Sharing knowledge is the only way to solve problems and move forward together. For that reason, we are passionate about using our research expertise to inform and inspire sustainable practices.
Open-access sustainability research
Aside from offering bespoke research designs to inform specific product, communication and business decisions, we conduct independent sustainability research to equip organisations with actionable data and insight. We give these insights freely to help organisations combat climate change and other environmental and social challenges.
Explore our free sustainability research reports below and check back for more in the future.
Clarity in crisis?
Have students become more aware of their environmental impact in the past year? Do they feel that COVID-19 restrictions have led them to behave more sustainably?
Feeling the strain
How do students feel their mental health has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? How do they feel about their university’s pastoral care? How can universities help further?
Green Campuses
What sustainable action do students want to see from the higher education sector? Are they aware of their own university’s green policies? Which universities are seen as sustainable?
Minds of the Future
Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals are priorities for tomorrow’s decision-makers? What support for these goals do they want to see from universities?
Green Lies
Survey findings around perceptions of sustainability initiatives. What sort of initiatives do consumers consider impactful? What might be seen as ‘greenwashing’?
Talking the Talk
Investigating the gap between consumers’ sustainability perceptions and behaviour. Why are consumers inconsistent on sustainability? How can organisations help?
The X, Y and Z of Sustainability
Revealing cross-generational differences in consumer survey responses. How do sustainable perceptions and behaviours differ between Generations X, Y and Z?
A World of Worry
Examining the nature of eco-anxiety through consumer survey findings. How worried are consumers about the environment? Who is most worried? What are they doing about it?
Teaching: Diversity & Inclusion
How confident are UK educators when it comes to talking to students about topics such as gender identity or race and ethnicity? Do they know how the Equality Act – which is supposed to protect against discrimination – applies to teaching institutions’ policies? Or is substantial training required in order to ensure educators have the necessary knowledge to confidently navigate DE&I?
Teaching: Sustainability
Findings from our survey with over 500 UK educators in schools, further and higher education, exploring their attitudes to teaching sustainability and the support, training and resources they need to embed it in their teaching.
Public-facing mental health sustainability research
Sustainability research isn’t just about environmental concerns. It’s about progress as a society, including improved health and wellbeing.
Therefore, we are proud to have supported the Reimagine Research campaign for Wellcome by conducting 90 cognitive interviews and the largest ever survey into research culture experiences, with over 4,000 responses. The final report is publicly available on the Wellcome site and you can read more about our mixed-methods research in this Shift Learning case study.
We were subsequently honoured to become the analytics and reporting partner for the CACTUS Foundation Mental Health Survey, involving over 13,000 respondents across 160+ countries. The Joy and Stress Triggers survey report we compiled is available for free on the CACTUS Foundation website and includes actionable insights to improve working culture.
We are also helping organisations understand and respond to the impact of COVID-19 on their communities. This includes Nature’s 2020 postdoctoral researcher survey, which captured over 7,000 perspectives on how the pandemic has affected their research, mental health and career prospects.
Publicly available sustainability research
ReLondon asked us to conduct behavioural change research to build a deeper understanding of how to change attitudes and drive better recycling behaviours amongst Londoners aged 18-34, as compiled in the Motivating young Londoners to recycle report.
Interested in your own research?
We offer a range of qualitative, quantitative and desk-based sustainability research services to organisations of all shapes, sizes and sectors.
- Find out more about the services and research methodologies we offer.
- Explore our case studies to see how we could help your organisation.
- Or contact us to chat with a senior researcher about your interests or needs.
