Envisioning Lifestyles
Exploring where sustainability meets daily living
Welcome to Envisioning Lifestyles
All over the world, people are coming together for a brighter and cleaner future. With the help of our global advisory group, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and One Earth are examining how the way we live our daily lives – our choices, habits and the context within which we live – have can have a positive effect on our planet, our communities and our wellbeing both now and in the future. The project has now been completed.
Our first knowledge product Sustainable Lifestyles Policy and Practice: Challenges and Way Forward has been published! Please download through the following link:
https://iges.or.jp/en/pub/sustainablelifestylespolicyandpractice/en
This project, Envisioning Future Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Transitioning Instruments, is a part of the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns.
About
What are Sustainable Lifestyles? Sustainable lifestyles is a new concept and there are a variety of definitions. This project is using the definition developed by Dr. Lewis Akenji at IGES for the UN Environment report “A framework for shaping sustainable lifestyles: Determinants and Strategies”.
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Case Studies
Sustainable lifestyles are being supported through a range of policies and instruments across the world. Here are we are sharing 32 examples that we have gathered through our research and call for case studies, releasing gradually over time. Please check back every day to see a new case study!
Imagining Futures
How are we imagining daily life in sustainable futures? Join us in exploring a collection of existing visions and scenarios and identify alternative pathways. Continue reading “Imagining Futures”