webinars for this season, one on the …
Equitably and quickly distributing the world’s limited and fast-shrinking global carbon budget is one of the critical challenges of our time. This question is addressed by the Hot or Cool Institute’s Towards a Fair Consumption Space for All report in which CREDS researchers participated. Hosted by CREDS, this webinar features its researchers and other authors …
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How the digital societal transformation is related to the challenges of social justice and ecological sustainability is still far too little discussed. One thing is clear: the way in which new technologies are designed and used has a major impact on a large number of social and ecological challenges of our time! How and by …
Documentaries are a powerful means to inspire people and raise awareness of human rights violations. The Human Rights Film Festival Berlin (HRFFB) is a hybrid on- & offline festival at the heart of the German capital, taking place from 13 - 23 October, 2022. For 10 days, the festival focuses on stories from all parts …
When: 23 November 2022, 14:00 to 15:30 CET Registration: https://bit.ly/JoinShiftingFashion In less than a decade, Black Friday has become a global event, incentivizing overconsumption and impacting the environment. But we also see a growing movement to boycott Black Friday, with numerous brands refusing to participate in the discounts. The main question is, ‘How can consumer …
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Join authors Hot or Cool Institute and an exciting lineup of expert speakers for the online launch of the report: Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: resizing fashion for a fair consumption space. Register here Current fashion trends in consumption, and in particular fast fashion, cannot be maintained if we aim to achieve a fair and …
From the 30th of May until the 2nd of June, the World Circular Economy Forum 2023 will gather forward-looking thinkers and doers and present the game-changers in the circular economy. The Hot or Cool Institute will join the Consumers in a circular economy session with its Programme Lead, Luca Coscieme. During the event, experts will …
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The World Resource Forum 2023, taking place in Geneva, will propose an engaging and interactive programme to dive into some of the key topics around sustainable resource use, across the three conference tracks of sufficiency, value chains and digitalisation. During the 3-days event, Hot or Cool Institute will join the panel debate titled "Sufficiency: from a consumer to a …
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The next meeting of the Forum for Caring Societies will feature Jana Vasileva, Coordinator of Participatory Action Research at Yo Cuido México presenting on "Insights from grassroots organizing for caring societies with unpaid care workers in Latin America." About the Forum Communities working on ecological justice agree that putting care in the center of economy …
The interconnectedness of care and climate crises is evident; a sustainable society necessitates an equitable and caring economy that prioritises both environmental sustainability and social well-being. This free online event will explore recommendations from Climate Outreach's recent report on 'Care-full climate communications', focusing on the key recommendations for communicating the intersections of climate and care. …
On the 2nd May, the Hot or Cool Institute is publishing the latest edition of the Happy Planet Index, the original indicator of sustainable wellbeing. As well as revealing which countries come closest to the goal of good lives that don’t cost the earth, the report will – for the first time – analyse …
Democracies around the world are facing multiple crises. Social and political tensions over inequalities, cultural wars and the very fabric of democracy are growing, and attempts to tackle environmental challenges seem only to be fuelling the flames. Hot or Cool and IDDRI believe that our current social contract is key to understanding these problems–partly …
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