This document summarizes the meeting of the development team for the Future Earth KAN on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production. The meeting agenda included discussing the group's current status and funding proposals, upcoming conferences related to sustainable consumption and production, focal themes and working groups, and a coordinating committee. Key issues discussed were how to position this initiative in relation to similar programs, lessons learned from past efforts in linking knowledge to action, leveraging the group's association with Future Earth, and governance structures.

1. Future Earth KAN on Systems of Sustainable
Consumption and Production
Development Team Meeting
October 5, 2016

2. Welcome!
Magnus Bengtsson, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan)
Halina Brown, Clark University (USA)
Anthony Chiu, Asia-Pacific Roundtable on SCP (Philippines)
Maurie Cohen, New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA)
Anna Davies, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Masayo Hasegawa, International Environment and Economy Institute (Japan)
Cindy Isenhour, University of Maine (USA)
Charlotte Jensen, Aalborg University (Denmark)
Sylvia Lorek, Sustainable Europe Research Institute (Germany)
Hein Mallee, Future Earth (Japan)
Michael Maniates, Yale-National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Lucie Middlemiss, University of Leeds (UK)
Steven McGreevy, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (Japan)
Jaco Quist, TU Delft (Netherlands) (j.n.quist@tudelft.nl)
Patrick Schroeder, Institute of Development Studies (UK)
Craig Starger, Future Earth (USA)
Philip Vergragt, Tellus Institute (USA)
Lei Zhang, Renmin University (China)

3. Agenda Item 1: Where We Are (Mallee)
Exploratory
workshop @
RIHN
2-3 March
24 May
First Webinar
Expression of
Interest
submitted
21 June
22 July
Expression of
Interest
approved
First
Development
Team meeting
5 October
Research &
Engagement
Plan
Scoping
12 months (?)
http://www.futureearth.org/asiacentre/sscp-kan
Development Team:
• Mobilize researchers, funders, societal partners
• Public co-design, open to interested parties
• Co-develop a Research & Engagement Plan,
Steering Committee, funding strategy

4. Agenda Item 2A: Current Funding Proposal (Cohen)

5. Agenda Item 2B: New Journal (Cohen)

6. Agenda Item 2C: Node at Colorado State University (Starger)

7. Agenda Item 3A: GRF-SCP Conference (Schroeder)
“Sustainable lifestyles, livelihoods and the circular economy”
University of Sussex, 27-29 June 2017
Call for contributions: http://grf-spc.weebly.com/brighton-call-for-
contributions.html

8. Agenda Item 3B: European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and
Production Conference (ERSCP) (Quist)
Skiathos Island, Greece, October 2017

9. Agenda Item 3C: June 2018 Conference (Cohen)

10. Agenda Item 3D: KR Foundation Funding Proposal (Cohen)

11. Agenda Item 4A: Overview of Focal Themes (Bengtsson)
• Ecological macroeconomics and political economy of a transition to
sustainable lifestyles
• Social change beyond consumerism
• Urban metabolism and sustainable provisioning systems

12. Agenda Item 4C: Working Group Co-Chairs (Bengtsson)
Ecological Economics Working Group
Social Change Working Group
Magnus Bengtsson Sylvia Lorek
Maurie Cohen Anna Davies
Urban Metabolism Theme
 Currently on hold, but the
establishment of a WG is expected
 Potential conflict with the Cities KAN

13. Agenda Item 4D: Coordinating Committee (Bengtsson)
Magnus Bengtsson Maurie Cohen Hein Mallee Steven McGreevy Patrick Schroeder

14. Agenda Item 5: Discussion
Some Emerging Issues
• How to position this enterprise in relation to similar initiatives? Strengths and unique features?
• How to build upon the lessons learned in past efforts, especially in terms of linking knowledge and action (what
are those lessons)?
• How to make the most of the association with FE (fundraising, convening power, scientific credibility, access to
powerful players, etc.)?
• How to deal with the chicken-and-egg problem of funding sources and proposals/ideas?
• Involvement of stakeholders in co-design – who and how?
• Establishment of advisory board?
• Governance structure and development of bylaws
• How to discharge development team members that are not equitably contributing?

15. Agenda Item 6: Next Call