Onsdag 13.oktober deltok Ingun Grimstad Klepp på lanseringen av Make the Label Count – en internasjonal koalisjon av organisasjoner som vil sikre at EUs nye merking for bærekraftige klær er troverdig og gyldig. Kampanjen stiller…
I begynnelsen av september samarbeidet forskerne fra CHANGE med studenter fra Master i Digital Design fra Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences i forbindelse med deres Design Processes Track. Du kan lese om studiet her (masterdigitaldesign.com).…
Parents are faced with a plurality of choices and concerns when it comes to the acquisition of clothing for their children. This paper explores how parents employ longevity in consumption of children’s clothing from a…
Consumers play an essential role in efforts to extend product lifetimes (PL) and consumers’ practices can determine how long and active lives products get. Applying the framework of Social Practice Theory, this paper argues that…
Ingun Grimstad Klepp & Vilde Haugrønning Sammendrag Rapporten tar utgangspunkt i naturgarveriet Jutulskinn (nå ULU) og deres utvikling av en ny kolleksjon i form av friluftslivsklær i skinn og pels. Rapporten er en leveranse i…
Most studies of clothing and related habits are carried out within a country. However, apparel production and sales are a highly globalized industry, with many of the same large chains operating worldwide. It is thus…
Clothing maintenance is necessary for keeping clothing and textiles functional and socially acceptable, but it has environmental consequences due to the use of energy, water and chemicals. This article discusses whether clothes made of different…
Increasing the use of each product, most often called longer lifespans, is an effective environmental strategy. This article discusses how garment lifespans can be described in order to be measured and compared. It answers two…
Kirsi Laitala & Ingun Grimstad Klepp The current systems of consumption and production cause long-lasting social-ecological damage and a fundamental change seems inevitable, if livelihoods of present and future generations are to be preserved. The…
