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The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) is an interdisciplinary research institute established to look at issues around environmental sustainability.

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🚗💥Revisiting Prof Henrietta Moore’s SCI lecture on Roadkill

Cars don’t just pollute — they shape inequality, sprawl & public health. Time to rethink mobility, transport & urban design!

Check out the lecture recording🎥 https://t.co/HN4eZrm8JU

#UrbanFutures #SustainableCities

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🎭 Medlock Valley Arts Festival — 6 June, 13:00–17:00 🌿

Live music
Comedy
History
Green Workshops 🌱
Free & family-friendly

📍 Aden Close (near Manchester Piccadilly Station)
🔗 https://t.co/aWpXP1X5sq

Bring a picnic & join us! 🌳✨

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🌍 Creative & community-led approaches are key to tackling environmental challenges.

Join Communities of Environmental Knowledge
📅 29 April | ⏰ 12:00–14:00

Explore how people, participation & shared knowledge shape sustainable futures.

👉 https://t.co/IObZ46gE9j

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🌍 AFPP 2026 at The University of Manchester

📅 15–17 June 2026
📍 Manchester, UK

An international conference bringing together scholars & practitioners to explore social movements & change.

📝 Deadlines: 1 June
👉https://t.co/ZW6A35CNKT

#AFPP2026

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📑 Report: https://t.co/HLMA3RfQfD

🎥 Webinar: https://t.co/TyhV7wS43g

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Can climate action also tackle inequality & the cost of living crisis?🌍New research from the JUST Centre shows it already is.
Across the North of England, initiatives are linking climate with jobs, health & community action 🤝
Strong foundations exist but need better networks🌐

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🔋♻️ Circular economy roadmaps are booming—but what analytical groundwork do they really need? 🤔

New paper by Sampriti Mahanty, Frank Boons & Nick MacInnes explores this using lithium-ion batteries + systems thinking 🧠

📄 https://t.co/MxScRRhpOu

#CircularEconomy

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🚨 Less than one week to go until our Sustainability in Practice Panel Event 🌍

🎟️ Tickets are limited – register via the link below 👇

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We’ll explore the realities of implementing sustainability in organisations — from resistance and trade-offs to what “good enough” really means in practice. 💬

🔗Register to attend: https://t.co/91rgj0vUeY

#Sustainability #Business #ClimateAction #AMBS

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Read more: https://t.co/0tZnw8IAZm

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🚗 SCI Annual Lecture

Professor Henrietta Moore explored the hidden costs of car dependency in Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars.

The talk challenged car-centric planning and called for “social collectivity at the core of urban design.” 🌍

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We’ll explore the realities of implementing sustainability in organisations — from resistance and trade-offs to what “good enough” really means in practice. 💬

🔗Register to attend: https://t.co/91rgj0vUeY

#Sustainability #Business #ClimateAction #AMBS

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🌍 Sustainability in Practice: Moving Beyond Rhetoric to Real-World Impact

Join us on 19 March (13:00–15:00) at @AllianceMBS for a panel discussion with practitioners from @greatermcr, Manchester Airports Group, Ethical Trading Initiative, and Climate Stuff. 🌱

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🔗Read the article here: https://t.co/zUWSFX7z0t

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📚 New Publication: Re-viewed: Alan Warde’s Consumption and Theories of Practice

Written by Torik Holmes, Dale Southerton, Tamzin Rollason, Jenny Rinkinen & Elizabeth Shove, the article is a 20-year re-reading of a foundational text in consumption studies🔎

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👏♻️ New Article Accepted!

Towards a circular economy of plastic: exploring the vital role of everyday household disposal.

Helen Holmes & Torik Holmes, with Michael Shaver & Kris Kortsen, share insights on recycling & supply chain misalignment.

🔗https://t.co/cZkD86yKbV

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As civic space shrinks and environmental protections come under pressure, groups are seeking new tools to challenge harmful planning decisions.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/dGGZTPtwha

#EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction #Planning #GreaterManchester

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⚖️🌱 The Climate and Justice Group, with support from the Sustainable Consumption Institute, brought together campaigners, lawyers & researchers to explore how legal strategies can strengthen environmental activism in Greater Manchester.

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We invite critical, interdisciplinary work on power, AI, data, labour & sustainability—especially Global South and counter-intuitive perspectives.

📝 Abstracts (300 words): 15 Feb
💸 Funding available
📧 [email protected] (cc [email protected])

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🚨 Reminder: Call for Abstracts🚨

🌱🤖Eco-Bytes Conference Eco-Bytes: Navigating Sustainable Futures at the Digital and AI Frontiers of Food and Agriculture

📍 University of Manchester
📅 25–26 June 2026
Organised by GDI & Alliance Manchester Business School

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📄Check out the research that inspired it: https://t.co/htTeTnNcyb

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🌱💰 New article by James Jackson & Matthias Larsen in Green Central Banking

How the People’s Bank of China shows that central bank independence can sometimes slow progress toward #NetZero.

Read more: https://t.co/dXdwqmECjI