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This discussion brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute defines and operationalizes 'equitable resilience' to address the failure of traditional resilience concepts to account for power relations and social inequalities. Based on a review of 171 articles from 2005-2015, the authors propose a framework consisting of four interconnected elements—recognizing subjectivities, ensuring inclusion and representation, working across scales, and promoting transformative change—to ensure that climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction lead to socially just outcomes.

This report describes a seed project by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) under the Producer to Consumer Sustainability (P2CS) initiative. The project reviewed existing knowledge on sustainable lifestyles and consumer behaviour, focusing on high-income countries and gender aspects, to improve SEI's ability to provide policy advice on sustainable consumption.

This case study by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) examines the challenges of implementing sustainable palm oil production along a commodity chain stretching from Riau Province, Indonesia, to the European Union. Based on 20 semi-structured interviews and 3 focus group discussions, the study evaluates why voluntary private-sector initiatives, such as 'No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation' (NDPE) policies, have seen limited success in improving sustainability or increasing the market share of sustainable commodities.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the effectiveness of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification schemes in recruiting smallholders. While smallholders account for 36% of oil palm production, certification rates remain low. The study investigated whether a mismatch between the schemes' definitions of sustainability and the priorities of smallholders contributed to this low recruitment.

The PRINCE research project (2015–2018), led by Statistics Sweden with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) as a key partner, developed a new set of consumption-based environmental indicators for Sweden. By linking the EXIOBASE3 multiregional input-output (MRIO) model with Swedish national environmental-economic accounts, the project provided detailed data on where the impacts of Swedish consumption fall globally and across various product groups, moving beyond simple awareness-raising to provide policy-relevant information.

A 2018 SEI scoping study found that FSC sustainability certification in Thailand's rubber sector often fails to benefit smallholders directly, with certificates primarily held by processing companies. The study highlights significant gender inequalities in governance and pay, as well as systemic barriers to certification caused by historical land tenure issues and the lack of formal contracts for migrant and seasonal workers.

The Stockholm Environment Institute has developed a post-Keynesian macroeconomic model to test sustainability strategies in high-income economies. Initial tests indicate that while simply reducing consumption levels can trigger recessions, 'downshifting' (reducing working hours/workforce participation) can temporarily halt GDP growth and environmentally damaging consumption without causing economic instability.

This briefing describes SEI-PCS, a modeling approach developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to provide fine-scale subnational data on the origins of traded commodities and their associated socio-environmental impacts. The tool is designed to overcome the limitations of traditional footprinting methods, which typically rely on country-level macroeconomic figures, by recreating supply chains to link consumption to specific production sites.

This case study describes a collaboration between the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Umeå municipality to estimate the climate footprint of local residents. Using a 2018 survey and national statistics, the project developed a tool to identify high-impact consumption areas and provide recommendations for promoting sustainable lifestyles.

This case study details a legal challenge by The Black Eagle Project Roodekrans against the MEC for the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government, regarding land use exemptions and environmental authorisations near the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden.

This executive summary by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines financial and policy reforms needed to align Brazil's agricultural production with environmental conservation. It proposes a transition from a public-sector-dominated rural credit system toward one that incentivizes Forest Code compliance, increases private bank participation, and utilizes risk management tools like insurance and derivatives.

This white paper by the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) outlines recommendations for utilizing social science and humanities research to drive the societal transformations necessary to address climate change and align with the Paris Agreement.

This research paper examines the energy cooperation between Russia and South Africa within the BRICS framework, analyzing Russia's strategic pivot toward emerging markets and South Africa's shift from a failed large-scale nuclear deal toward renewable energy projects.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Energy Research Centre examines the potential significant decline of coal production in South Africa over the next five to ten years and the requirements for ensuring a "just transition."

The Mekong floodplains, covering 70,000 km2 and supporting millions in Cambodia and Vietnam, are facing ecosystem deterioration due to climate change and rapid economic growth. While hydropower is a recognized threat to biodiversity, the paper argues that an over-emphasis on dams by the scientific community has obscured other significant local drivers of environmental change.

This research paper examines the limited role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in addressing fossil fuel subsidies despite the mandates of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. It analyzes the compatibility of specific G20 fossil fuel support measures with the 1994 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and proposes five avenues for international trade policy reform.

This document is a submission by the Budget Justice Coalition to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance, providing a five-year review of budget policies and outcomes. It examines budgeting trends, their impact on health and education as components of the social wage, and the role of Parliament's oversight in budget decision-making, while offering recommendations for increased public participation in the budget process.

An independent assessment of 46 Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports submitted to the UN's High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2018, analyzing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This briefing by RMI outlines the progress made in the US electricity landscape during 2018 and identifies the structural barriers and regulatory questions that must be addressed in 2019 to accelerate the clean energy transition. It focuses on the need to reform utility business models, modernize grid planning, integrate beneficial electrification, and ensure an equitable transition for low-income customers and communities affected by the retirement of uneconomic fossil fuel assets.

This research paper concludes that the International Civil Aviation Organization's scheme to offset international flight emissions above 2020 levels requires robust eligibility criteria to be effective. It warns that using credits from existing Clean Development Mechanism projects could result in no additional emissions reductions and recommends limiting eligibility to new or at-risk projects.