Consumption and production

Sustainable production and consumption is about doing more with less, and doing it better — building sustainable infrastructure, ensuring efficient use of natural resources, and generating cleaner energy and less waste. By engaging diverse stakeholders, achieving sustainable production and consumption will generate lasting solutions that promote healthier ecosystems and economies, and safer livelihoods.

UNU research focuses on the processes, practices, and governance of product cycles and value chains, and spotlights how traditional practices can be scaled alongside modern systems and management techniques.

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Blog Post

Can AI Generate Solutions to Life's Problems?

What do the new transparency obligations under the EU AI Act (2024/1689) address, and are they effective against AI-driven emotional manipulation?

14 Aug 2026

News

Planning for Climate-Adapted, Sustainable Agriculture

Layla Chmeit is looking to find agricultural allies among the inhabitants of harsh environments, which may be well prepared for what's coming.

13 Aug 2026

News

Exploring the Cell-to-Factory Path

Marcia Carrasco is evaluating parameters for the production scale-up of monoclonal antibodies, hoping to bring the technology to Bolivia

10 Aug 2026

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Bacteria Against Medicines

Medicine pollution is a growing environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Paola Velásquez tackles it with the help of 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎s

24 Jul 2026

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Advancing sustainable and circular electronics supply, value and waste chains

K-eco and UNU Resource Nexus continue their longstanding partnership with a new waste project, focusing on the electronics sector.

21 Jul 2026

Journal Article

Food, fuel, or forest? Interrogating the resource nexus dilemma behind deforestation through community-lived experiences in southern Malawi

This publication was released as part of the UNU Resource Nexus Focus Area Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems.

21 Jul 2026

News

From Leaf to Superfood

Ery Fukushima is helping the Amazon thrive by using biotechnology to unlock its hidden value

16 Jul 2026

News

Overcoming the "Go Bigger" Conundrum in Biotechnology

Mauricio Roldan taught biotechnologists how to scale up their bioprocesses in Ensenada, Mexico

09 Jul 2026

Journal Article

Evaluation of gaps in life cycle sustainability assessments of 3D concrete printing: A systematic literature review and recommendations

This publication was released as part of the UNU Resource Nexus focus area Sustainable Buildings and Construction.

08 Jul 2026