About SCORAI, ERSCP & WUR

 

The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) is an international knowledge network of researchers and practitioners committed to building a flourishing and ecologically-sound society by changing the way we consume. Founded in 2008, it has approximately 1,400 members with chapters in North America, Europe, Israel, China and Brazil.

 

The European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) Society is a research and action oriented society that provides a platform for the stimulation, development and dissemination of new initiatives aimed at fostering the implementation of concepts and approaches for (i) sustainable consumption and production, (ii) sustainable products and services, (iii) local and regional sustainability-related initiatives and (iv) urban sustainability-oriented initiatives. It began as a network around a series of conferences under the name European Roundtable on Cleaner Production (ERSCP). The first Roundtable was organised in Graz, Austria in 1994.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the Wageningen Research Foundation. This internationally recognized University has over 6,500 employees and 12,500 students from all over the world who work together in the domain of healthy food and living environment. The three core areas of research of the university are ‘Food, feed & bio-based production’, ‘Natural resources and living environment’, and ‘Society and well-being’. The Department of Social Sciences (DSS) is home to several chair groups who are working together to advance the transitions that are required to achieve a society that is more equal, sustainable and healthy. Through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration, the research conducted within DSS and in WUR offers solutions on how to change or improve systems, practices and behavior, and how to build support in society.