31 January, 2022  |  General

Yes - our new publication documented how they did in the real world. This specific systems perspective was not found in extant review articles to our knowledge and we’re proud of this pioneering work. This question is highly relevant to accelerate transformation towards a circular economy (CE) and many implications for CE are shown in the paper. Refer to Apple’s recent response towards the... Read more

28 January, 2022  |  General

Alimak Group AB chose to hire Max Bäck as Lead Engineer Sustainability right after he completed his Master theisis project entitled "Generating Product-Service Design Improvements from a Climate Impact and Energy Use Perspective Using Life Cycle Assessment - The case of Vertical Access Equipment". Max work was carried out within the framework of Mistra REES and is one of several good examples of... Read more

15 October, 2021  |  General

"Do not let the chemicals tax do more damage to reuse in Sweden than it has already done. It is time to completely exclude used products." Mistra REES program manager Mattias Lindahl together with Henrik Nilsson, Sebastian Holmström, Anders Wijkman and Elin Bergman urges the government to listen to its own delegation for circular economy on SVD Debate today. Link to the debate article in... Read more

13 September, 2021  |  General

Mistra-Rees researchers Leonidas Milios and Carl Dalhammar have contributed to two new papers related to repairs. The papers were presented at the 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Graz.   The paper “Repair in the Circular Economy: Towards a national Swedish strategy” looks at how Sweden could develop a more progressive public policy for repairs,... Read more

3 September, 2021  |  General

While the Circular Economy (CE) and the fossil fuel producers may not seem a ‘natural match’ many CE innovations relevant to Mistra REES and of its Partner companies are in focus for the world's largest oil & gas company Saudi Aramco. How can the CE be operationalised and what are the financial / environmental benefits for an extractive industry Where can material loop concepts... Read more

5 August, 2021  |  General

Take a moment and Zoom in on Product-Service Systems Ecodesigning together with Mistra REES’ researcher Abhijna Neramballi. Already now you can watch his and Tomohiko Sakao’s presentation that will be given during the 23rd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) in August 2021.   Link to the presentation Link to the conference... Read more

27 July, 2021  |  General

Mistra REES researcher Emma Johnson explains what the research says in SVT Rapport. Listen here! If you wish to read into details then follow this link to the journal... Read more

26 May, 2021  |  General

A new article in Resources, Conservation and Recycling analyses current business models lithium-ion batteries among vehicle manufacturers. The results demonstrate that many manufacturers are pursuing ‘circular’ strategies, mostly focused on repair, refurbishing, and repurposing. Variation in the operationalization appears to be linked to the degree of manufacturer involvement, indicating that... Read more