Sustainable Consumption Institute

Video of the panel discussion at the Sustainable Practices Research Group’s finale event Sustainability | Social Practices | Policy, 11 September 2013. The event was attended by an invited audience of over a hundred policy makers, academics, business people and NGOs. The panel opened with SPRG (and now SCI) Director Professor Dale Southerton presenting a brief overview of the programme's distinctive social practice approach to sustainability policy. Dale was followed by Lord Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary (2005-2011), who reflected on the SPRG's contribution and his broad ranging experience with governance, policy, behaviour change and sustainability. The event was Chaired by Dr David North. Panellists David Nussbaum (Chief Executive of WWF-UK), Mike Barry (Head of Sustainable Business at Marks and Spencer) and Ute Collier (the Committee on Climate Change) each presented their own responses to the SPRG exhibition and Dale's overview of the SPRG's work, as well as distinctive insights on the challenge of sustainable consumption. Questions from the floor afforded a wide ranging debate.