Call for Abstracts

The Organising and Scientific Committee are delighted to invite you to the 22nd European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP 2025). The event will focus on „Multi-stakeholder cooperation on sustainability: Role of business, academia, public sector, and civil society in Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)“. It aims to present cutting-edge approaches in sustainability, environmental protection, and low-carbon economy, fostering collaboration among diverse sectors. The conference will be held from September 16-18, 2025, at the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague with the PhD Day organized September 15.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts: Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of up to 500 words. Each submission must include a comprehensive title, the names and affiliations of all authors, and a clear description of the study’s methods and expected conclusions. Abstracts must adhere to the provided template. Please read the instructions carefully; the abstracts which do not adhere to these requirements and format will not be accepted and returned for resubmittal (always within the given deadline). Please carefully proofread the abstract before submission, and if necessary have it proofread by a native English speaker.

Conference Formats

• Oral Presentations: Traditional oral presentations in 15-minute format followed by questions and discussion.
• Thematic Sessions: Thematic discussions, project presentations, panels, or workshops. Proposals should propose a coherent themed session lasting up to 90 minutes.
• Poster Session: Visual presentations displayed throughout the conference.

We encourage submissions that offer innovative perspectives, we offer a platform for exploring a wide range of practices, experiences, and policy initiatives in the context of sustainable consumption and production research. We invite researchers, scholars and practitioners (like business representatives, policymakers, activists, representatives of NGOs) to join the conference and present and discuss their innovative ideas, practices, experiences, and methods. We encourage discussion and reflection on the links and gaps between theory and practice. We seek to better connect research and action for sustainable consumption and production with strategies for transformative change. 

Submitting authors are invited to indicate to which topic their proposals refers. The organizing committee reserves the right to decide to which topic and which session the proposals will finally be allocated.  

All proposals and will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee using the following criteria:  

• Originality/Novelty: contribution to existing knowledge or novelty of knowledge application/utilization;
• Relevance/Focus: contribution to the conference themes and SCP –research;
• Quality/Comprehensibility: clarity of inquiry approach and findings/conclusions derived. 

We look forward to your contributions and to a fruitful conference advancing sustainable consumption and production!