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CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025

Setting the Groundwork for Fair Trade in Mongolia’s Cashmere Sector

What does fair trade look like in Mongolia’s cashmere sector and how can processors and herders shape it together? The STeP EcoLab Mongolia 2 project has initiated a multi-year process to answer exactly this question. To kick things off, project team travelled to Ulaanbaatar to launch a structured dialogue that will, over the coming years, […]

CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025

Spotlighting Circular Solutions at the Osaka World Expo 2025 and Beyond!

The circular economy took the spotlight at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan attracting nearly 30 million visitors over the course of six months. Within the framework of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), Rosa Strube, Head of Sustainable Lifestyles at the CSCP, took part, focusing on sharing insights and exchanging ideas on […]

CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025

From Lab to Field: bioSOILUTIONS Circular Soil Improvers Ready to Be Tested in Real Life Conditions

Over the past two years, bioSOILUTIONS partners have worked toward a shared ambition: creating circular, biowaste-based soil improvers to help stop the ongoing degradation of soils in Europe. Through regular exchanges in the Living Labs in Valencia and Murcia in Spain and Flanders in the Netherlands, farmers, local administrators, researchers and other stakeholders have openly […]

CSCP News | Posted November 26, 2025

Rural Leadership in Action: How European and Chinese Partners Are Collaborating for Sustainable Innovation

How can rural communities drive innovations to increase sustainability? In October 2025, the CSCP joined European and Chinese partners in Xiamen, China for the launch the NEXRUR project, which aims to o-develop business models that are next generation and community led. The goal: to empower farmers and rural stakeholders across Europe and China to build […]

CSCP News | Posted November 25, 2025

The CSCP Launches the iCOSHINE Platform to Advance Soil Health Collaboration

Around 60% of EU soils are considered unhealthy, threatening our food and water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience. Boosting and scaling hands-on innovations will be essential to addressing this challenge. To enhance knowledge sharing and accelerate innovation, the CSCP, together with its consortium partners from iCOSHELLs, launched iCOSHINE, a Europe-wide platform that provides spaces (both […]

CSCP News | Posted November 24, 2025

Democracy as the Backbone of Sustainability: Insights from Our CSCP Team Day 2025

In times of increasing polarisation, shifting power dynamics, and accelerating digital change, the links between democracy and sustainability are being tested more than ever. At the CSCP, we believe that tackling these complex challenges begins with dialogue—connecting across perspectives, challenging our own assumptions, and building bridges where gaps exist. CSCP Team Day: An Open Space […]

CSCP News | Posted November 23, 2025

Cutting Food Waste Together: Action Tips from Across the Value Chain

Food waste is one of the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, resource loss, and ecosystem strain. Tackling it is complex and often challenging, but when each part of the food system takes action, the collective impact can be transformative. At the CSCP, we’ve been working on food waste reduction for years—from a voluntary agreement in […]

CSCP News | Posted November 13, 2025

Driving Circular Cities Forward: The CSCP at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025

Hundreds of experts, city representatives, and pioneers gathered for in-depth exchanges on the future of circular cities at the European Week of Regions and Cities hosted in October 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. CSCP’s Dr. Shirin Betzler and Dr. Johannes Klement contributed by sharing our experiences and insights on circular cities and regions and by engaging […]

CSCP News | Posted November 12, 2025

Discover Our 8-Step Approach to Integrating Social Norms into Food Waste Interventions

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How do social norms shape our everyday decisions about food waste? The EU-funded project, CHORIZO set out to understand the role of social norms in food loss and waste (FLW). While the project did not test norm-shifting interventions in the field, it achieved something both concrete and useful: it identified which norms matter in different […]

CSCP News | Posted November 6, 2025

From Status Quo to Innovation: The CSCP Brings the Conversation to ANUGA 2025!

Imagine enjoying a juicy steak made without harming animals or cutting down forests. At this year’s ANUGA fair, the CSCP showed how European farmers and scientists are joining forces to make cultivated meat (meat grown from animal cells) an option for everyone’s plate, through an open and inclusive process that values diverse perspectives and considerations. […]