Communicating Sustainabilities 2024
Our second event is planned for 27th and 28th June 2024 and will take place on campus at the University of Glasgow and online at City University of Hong Kong.
The Glasgow event will consist of four panels. Please read more about them by expanding the sections below.
University of Glasgow 27th June 2024
Just Transitions in Coastal and Maritime Communities
The topic of Just Transitions in Coastal and Maritime Communities will focus on the role of community consultation and involvement in (i) developing legislation; and (ii) managing adaptation once legislation is in place. We will finish the day with a Roundtable event and discussions about how to further collaborative research and how this research may contribute to government policy in this area.
| Time | Just Transitions in Coastal and Maritime Communities |
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| 9 - 10.30 | Just Transitions: An Overview |
| 11 - 12.30 | Consultation and dialogue for Just Transitions |
| 13.30 - 3 | Different types of Knowledge |
| 3.30 - 5 | Roundtable on the Role of Communication in Just Transitions in Coastal and Maritime Communities |
Breaking Communication Barriers in Sustainability
University of Glasgow 27th June, 2024
Is there a communication barrier around your community issue? Perhaps between your organisation and the organisations you work with?
“Breaking communication barriers in sustainability” is a day long event at which you are invited to identify communication barriers that you face in your work on sustainability.
And, working with academics who specialise in communication, we identify potential research-based solutions.
The aim of the day is to develop collaborative projects between your community group and academic communication specialists.
We invite you to take part in a day-long session to work with academics in setting an agenda for a collaborative research project focused on your group and your issue.
Breaking communication barriers in sustainability: University of Glasgow 27th June, 2024
If you are interested, or for more details, contact Tom Bartlett tom.bartlett@glasgow.ac.uk or Michael Farrelly m.farrelly@hull.ac.uk
| Time | Breaking Communication Barrier (MK & MF) |
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| 9 - 10.30 | Session 1: Communication barriers (roundtable) [90mins] |
| 10.30 - 11 | Coffee break |
| 11 - 12.30 | Session 2: Language expertise (academic talks) [90mins] |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 - 15.00 | Session 3: Collaborative Opportunities [120mins] |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30-16.00 | Wrap-Up |
University of Glasgow 28th June 2024
Sustainable Threads: Bridging Theory, Practice, and Research in Fashion Sustainability
Please reserve places through EventBrite;
Morning session - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicating-sustainability-fashion-and-social-enterprise-tickets-911972864387
Afternoon session - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/917214411997?aff=oddtdtcreator
Friday 28th June 2024 from 9.30 to 4.00pm
at the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow
organised in conjunction with Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Valencia
This forum will develop the central themes of sustainability, interconnectedness, and collaboration in the fashion industry woven throughout the keynote event, roundtable discussion, and final session involving PhD students and Early Career Researchers. It will emphasise the importance of fostering dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collective action across academia, industry, and the broader community to drive positive change in the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future.
Schedule overview
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| 9-9.30 | Welcome |
Tom Barlett Lindsey Carey Esteban Galan-Cubillo |
| 9.30 - 10.30 |
Keynote moderated by Esteban Galan Cubillo 3 slides per speaker – 20 mins presentation each, 20 mins questions |
Jesse Naidoo (Fashion visionary and founder of Clothes to Good, SA) and Anthony Burns, (Chief Operating Officer from Advanced Clothing Solutions, Rental and Garment Refurbishment specialist, Scotland) |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 - 12.00 |
Round Table moderated by Lindsey Drylie Carey 3 slides per speaker – 10 mins presentation, 5-10 mins questions |
Aileen Stewart (GCU) TBC (RGU) TBC (UG) David Haddow (Social Shifters) Mark Hogarth (Harris Tweed Hebrides) TBC |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
AI Session led by Esteban Galan-Cubillo Exploring Applications of AI for Conferences and Events |
Emilio Saez Soro University Jaime I, Castellon, Spain |
| 12.30 - 11.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 - 15.00 |
PhD Panel moderated by Jennifer Murray Focus on the Future: PhD Research Perspectives on Sustainability in Fashion 3 slides per speaker – 10mins presentation, 5-10 mins questions |
Greg Paton GCU TBC Chloe Moore GCU UG TBC |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Coffee break |
Details
9.30 - Keynote
"Redefining Fashion Sustainability: From Waste to Circular Economy"
Keynote moderated by Esteban Galan Cubillo from University of Valencia and member of the Spanish Social Association for Fashion (Foro Social de la Moda)
This keynote event will explore the dynamic landscape of sustainability within the fashion industry, emphasizing the transformative potential of innovative approaches championed by Clothes to Good (CTG), a Social Enterprise from South Africa and Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS), the leading fashion rental and renewal reverse logistics provider in the UK. Through their unique initiatives, CTG and ACS have redefined traditional notions of sustainability, shifting the paradigm from linear to circular models.
11.00 - Roundtable
"Fashioning Sustainability: Educating Future Entrepreneurs for a Circular Economy"
Roundtable moderated by Lindsey Drylie Carey, Reader is Sustainable Marketing from Glasgow Caledonian University
The roundtable will facilitate a dynamic and engaging conversation that promotes knowledge exchange, collaboration, and action towards a more sustainable and inclusive future for fashion entrepreneurship. It will involve academic leaders teaching fashion programmes from HEI’s in Scotland, Social enterprise associations and industry partners from the fashion industry.
13.30 - PhD Panel
"Focus on the Future: PhD Research Perspectives on Sustainability in Fashion"
Next Generation Research session moderated by Dr Jennifer Murray from Glasgow Caledonian University
This session will provide a platform for PhD students and early career researchers to showcase their work, engage in meaningful dialogue, and connect with peers and mentors in the field of fashion sustainability.
Overtourism & Local Communities
'Overtourism & Local Communities', co-organised by Dr Guillem Colom-Montero (Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Glasgow) and Dr Toni Marzal (Law, University of Glasgow), brings together academics, community activists, writers and speakers from the public sector to reflect on the impact of overtourism on local communities, with a focus on the perspectives of residents from overcrowded destinations.
| Time | Overtourism & Local Communities |
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| 9.00 - 9.15 | Welcome and Introduction to the Event: Dr Guillem Colom-Montero and Dr Toni Marzal. |
| 9.15-10.45 |
Overtourism & Housing/STL: Malcolm Combe (Law, University of Strathclyde); Eilidh Keay (Living Rent Edinburgh); Stephanie Pozo-McIntyre (Councillor in Pollença, Mallorca); Douglas Robertson (Sociology, University of Stirling).
Chair: Tom Mullen (Law, University of Glasgow).
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| 10.45 - 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
Overtourism & Local Spaces: Antonio Cardesa-Salzmann (Law, University of Strathclyde); Cels García (Geography, University of the Balearic Islands); Toni Marzal (Law, University of Glasgow); Bilge Serin (Urban Studies, University of Glasgow). Chair: Mara Ntona (Law, University of Strathclyde). |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Overtourism & Right to the City: Carlo Colombo (Law, Sciences Po Paris & Maastricht University); Marc Morell (Anthropology, Riga Stradins University); Johannes Novy (Urban Studies, University of Westminster); Fabiana Pavel (Activist, Morar em Lisboa & SetNetwork against Touristification in Southern Europe)
Chair: Nicholas Davies (Glasgow Caledonian University).
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| 15.00 - 15.15 | Coffee break |
| 15.15 - 16.45 |
Overtourism & Local Cultures: Gail Anthea Brown (Writer, Caithness); Guillem Colom-Montero (Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Glasgow); Peigi MacVicar (Poet and housing activist, Skye); Hazel Tucker (Tourism, University of Otago). Chair: Gillebride MacMillan (Celtic & Gaelic, University of Glasgow). |
| 16.45-17.00 | Closing Reflections: Dr Toni Marzal and Dr Guillem Colom-Montero. |
Communicating Sustainability 2022
In September 2022 we held our inaugural two-day conference on the theme of Communicating Sustainability. The event took place across three international hubs, with a mixture of on-site and virtual activities at each campus and hybrid activities across the three sites.
The conference brought together academics, professionals and civil society to discuss: (i) how sustainability is and could be communicated within their area of interest; and (ii) ways forward in communicating sustainability between sectors.
The Glasgow event brought together a wide range of participants from community organisations, businesses, governmnet and academia:
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6th September |
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Room 1 |
Room 2 |
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8-8.15 |
Welcome |
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8.15-9.45 |
Just Transitions
Overview: Louise Davies, Scottish International Development Alliance
India Scotland: Social Inclusion Partnership. Alastair McGhee, Claire Walters, Glasgow Kelvin College; Aradhana Lal, Vice President Sustainability and ESG, Lemon Tree Hotels. Empowering Citizens in Energy Transition. Angelique Ruiter, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. |
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9.45-10.15 |
Tea and Coffee |
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10.15-11.45 |
Just Transitions (continued)
Is ‘sustainability’ a Useful Concept? Emma de Saram, VP Liberation and Equality at the University of Exeter
Defining Sustainability: Data from a Cross-Government Hub for Climate Action. Jess Hampton, University of Liverpool.
Reflections on Just Transitions. Jamie Cooke, Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
The Human Semiotic Footprint: Semiotic Dynamics and Ecological Process Flows in the Human Ecology, Paul Thibault, University of Agder, Norway. |
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11.45-12.30 |
Lunch |
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12.30-2.00 |
Sustainable Business Practice
Roundtable on Empowering future business leaders to develop Global Citizenship competencies through engagement with a Real-World Sustainability Challenge: The Good Clothes Fair Pay Campaign Alacoque McAlpine, Olivia Freeman and Lucia Walsh, Technology University of Dublin, Faculty of Business; Cormac McMahon, TU Dublin Sustainability Office; Mairi Lowe, Fashion Revolution. |
Sustainability and Children’s Literature
Roundtable, Chaired by Izaskun Elorza, University of Salamanca. Evelyn Arizpe, University of Glasgow; Carmen Santamaría-García, University of Alcalá de Henares; Hilde Tønby, Oslo Metropolitan University. |
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2.00-2.30 |
Tea and Coffee |
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2.30-4.00 |
Tourism and Sustainability
Roundtable, Chaired by Guillem Colom-Montero, University of Glasgow. Pau Obrador Pons, Northumbria University; Amadeu Corbera Jaume, Grup d'Ornitologia Balear i Defensa de la Naturalesa; Janie Neumann, Visit Scotland; Sarah MacLean, Bùth Bharraigh. |
Universities and the SDGs
Rearticulating and animating the sustainable development Goals in Higher Education. Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences; Beth Cross, University of the West of Scotland; Na Liang, Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
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4.00-5.30 |
Public Policy
Sustainability, Policy and Discourse Analysis. Michael Farrelly and Yu Deng, University of Hull; Nicolina Montesano Montessori, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences; Rúben Tiago Mendes, University of Aveiro and Farhad Mukhtarov, Erasmus University.
Discourse and Democracy: The Language of Local Government in Addressing Climate Change. Michael Kranert and Darren Paffey, University of Southampton.
Reflections Donald Manford, Former Councillor, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. |
University Praxis
The Promotion of Ecological Social Justice in Mauritius as a Means of Communicating Sustainability through Education. Helina Hookoomsing and Shameem Oozeerally, Mauritius Institute of Education
A University for the Third Horizon. David Adams, H3Uni
Sustainable and inclusive research practices. Mia Perry, Sundas Mahar, Giovanna Fassetta and Philip Tonner, University of Glasgow. |
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6.30 |
CIVIC RECEPTION AT GLASGOW CITY CHAMBERS |
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7th September |
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Room 1 |
Room 2 |
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8.00-10.30 |
Promoting Sustainability
Embracing Sustainability: The Unrevealed Oxymoron? Lindsey Carey, Glasgow Caledonian University; Ronald Voorn, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences; Esteban Galan Cubillo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia; Adriaan Denkers, Independent.
Many Happy Returns – Communicating Reusability to Mitigate Single-Use Plastic Dependency. Stefanie Anja Hills, Rorie Beswick-Parsons, Joanna Gavins, Peter Jackson, Sethe Mehl and David Evans, University of Sheffield:
More sustainable future? Understanding the role of digital technology adoption in addressing SEs’ organisational sustainability. Han-Ju Yang, University of Edinburgh.
Jean-Matthieu Gaunand, Scottish Communities Climate Action Network: |
Sustainability and The Arts
Presentations from: Emma Hall, Creative Carbon Scotland Hannah Imlach, RSPB Amy Clarkson, Woodland Community Garden Mark Banks, Dear Green Bothy, Glasgow University Jenny Howard-Coombes, Dandelion Festival Jamie Cooke, Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce |
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10.30-11 |
Tea and Coffee |
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11.00-12.00 |
Working with the Sustainable Development Goals
Discussion led by Charlie Wood, Scottish University Insight Institute. |
Developing and Funding Participatory Research
Discussion led by Jamie Cooke, Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce; Mark Banks, Dear Green Bothy, Glasgow University; Claire Squires, Director, Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities; Jenny Howard-Coombes, Dandelion Festival
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12.00-1.00 |
Lunch |
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1.00-2.30 |
Sustainability and the City
The GALLANT Project, Panel Discussion. Led by Ria Dunkley, University of Glasgow.
Jamie Cooke - Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
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Minoritised Languages and Cultural Heritage.
Overview of Scotland’s UNESCO Trail Anne Anderson, Visit Scotland/UK National Commission for UNESCO
Panel on Sustainability and Minoritised Languages Bernadette O’Rourke, University of Glasgow Ruairidh Graham, Gaelic Officer, University of Glasagow Ishbel MacLean and Annag MacLean, Voluntary Action Uist and Barra |
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2.30-3 |
Tea and coffee |
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3.00-4.00 |
Inter-Campus Events
Inter-Campus Welcome
Plenary Talk: Cultivating Community: Collaborative Approaches to Cultural Sustainability. Halle Butvin, Director of Special Projects at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
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4.00-4.45 |
Inter-Campus Workshop: Between Talking and Doing Sustainability
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4.45-5.00 |
Break |
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5.00-6.00 |
Reporting from each of the International Campus sessions and facilitated Discussion of Next Steps |
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6.00 |
Closure |
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