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SIFO is a non-bias governmental institute that conducts consumer research and testing. The board of directors is appointed by the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion which also provides the basic funding. SIFO currently has a staff of 55. The scientific staff is comprised of researchers and other highly qualified personnel from social and natural sciences. SIFO's projects are organized into four categories: household economy, consumer culture, environment, market and politics.
SIFO is the only institute in Norway solely concerned with consumer research, and as such is responsible for developing expertise on the relevant fields. Importance is placed on research as well as the dissemination of information to various authorities, consumer-oriented institutions, research and scientific institutions, and in private industry. |
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| 22.05.2013 |
New book: Consumers and Nanotechnology |
| - Deliberative Processes, Social Barriers and Methodologies |
| In the recent years, questions regarding democratic influence on science and technology (priorities, funding, transparency) has received much attention. The lesson from the European unrest over GMO is that consumer-citizens will react negatively to just having to accept the introduction of new, partly untested technologies. A number of political bodies (governments, regions, the European Union, etc.) have started to use citizens’ deliberations in order to involve citizens and to consider their concerns, attitudes, hopes, and worries in an early stage of the coming nano revolution |
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| 08.03.2013 |
Environmental and ethical perceptions related to clothing labels among Norwegian consumers |
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Kirsi Laitala and Ingun Grimstad Klepp (SIFO) have written the article "Environmental and ethical perceptions related to clothing labels among Norwegian consumers" published in Research Journal of Textile and Apparel 17 (1), 50–58
Norwegian consumers know little about eco-labeled garments as almost none are available on the market. Therefore, consumers who want to make environmentally sound choices have to act based on other information. This article discusses the environmental and ethical perceptions of Norwegian consumers that are related to fiber content, maintenance, size, and country of origin labels. |
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| 22.02.2013 |
Invitation for Contributions |
| Addiction: What Is The Added Value Of The Concept Today? |
| This is an invitation for contributions for a thematic issue on Addiction: What Is The Added Value Of The Concept Today? based on the thematic meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society organized at Majvik, Finland, in October 2012 by the University of Helsinki Colloquium of Advanced Studies and the Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG). The issue will be published in the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, a journal published on behalf of the Kettil Bruun Society.
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| 30.01.2013 |
Consumer perspectives on eco-labelling of textiles |
| New SIFO publication |
| Marthe Håvik Austgulen has written the new SIFO report "Consumer perspectives on eco-labelling of textiles- Results from five European countries"
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| 30.01.2013 |
Barriers to the success of eco-labels for textiles |
| New SIFO publication |
| Marthe Hårvik Austgulen and Eivind Stø have written the Report "Barriers to the success of eco-labels for textiles- A report from stakeholder interviews in Norway". |
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