The conference aims to promote reflection on how much progress we have made in 36 years and on new understandings related to sustainable consumption. The aim of the discussions is to identify gaps, define mechanisms to speed up progress, and map out institutional partnerships necessary for a fair transition.

Our Keynotes and Panelists are now confirmed!

Edina Vadovics
Her research focuses on sustainable lifestyles, social innovation and communities.
Ms Vadovics is a member of the SCORAI Europe steering committee.

Carina Pimenta
National Secretary of Bioeconomy at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
She is a Fellow of the Skoll Foundation, where she received the Social Innovation Award for her work with community businesses and financial instruments for Brazilian sociobiodiversity.

Panel – Origens Brasil
Origens Brasil® is a collaborative network that promotes ethical business in conservation areas of the Amazon forest. The initiative brings together Indigenous, quilombolas and other traditional communities, NGOs, and companies, building transparent and traceable commercial relationships that ensure fair trade, product origin and strengthen local economies while safeguarding biodiversity.
This panel will be composed of the manager from Origens Brasil, a representative of an Indigenous community, and a representative of a company.

Visit https://2026.scorai.net or watch our latest webinar for more information.

March conference update

The registration for the conference is now open. The deadline for at least one author is March 31st, and the early bird fee is May 8th: https://2026.scorai.net/#registration.

Our post-conference activities will involve carefully selected partners committed to responsible tourism to make your conference experience extra special. Please note that you can also offset your carbon footprint using the Ecaaplan carbon calculator on our site.

Additionally, we will have the Best Paper Award, with submissions accepted until March!

Stay tuned for our email communications about templates and visits!

SCORAI Global Conference 8 June Early Career Workshop

We will also have an Early Career workshop  on June 8th from 8.00-12.00 hosted by the Guest Editors of the Special Issues linked to SCORAI 2026.

Preliminary Agenda:
– Check in, introduction round and sharing your (research) story and work*
– Do‘s and Don’ts for publishing in academic journals with Prof John Thøgersen from Aarhus University, Denmark & Editor at the Journal of Consumer Science
– Station talks about career pathways, research identity and positioning (generalist, specialist, inter- and transdisciplinarity), wellbeing and resilience
– Abstract peer review and refinement*
– Round up: Q&A and networking

*Earlier career scholars will have the opportunity to submit an abstract which can be discussed in the peer group and further improved based on the insights.