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"Seeing the World as One": A New Tool to Measure Our Deepest Connection to Nature

"Seeing the World as One": A New Tool to Measure Our Deepest Connection to Nature

What if the key to a more sustainable future lies not in policy or technology, but in how deeply we feel connected to the world around us? In a new paper led by Salomé Areias and co-authored by Antje Disterheft, João P. Gouveia (all from Center for Environmental and Sustainability

"Neglectable": The Hidden Mental Trick Behind Our Dairy Consumption

"Neglectable": The Hidden Mental Trick Behind Our Dairy Consumption

In a new publication led by Sarah Kunze and Bernice Bovenkerk from Wageningen University, we shed light on a previously underexplored dimension of ethical consumer behavior: the "dairy paradox." While meat consumption has long been scrutinized for its environmental and ethical costs, dairy often perceived as a more

Annual Meeting of National Network of UNESCO Chairs in Germany: Discussing Impact and Future Directions

Annual Meeting of National Network of UNESCO Chairs in Germany: Discussing Impact and Future Directions

On 1–2 October 2024, the annual meeting of the network of the UNESCO Chairs in Germany took place at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. Every two years, the network of the German UNESCO Chairs comes together for a national meeting, alternating with an international conference, to explore

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Time and Sustainability: A Missing Link

In our recently published open access paper on “Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula”, we share the results of our analysis of German curricula regarding in how far these address time as a dimension of sustainability. It is the first attempt at systematically inquiring into the

Mindfulness as Self-Confirmation?

Mindfulness as Self-Confirmation?

In a new paper in the Journal of Environmental Education, Pascal Frank and Daniel Fischer with colleagues present qualitative insights on the question if mindfulness training can increase reflexivity in consumers and contribute to environmental and sustainability education. Abstract: Over the past two decades, mindfulness meditation has received increasing attention

Sustainable Consumption Behavior (SCB) Scale

Sustainable Consumption Behavior (SCB) Scale

Our consumer behavior is an important driver of sustainability. Accordingly, numerous proposals on how to measure sustainable consumption behavior have been developed in recent years. In order to systematize the diversity and provide an integrated framework for measuring sustainable consumption behavior, we proposed the sustainable consumption behavior cube (SCB-cube), which

Measuring Young Consumers’ Sustainable Consumption Behavior – the YCSCB Scale

Measuring Young Consumers’ Sustainable Consumption Behavior – the YCSCB Scale

Consumption plays a key role in efforts to achieve sustainable development. In recent years, several attempts have been made to make sustainable consumption behavior measurable at the individual level. Behavioral self-reports in the form of questionnaires are one possible tool in this regard. While a number of sustainable consumption behavior