Workshops and events
Future events
ECOS: Session Sustainable Consumer Behaviour
26-27 March 2026
FBE MENDELU Brno
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We are pleased to announce that our research team will be hosting a dedicated session titled “Session Sustainable Consumer Behaviour” at the upcoming international conference Economic Competitiveness and Sustainability (ECOS 2026), held on March 26-27, 2026, at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno.
Past events
Session: From Plate to Waste
13. 5. 2025
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Representatives of the Prague Food Waste project presented the results of research focused on measuring the amount of food waste in contributory organizations and households. Together they presented the results of the research and recommendations to help reduce food waste in these organisations. The conference consisted of individual sessions dedicated to contributory organisations (primary schools, homes for the elderly and hospitals) and households. In each session, the results of PFW measurement were presented first, followed by a presentation by an academic on the topic, and then a discussion with representatives of public administrations, funders and practitioners.
Research Seminar: LinkedIN for academics
27. 3. 2025
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As part of our regular Research Seminar series, team members explored the effective use of LinkedIn as a professional platform for promoting academic research. The session focused on best practices for increasing research visibility, engaging with academic and industry audiences, and building a personal research brand on LinkedIn.
Workshop: Motivations for food waste reduction in households na International Week MENDELU
8. 4. 2025
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At the international week organized at the local Mendel University we organized a workshop where we shared with colleagues from foreign institutions the results of research identifying consumer habits in household food handling and perceived motivations to reduce food waste. In an inspiring discussion, we discussed with the workshop participants how to change consumer behavioural patterns and support the reduction of food waste in households.
Session: Sustainability in Consumption at the Economic Competitiveness and Sustainability Conference
27. 3. 2025
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At the ECOS conference, we organised our own session, which provided a space for the presentation and discussion of research on sustainability in consumption.
Workshop: Reducing household food waste: research results and communication proposals
5. 2. 2025
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As part of the Prague Food Waste project (SS06010276), where one of the objectives is to support the reduction of food waste in Prague households, we organized a workshop with representatives of public administration and other actors communicating with households on the issue of food waste.
We presented the results of our research showing what food is most often wasted in Prague, what households report as the causes of food waste, as well as the motivation of consumers to reduce food waste. Afterwards, we discussed with the workshop participants how and what to communicate with consumers in order to reduce waste and presented first proposals for a communication campaign.
Workshop: Smart and Sustainable
29. 5. 2024
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The workshop took place after the press conference of the project in the premises of the Ministry of the Environment. We presented the results of the quantitative and qualitative research carried out within the project Digital Educational Resources for the Development of Environmental Competences of Consumers (TQ01000151) to the relevant actors dealing with the issue of waste reduction especially in the context of re-use and upcycling.
In addition to the results of analyses of bulky waste in municipalities, we presented consumer preferences and perceived motivations and barriers to sustainable behaviour in line with elements of the circular economy.
Workshop: Causes and motives of Generation Z waste
30. 11. 2023
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At the workshop we presented the first results of the Wasteful Generation project (TQ01000183). We presented information on what is typical for Generation Z and their behaviour. We then presented the results of a questionnaire survey to find out the food handling of Generation Z consumers and to learn about their communication patterns. Next, colleagues from VŠE, Save the Food, Inesan and Green Solution presented the role of retail in food waste, appropriate targeting of Generation Z, attitudinal determinants in relation to waste and the results of the analysis of mixed municipal waste.
