Kirsi Laitala, Author at Lasting

23. December 202223. December 2022Articles

New article about consumer behavior in the circular economy

Illustration of consumer roles as a customer, user, and end-of-life product holder.

We have published a new article entitled “Consumer behavior in the circular economy: Developing a product-centric framework” in the Journal of Cleaner […]

24. February 202225. February 2022Media, Project data

Short films featuring perspectives, ideas and practices of clothing durability

Kate Fletcher and Anna Fitzpatrick have produced eight short films from the Decentring Durability interviews. The films are snapshots exploring perspectives, ideas […]

30. November 202125. February 2022Project data, Report, Resources

New report: Decentering Durability

Decentering durability is a new LASTING report by Kate Fletcher and Anna Fitzpatrick that introduces 14 features of clothing durability from outside the Euro-American contexts.

4. November 2021Activities

Contribute to our research by filling out this furniture survey!

Would you like to contribute to our understanding of how furniture is bought and used? The research project LASTING is looking for […]

17. September 202125. October 2021Project data, Report, Resources

Lasting report shows that the most effective environmental measure is rarely ever used

Sustainable consumption should not be reduced to reuse and recycling, according to SIFO researchers. Imagine that your phone is getting progressively slower. […]

22. April 202122. April 2021Articles, Resources

New article shows how much the best practice garment use and care can reduce the environmental impacts

Diagram shows environmental impacts of various garment use scenarios

Article published in the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment demonstrates that increasing the lifespan of a garment by wearing it longer […]

30. December 202013. January 2022Activities

LASTING at PLATE Product Lifetimes and the Environment conference

PLATE Product Lifetimes and the Environment is an international, multidisciplinary conference that addresses product lifetimes in the context of sustainable development. It […]

12. December 202012. May 2021Articles, Resources

How to increase repair rates? A new article in the Journal of Cleaner Production

Graphical abstract shows person considering whether to repair a washing machine or not. 12% had esperinec their washing machin breaking during the past to years and less than half were attempted repair.

This article explores drivers and barriers for repair from consumers’ and commercial repair actors’ viewpoints. It aims to understand how the repair […]

3. November 20203. November 2020Articles

What Affects Garment Lifespans?

Graphical abstract that summarises some of the main findings of the article - what affects garments' lifespans most when measured in years, number of wears or number of users.

This is the question we discuss in our most recent article in Sustainability entitled: What Affects Garment Lifespans? International Clothing Practices Based […]

17. September 202013. October 2020Articles, Resources

New article about environmental impacts of laundering

Abstract: Clothing maintenance is necessary for keeping clothing and textiles functional and socially acceptable, but it has environmental consequences due to the […]