Moving Towards Conscientious Consumption
When: Friday 10 May 2024, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Union St - One Space, S1 2JP
As part of the Festival of Debate 2024
Speakers: Professor Aimee Ambrose, Dr Matthew Wood and Dr Jayne Carrick
The UK population consumes 2.6 planet’s worth of resources each year. This urgently needs to be addressed to tackle global inequality and avoid environmental disaster. To achieve this, we need to talk about consumption.
Consumption goes beyond individual choices; it is a system and a culture which locks us into ways of life that are resistant to change i.e. built-in obsolescence in products, the expectations of peers or consumer culture. Alternative visions, such as the good life approach, hold the potential to transform our relationship with consumption whilst supporting thriving, meaningful lives.
Through this event, we challenge the idea that reduced consumption leads to a reduced quality of life. Although we need to reduce our overall consumption, this may bring benefits such as greater cooperation and stronger communities, reduced outgoings and working hours, and increased overall wellbeing.
Join us to explore this fascinating and timely subject, in an open and judgement-free environment, through a mixture of talks and interactive exercises with academics from Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield working with the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre.
