Future Earth KAN on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and ProductionDevelopment Team Meeting

October 5, 2016

Welcome!Magnus Bengtsson, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan)

Halina Brown, Clark University (USA) Anthony Chiu, Asia-Pacific Roundtable on SCP (Philippines) Maurie Cohen, New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA)

Anna Davies, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)Masayo Hasegawa, International Environment and Economy Institute (Japan)

Cindy Isenhour, University of Maine (USA)Charlotte Jensen, Aalborg University (Denmark)

Sylvia Lorek, Sustainable Europe Research Institute (Germany)Hein Mallee, Future Earth (Japan)

Michael Maniates, Yale-National University of Singapore (Singapore)Lucie Middlemiss, University of Leeds (UK)

Steven McGreevy, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (Japan)Jaco Quist, TU Delft (Netherlands) (j.n.quist@tudelft.nl)

Patrick Schroeder, Institute of Development Studies (UK)Craig Starger, Future Earth (USA)

Philip Vergragt, Tellus Institute (USA)Lei Zhang, Renmin University (China)

Agenda Item 1: Where We Are (Mallee)Exploratory workshop @

RIHN 2-3 March

24 May First Webinar

Expression of Interest

submitted 21 June

22 July Expression of

Interest approved

First Development Team meeting

5 OctoberResearch &

Engagement Plan

Scoping12 months (?)

http://www.futureearth.org/asiacentre/sscp-kan

Development Team:• Mobilize researchers, funders, societal partners• Public co-design, open to interested parties• Co-develop a Research & Engagement Plan,

Steering Committee, funding strategy

Agenda Item 2A: Current Funding Proposal (Cohen)

Agenda Item 2B: New Journal (Cohen)

Agenda Item 2C: Node at Colorado State University (Starger)

Agenda Item 3A: GRF-SCP Conference (Schroeder)“Sustainable lifestyles, livelihoods and the circular economy”

University of Sussex, 27-29 June 2017

Call for contributions: http://grf-spc.weebly.com/brighton-call-for-contributions.html

Agenda Item 3B: European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production Conference (ERSCP) (Quist)

Skiathos Island, Greece, October 2017

Agenda Item 3C: June 2018 Conference (Cohen)

Agenda Item 3D: KR Foundation Funding Proposal (Cohen)

Agenda Item 4A: Overview of Focal Themes (Bengtsson)

• Ecological macroeconomics and political economy of a transition to sustainable lifestyles

• Social change beyond consumerism

• Urban metabolism and sustainable provisioning systems

Agenda Item 4C: Working Group Co-Chairs (Bengtsson)Ecological Economics Working Group

Social Change Working GroupMagnus Bengtsson Sylvia Lorek

Maurie Cohen Anna Davies

Urban Metabolism Theme Currently on hold, but the

establishment of a WG is expected Potential conflict with the Cities KAN

Agenda Item 4D: Coordinating Committee (Bengtsson)

Magnus Bengtsson Maurie Cohen Hein Mallee Steven McGreevy Patrick Schroeder

Agenda Item 5: DiscussionSome Emerging Issues

• How to position this enterprise in relation to similar initiatives? Strengths and unique features?

• How to build upon the lessons learned in past efforts, especially in terms of linking knowledge and action (what are those lessons)?

• How to make the most of the association with FE (fundraising, convening power, scientific credibility, access to powerful players, etc.)?

• How to deal with the chicken-and-egg problem of funding sources and proposals/ideas?

• Involvement of stakeholders in co-design – who and how?

• Establishment of advisory board?

• Governance structure and development of bylaws

• How to discharge development team members that are not equitably contributing?

Agenda Item 6: Next Call