Sustainability Projects at Gothenburg University
Gothenburg University (GU) has 6000 employees and 56 000 students enrolled. GU is a signatory of Climate Framework (Klimatramverket) - an initiative between colleges and universities in Sweden to take joint action to reduce CO2 emissions. GU has set ambitious reduction goals: already by 2023 CO2 emissions should be cut by 25%. Different measures have been introduced and more will be financed with the Climate Fund. The Climate Fund has two main priorities in the coming years: 1) re-use and 2) infrastructure and parking for bicycles. Financial means for the fund is rasied for instance by charging each plane ticket purchased with 400 SEK. HoloHouse is running two projects with GU to contribute to CO2 reductions.
Gap in competencies or knowledge? Time to close the gap with strategic competence supply programmes.
In recent years, HoloHouse, with funding from the Borås Region, has developed a five-step model for skills provision.
Circular Economy
The Circularity Gap Report 2022 was released in April and gives a clear and alarming signal of how big the gap is between the situation today and where we need to be in terms of circularity. We are very much still acting according to linear economy.
The social dimension of sustainability is an important part of a functioning circular economy
Social sustainability means equal and fair access to elementary aspects of life such as education, justice, power. All people must be part of the societal development. Within the notion of circular economy the social dimension tends to be secondary to economic and ecological goals.
Project Looperate: Measures to have more companies go circular
In a new report of the Circular Economy and RISE Sweden come out as only 3.4% cirular. This is a challenge that our project Looperate tackles.
