CSCP News | Posted December 1, 2025 Check out the Newest ETC/CE Reports on Reusable Packaging, Textiles, and a Just Transition to Circular Economy! CSCP NewsPolicyConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsPublic Circular economy practices are being adopted across many value chains. Three recent reports by the European Environment Agency Topic Centre on Circuar Economy (ETC-CE) examine the textiles and plastics sectors (two of the most polluting industries) and explore how the transition to a circular economy can be achieved in a socially fair way. Achieving global […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 1, 2025 Transformation Needs Allies CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipInnovation & Transition LabsSocial InnovationSustainable Business Models Transformation needs images that we can not only understand, but also feel deeply. This was exactly the starting point of the transform.NRW symposium held in November 2025 in Bonn, Germany. ‘Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What are we prepared to dare?’ – these questions opened the symposium at the Bundeskunsthalle […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 1, 2025 CEE2ACT at the Circular Week 2025: Shaping a Circular Bioeconomy for Central and Eastern Europe CSCP NewsPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceTrainings & Capacity BuildingPublic How can Central and Eastern Europe lead the way toward a circular bioeconomy and a more sustainable future? At the opening day of the Circular Week 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, our CEE2ACT project team showcased how collaboration, local empowerment, and innovation can turn the circular bioeconomy from vision to action. The Circular Week 2025, which […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 28, 2025 Bridging Science and Lived Experiences to Understand the Links Between Sustainability and Poverty CSCP NewsPolicyParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy Advice How can sustainability policies truly serve everyone and ensure that no one—especially people experiencing poverty—is left behind? This guiding question lies at the heart of our project on Poverty Reduction and Sustainability, in which we are applying a system mapping approach to analyse North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) sustainability strategy. “Can you say what will happen with […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 28, 2025 CSCP Reappointed to the EU Circular Economy Coordination Group CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy Advice The European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment and the European Economic and Social Committee have selected the CSCP, among 23 other organisations, for the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Coordination Group for the 2025-2028 mandate. The ECESP, a flagship initiative of the European Commission, plays a key role in connecting stakeholders from industry, civil […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025 20 Years of CSCP: An Interview with Michael Kuhndt, CSCP Executive Director CSCP NewsOtherConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSocial Innovation As we begin our 20th anniversary year at the CSCP, we reflect on a journey shaped by collaboration, learning, transformation, and impact. In this first look back, we asked Executive Director, Michael Kuhndt to share his insights on how sustainability has evolved, the breakthroughs that transformed our work, and the wisdom gained from two decades […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025 Setting the Groundwork for Fair Trade in Mongolia’s Cashmere Sector CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value Chains 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, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025 Spotlighting Circular Solutions at the Osaka World Expo 2025 and Beyond! CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels 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 […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 27, 2025 From Lab to Field: bioSOILUTIONS Circular Soil Improvers Ready to Be Tested in Real Life Conditions CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains 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 […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 26, 2025 Rural Leadership in Action: How European and Chinese Partners Are Collaborating for Sustainable Innovation CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels 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 […] Read more