“Do you dare to know your climate footprint?” – with this slogan scientists of the SUSLA team presented the webapp SUSLA on Zoom on 07.12.2021. You can watch the recording of this event at the link below (in English). On average, each and every individual can reduce his or her personal carbon footprint by at […]
Accelerating sustainable lifestyles in the City of Porvoo for the third time
Households of the City of Porvoo were invited already for the third time to participate in the Sustainable Lifestyles Accelerator arranged as a collaboration between D-mat Ltd., the City of Porvoo, and a group of local companies. During the Accelerator, the participating eight households got to know their current material and carbon footprint, learn what […]
January: Theme month SDG 13 in Aalto, Finland
The Aalto SDG application presents tips on sustainable lifestyles during it’s SDG 13 Climate action theme month in January. D-mat ltd in Finland collaborated with the app, and as a result, Aalto SDG features Susla and sustainable actions familiar from SLA workshops and 1.5-Degree Puzzle. Michael Lettenmeier, CEO of D-mat, was also nominated as the […]
Instagrammable! SUSLA Germany on Social Media
Johanna is responsible for 14980 kilograms of greenhouse gases every year. This is slightly above the German average of 10900 kilograms per year and is mainly generated in Johanna’s free time, as she travels a lot. Around 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with private consumption. The way we eat, live, consume […]
Round 2 social media campaign kicked off in Denmark
In Denmark, the round 2 of the project was launched in the middle of August. Four interns have been busy creating and maintaining social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to reach 500 households to test SUSLA APP the last 6 weeks. The interns have identified several Facebook groups and events, where they have […]
Living more sustainable – Germany starts the second round
A sustainable life has by far nothing to do with avoiding plastic straws or homemade toothpaste. The new webapp “SUSLA” shows how changes in all areas of consumption such as living, nutrition or mobility can make one’s own lifestyle measurably more ecological. The second round of the “Sustainable Lifestyles Accelerator” research project in Germany is […]
What influence does my lifestyle have? Find out!
Many people want to behave in a sustainable way – but often there is a lack of information on how to do this. Lifestyle calculators can help, because they show how many resources are being consumed or how many greenhouse gas emissions the own lifestyle is responsible for. The United Nations One Planet Network has […]
Encouraging sustainable lifestyles with 14 Finnish municipalities
The acceleration of sustainable lifestyles continues, and accelerates, in Finland. In autumn and winter 2019-2020, in total about 250 households in 14 municipalities around Southern and Central Finland enrolled to plan and try out sustainable lifestyle choices for reducing their carbon and material footprints. D-mat organized ten roadmapping workshops together with the municipalities involved. In […]
Presentation of the SLA project at RIISE at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
Amrit Srinivasan presented on the SLA project and SUSLA at the Sustainability Session of RIISE, a public event hosted at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology on January 31, 2020. The session was well attended by Institute faculty colleagues, students and researchers, business start-ups working on sustainability and corporates. A RIISE poster session was organised, where […]
New interprofessional Club for students
KP Klimaklubben is a new interprofessional club for students, graduates and employees across twenty educations at Copenhagen University College. It is a collaboration across twenty educations and professions to debate, develop ideas and initiate concrete activities that accommodate climate challenges. SLA Denmark has established a collaboration with the newly-formed alumni organisation. During the opening of […]