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Your eco-certified products might be lying to you

OPINION: Spotting a real eco-friendly product from a fake one is becoming increasingly difficult.

We buy more second-hand clothes than before, but is it good for the environment?

We need to shop for clothes in a different way than before, researcher says.

How blockchain technology can effectively combat greenwashing

OPINION: By ensuring transparency, it could reduce the impact of greenwashing and support genuine practices.

Do you have more or less clothes in your closet than the average Norwegian?

Norwegians have an average of just over 350 items in their wardrobe. But having lots of clothes is not necessarily problematic, researchers say.

The aluminium in your old car should be recycled into a new car, not something else

OPINION: Unless we acquire greater knowledge about what happens at the atomic and molecular scale during materials recycling, progress towards a truly circular economy will grind to a halt.

Norwegians buy 50 per cent more clothes and shoes than the average European

Norway is once again nearly at the top in consumption in Europe. Consumers need help to make sustainable choices when shopping for clothes and shoes says researcher.

How often do you need to use your clothes to be «sustainable»?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The functional unit for a winter coat is 100 days of use. But what does it mean?

How conscience enables companies to realise their sustainability strategies

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Companies lack expertise on sustainability, fail to prioritise climate change and lack the commitment to drive environmental and social commitments into the core of the business. Why?

They said lab-grown meat was the future. So how come it's still not on our dinner tables?

Billions of dollars have been invested in cultured meat, but to date no one has been able to cultivate it in large enough quantities. Now Norwegian researchers will try their hand.

Can animal bones become food for humans?

Researchers in Bergen on the west coast of Norway lowered animal bones into the sea to create more sustainable food.

Ecolabelling of clothes has catastrophic consequences for the environment

OPINION: When environmental rankings for apparel misuse research and are not reviewed by independent third parties, the results can be catastrophic for small-scale growers and farmers. Those who profit from these rankings, on the other hand are the global fashion industry.

Environmental brutes of the past

Have humans ever lived in harmony with nature? Or are we inherently environmental brutes who mindlessly cut down huge forests – and discharge environmental toxins into the soil, the waters and the atmosphere?