Sustainability Research Institute
Who we are
The Sustainability Research Institute conducts internationally recognised, academically excellent and problem-oriented interdisciplinary research and teaching on environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. We draw on various social and natural science disciplines, including ecological economics, environmental economics, political science, policy studies, development studies, business and management, geography, sociology, science and technology studies, ecology, environmental science and soil science in our work. The Sustainability Research Institute is organized into four inter-related research groups:
Seminars
12
Jun
13:00 - 14:00 SEE Seminar Room (8.119 a/b)
19
Jun
16:00 - 17:15 SEE Seminar Room (8.119 a/b)
Meet the researcher
Professor John Barrett explains what he does for a living and talks about his new EPSRC-funded Research Centre.
Research highlights
Behind the wheel of company profits
Small-car manufacturer Fiat beat its efficiency record in the 2008 recession while former high-achievers Toyota and BMW showed their worst results in 10 years, according to a new study.
Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing ranks 17 of the world’s leading car makers according to how efficiently they used environmental, social and economic resources from 1999 to 2010. It is the largest sustainability study of the car manufacturing sector to date.
