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  • New KTH-initiative on Smart Sustainable Cities

    Published Jun 13, 2013

    KTH Smart Sustainable Cities is a new KTH-wide initiative aiming to bundle resources, activities and competence at the intersection of technology, sustainability studies and urban planning. The initia...

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  • CESC intensifies international cooperation

    Published Jun 10, 2013

    “We made many promising contacts in the field of ICT for sustainability”, says Director of CESC Professor Mattias Höjer after his visit to several leading research groups in South Korea and China.

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  • Cecilia Katzeff appointed adjunct professor at CESC

    Published Apr 03, 2013

    Cecilia Katzeff has been appointed adjunct professor in sustainable interaction design at KTH School of Computer Science and Communication as of 1 March 2013. Her position is connected to CESC, where ...

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  • Environmental impacts of a design magazine

    Published Mar 22, 2013

    Mohammad Ahmadi Achachlouei conducted a life cycle assessment of the Swedish interior design magazine Sköna Hem, in print and tablet version.

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  • CESC at the ICT4S Conference

    Published Feb 14, 2013

    More than 15 researchers from CESC are attending the First International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S) in Zürich, 14-16 February 2013. Find below a list of the presentations given by C...

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  • Professor Lorenz Hilty new affiliated professor at CESC

    Published Jan 21, 2013

    Professor Lorenz Hilty is appointed affiliated professor of IT and sustainable development at the Centre for Sustainable Communications as of 1 January 2013.

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  • E-waste recycling – at whose expense?

    Published Dec 19, 2012

    Computers, tablets and mobile phones are all popular consumer products. The lifespan of these devices is usually short, between two to four years. Shakila Umair, researcher at KTH, travelled to Pakist...

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  • Crosstalks on how to save the world

    Published Nov 23, 2012

    Åsa Moberg, research leader at CESC, discussed with Johan Rockström, Mattias Klum and Sarah Cornell at Crosstalks – a new academic live talk show arranged by KTH and Stockholm University. The topic of...

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  • CESC welcomes Coop and Interactive Institute

    Published Sep 24, 2012

    The Centre for Sustainable Communications enters its third contract period – lasting to June 2015. The contract was approved by the General Meeting of Partners on 24 September 2012. The two new partne...

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  • Sustainability in focus at the Open Knowledge Festival

    Published Sep 11, 2012

    Over 800 participants are expected at the world’s first Open Knowledge Festival, to be held on 17-22 September in Helsinki. Sustainability will be at the forefront of the festival, where researchers ...

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  • Summing up of SEB’12 Conference

    Published Sep 05, 2012

    Over 100 delegates attended SEB’12 – the 4th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 3-5 September 2012 in Stockholm. Several researchers from CESC and KTH presented curren...

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  • Welcome to SEB’12!

    Published Sep 01, 2012

    SEB’12 will bring together world-leading experts on renewable energy and sustainability-related topics for its three-day International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. Topic areas...

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  • Identifying social hotspots with life cycle assessment

    Published Jun 08, 2012

    Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have successfully conducted a social life cycle assessment (LCA) of a laptop computer. This is the first peer-reviewed study testing social LCA on a co...

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  • Green Leap opening ceremony

    Published May 23, 2012

    Green Leap’s opening ceremony took place at the visualisation studio at KTH on 22 May 2012. Over 100 people celebrated the new network for sustainable design led by Sara Ilstedt and Teo Enlund.

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  • CESC evaluation

    Published May 06, 2012

    During April and May 2012, a team of international experts is conducting the second evaluation of CESC, covering the period 2009-2012. The interview sessions will take place 9-10 May 2012 at KTH.

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  • CESC & Green Leap

    Published Apr 27, 2012

    Green Leap, a newly established network for sustainable design, becomes a part of CESC. The network is a collaboration between KTH and Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design and is sup...

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  • CESC hosts first meeting of new Linked Data network

    Published Apr 22, 2012

    There is a growing interest for Linked Open Data. A new network gathers the Swedish scene and intends to raise awareness and understanding for Linked Data activities.

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  • The Guardian: New app to monitor readers’ digital carbon footprint

    Published Apr 19, 2012

    Chris Preist from Sympact describes the app that allows people to explore their energy and carbon footprint when using The Guardian’s digital platforms. The app developed by CESC and Sympact was succe...

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  • ICT4S Conference: 14-16 February 2013, Zurich

    Published Feb 29, 2012

    ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S) is about utilizing the tranformational power of ICT for making the world more sustainable. As partner to the organizing team, CESC welcomes to this high-level conference...

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  • Social LCA in focus at Social Responsibility Day

    Published Feb 23, 2012

    Elisabeth Ekener Petersen presented her case study on the social impact of a laptop at Social Responsibility Day, 23 February 2012 in Stockholm.

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