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Green Stories

Project overview

A series of free writing/video competitions across various formats to solicit stories that showcase what a sustainable society might look like. Open to all, with prizes. https://www.greenstories.org.uk/ This project has been sponsored by a number of organisations - see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/aboutus/

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A project that encourages writers to embed climate solutions into their stories, or write stories that showcase what a sustainable society might look like. Green Stories has run 20 free writing competitions with prizes since its inception in 2018, sponsored by a number of organisations - see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/aboutus/. This has resulted in several publications – see https://habitatpress.com.

Green Stories has also worked with Bafta, Rubber Republic and Albert on a project #ClimateCharacters which explores the impact of fictional characters on behaviour, see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/climatecharacters/

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Denise Baden

Personal Chair

Research interests

  • Communicating sustainable solutions via fiction
  • Sustainable hairdressing
  • SMEs/CSR sustainability

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Product Returns Research Group

Product returns are an increasing problem in multichannel retail. We are an interdisciplinary team of academics working with retailers to address the root causes, influence customer behaviour, and increase sustainability.
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