Catch Up on the 5th Sustainability Conference

The University of Akureyri hosted the 5th Sustainability Conference in April this year, bringing together national and international experts to discuss key challenges and solutions in the field of sustainability and social responsibility. The broad orientation of the conference attracted a diverse set of submissions from ~10 nations across 3 continents, showcasing the international, multidisciplinary approaches to advance sustainability in our reality that is more and more visibly impacted by climate change and with more recent, serious threats on a political level.

The conference was well attended both in-person and on-line and featured dynamic discussions highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development—spanning environmental, economic, and social dimensions.

A full video recording of the event is now available, including talks and keynote presentations. We encourage both participants and all interested audiences to explore the content and engage with the insights shared during the day. Another novelty this year is that you can read all the abstracts of the conference in the peer-reviewed journal Nordicum-Mediterraneum.

We see these positive developments together with an increased registration rate as evidence for the conference gaining momentum, not only because environmental issues and especially climate change are reaching the public awareness, but also because the continued efforts of the organisation committee since the first conference in 2020 to increase the quality and reach of the conference have been successful.

Since after the conference is before the conference, we started planning the 6th sustainability conference at the University of Akureyri and we would like to invite you to give us your opinion on the best date, and any other issues you would like to let us know about that can help us to improve the experience and scientific quality of the event in 2026.

Please find the link to this very short 2-min survey by clicking here.

We are looking forward to seeing you next year!