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Lewis Akenji

Director for Sustainable Consumption and Production, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Lewis Akenji is an expert on sustainable future lifestyles.

He leads a team on these topics as well as projects on natural resources use and sustainability governance. Lewis is co-lead representative on behalf of Japan for the United Nations 10-Year programme on Sustainable Lifestyles and Education. He also coordinates the 1.5-Degree Lifestyles project, funded by Sitra, analysing potential contribution of lifestyle changes to the aspirational 1.5-degree Celsius target under the Paris Agreement on climate change. He has consulted with organizations including United Nations agencies, the Asian and African Development Banks, and the European Commission.

Lewis Akenji is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 9:00 : Enabling Circular Lifestyles and Consumer Solutions

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Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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