De kaartenset is een hulpmiddel om out-of-the box ideeën te genereren voor het integraal verduurzamen van bestaande product-verpakkingscombinaties. Het maakt gebruik van de strategie Rethink, een circulaire strategie die hoog op de R-ladder staat. Het is een creativiteitstool om de strategie Rethink te faciliteren tussen (keten) partners.
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Honger is nog steeds een wereldwijd probleem, terwijl iedereen genoeg te eten zou hebben als we het beschikbare voedsel goed zouden verdelen en benutten, en het niet zouden verspillen. Maar alleen al in Nederland gooien we ruim 33 kilo voedsel per persoon per jaar weg. Dat moet anders! Door voedsel slimmer te verpakken, kunnen we voedselverspilling én onnodig verpakkingsafval voorkomen. Binnen het project Goed Verpakt hebben we verschillende partijen samengebracht om integraal aan dit onderwerp te werken. Het breed samengestelde consortium bestond uit kennisinstellingen, producenten van aardappels, groente en fruit, producenten van maaltijden en portieverpakkingen, producenten van verpakkingsmaterialen en een brancheorganisatie. Onze centrale onderzoeksvraag was: Hoe kunnen bedrijven in de voedingssector op een meer duurzame manier in de behoefte van de eindgebruiker voorzien, waarbij de gekozen totaaloplossing van de product-verpakkingscombinatie past binnen en circulaire economie en aansluit bij de vereisten van de hele keten? Samen hebben we naar slimme product-verpakkingscombinaties gezocht, waarbij we hebben geanalyseerd welke duurzaamheidsdilemma’s partijen in de keten ervaren en hoe we die kunnen oplossen of wegnemen. Daarbij hebben we ook in beeld gebracht wat de betrokken partijen zelf kunnen doen en wat zij voor elkaar kunnen krijgen door een nauwere samenwerking binnen de keten. Voor slimme product-verpakkingscombinaties is ook de overheid een onmisbare partner. Onduidelijkheid, een gebrek aan daadkracht en te eenzijdige wet- en regelgeving werken averechts en ondermijnen het streven naar meer duurzaamheid binnen de sector. Beleidsmakers onderschatten de expertise die nodig is om dit goed te regelen. Maar verduurzaming is dus vooral een kwestie van nauwer samenwerken. Met partners binnen de branche, met interessante partijen buiten de branche én met de overheid. We formuleren in dit document alvast onze negen gouden regels van integraal duurzaam verpakken. Daarnaast blijven de betrokken kennisinstellingen onderzoek doen naar dit onderwerp. Bijvoorbeeld naar consumentengedrag en – intenties en naar de inzet van de Rethink-methode voor het herontwerpen van product-verpakkingscombinaties. Zo zorgen alle betrokken partners voor een circulaire toekomst waarin voedsel steeds slimmer verpakt wordt en we met een minimum aan afval zo veel mogelijk voedsel beschikbaar maken voor iedereen.
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The main aim of the project is to provide new research in the arts by focusing on the concept of the inter-sensorial as an essential text for the creation of art and culture. It is designed to foreground the role of the sensorium as an underpinning source for many aspects of thought and cultural heritage. This project will blend visual arts with applied arts and traditional local traditions, revealing new light on the artistic facets and customs which are usually overlooked.The extended residencies will promote transnational mobility for emerging artists, facilitating international relationships between different artistic and cultural contexts within the EU. This will promote transnational interconnectivity between artists and cultures, creating a resourceful intercultural fertilisation, endorsing cultural diversity, social inclusion and most of all, further research on the intercultural facets.Through the various side-activities to take place during the mobilities of the artists, the project aims to strengthen and develop diverse audiences by producing the necessary elements for a dialogue, illustrating interpretations of rich layers of tangible and intangible heritage and legacies of European countries related to the tradition of sensorial experiences and how they evolved around traditional customs. Furthermore, it also aims to rethink and project new and innovative ways for documenting, preserving and communicating data to different audiences.
“Empowering learners to create a sustainable future” This is the mission of Centre of Expertise Mission-Zero at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). The postdoc candidate will expand the existing knowledge on biomimicry, which she teaches and researches, as a strategy to fulfil the mission of Mission-Zero. We know when tackling a design challenge, teams have difficulties sifting through the mass of information they encounter. The candidate aims to recognize the value of systematic biomimicry, leading the way towards the ecosystems services we need tomorrow (Pedersen Zari, 2017). Globally, biomimicry demonstrates strategies contributing to solving global challenges such as Urban Heat Islands (UHI) and human interferences, rethinking how climate and circular challenges are approached. Examples like Eastgate building (Pearce, 2016) have demonstrated successes in the field. While biomimicry offers guidelines and methodology, there is insufficient research on complex problem solving that systems-thinking requires. Our research question: Which factors are needed to help (novice) professionals initiate systems-thinking methods as part of their strategy? A solution should enable them to approach challenges in a systems-thinking manner just like nature does, to regenerate and resume projects. Our focus lies with challenges in two industries with many unsustainable practices and where a sizeable impact is possible: the built environment (Circularity Gap, 2021) and fashion (Joung, 2014). Mission Zero has identified a high demand for Biomimicry in these industries. This critical approach: 1) studies existing biomimetic tools, testing and defining gaps; 2) identifies needs of educators and professionals during and after an inter-disciplinary minor at The Hague University; and, 3) translates findings into shareable best practices through publications of results. Findings will be implemented into tangible engaging tools for educational and professional settings. Knowledge will be inclusive and disseminated to large audiences by focusing on communication through social media and intervention conferences.
The HAS professorship Future Food Systems is performing applied research with students and external partners to transform our food system towards a more sustainable state. In this research it is not only a question of what is needed to achieve this, but also how and with whom. The governance of our food system needs rethinking to get the transformative momentum going in a democratic and constructive manner. Building on the professorship’s research agenda and involvement in the transdisciplinary NWA research project, the postdoc will explore collective ownership and inclusive participation as two key governance concepts for food system transformation. This will be done in a participatory manner, by learning from and with innovative bottom-up initiatives and practitioners from the field. By doing so, the postdoc will gain valuable practical insights that can aid to new approaches and (policy) interventions which foster a sustainable and just food system in the Netherlands and beyond. A strong connection between research and education is created via the active research involvement of students from different study programs, supervised by the postdoc (Dr. B. van Helvoirt). The acquired knowledge is embedded in education by the postdoc by incorporating it into HAS study program curricula and courses. In addition, it will contribute to the further professional development of qualitative research skills among HAS students and staff. Through scientific, policy and popular publications, participation in (inter)national conferences and meetings with experts and practitioners, the exposure and network of the postdoc and HAS in the field of food systems and governance will be expanded. This will allow for the setting up of a continuous research effort on this topic within the professorship via follow-up research with knowledge institutes, civic society groups and partners from the professional field.
