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CSCP News | Posted March 14, 2025

Sustainable Public Procurement in Germany: A New Turning Point?

The German Procurement Transformation Package (Vergabetransformationspaket) could be a key instrument in ensuring that procurement is placed as a strategic lever toward impactful climate action. The CO₂ Performance Ladder (CO₂PL) aligns with these efforts, offering a practical tool to accelerate decarbonisation and support sustainable transformation in procurement. In German policy discussions, public procurement is generally […]

CSCP News | Posted March 14, 2025

“Democratizing Fabrication and Sustainability: Connecting Local Actions to Global Impact”

What if industrial design and fabrication could transform entire systems? Adriana Cabrera Galindez, CSCP Project Manager, explores how Innovation Labs, sustainability initiatives, and collaborative technology reshape local industries. Read more about her work to accelerate sustainable business transformation through innovation. You are an industrial designer – what does your work look like in an organisation […]

CSCP News | Posted March 12, 2025

Call for Application: Join Our Communities of Practice for Circular Cities and Regions in Europe!

How can cities and regions across Europe accelerate the shift to a circular economy? The new Circular Cities and Regions Initiative Communities of Practice project is supporting key city actors to collaborate, innovate, and share strategies on major challenges like urban planning, waste management, and reducing carbon footprints. The Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) […]

Upcoming Event | Posted March 12, 2025

Coming Up in Spring 2025: FAB Events in the Bergisch City Triangle

Exploring the future of urban development: How can cities become more circular, resilient, and innovative? What happens when places of innovation, companies, civil society initiatives, and think tanks work together with makers and doers to rethink sustainability? In spring 2025, you can meet us at various events to explore how our FAB Region project is […]

Upcoming Event | Posted March 11, 2025

Join Our FoodLoops Webinar on 21 March 2025: Driving Circular Food Solutions in Schools in the Baltic Sea Region

Our FoodLoops project focuses on tackling one of the biggest challenges in the Baltic Sea Region: food waste. In Lithuania alone, about 50 kg of food waste is generated per capita each year, which also represents a significant economic opportunity for creating valuable products from biowaste. At our next FoodLoops Replication Workshop on 21 March […]

Upcoming Event | Posted March 11, 2025

Join Us at the HOOP Final Conference on 25 and 26 March 2025 in Cartagena, Spain!

Consider the compostable scraps from your kitchen or the trimmed plants from your garden—these organic materials are still packed with valuable ingredients, making them far too precious to waste. European cities and regions have implemented systems to capture and valorise biowaste into new materials and energy as part of circular economy efforts. While many of […]

CSCP News | Posted March 6, 2025

Uniting Industries for a Circular Tomorrow: Meet Us at the Circular Valley Convention on 12 and 13 March 2025!

Designed to promote circular economy efforts, the Circular Valley Convention brings together decision-makers from business, science, politics and society to engage on relevant topics across three main themes: enabling value chains, enabling technologies, and enabling materials. The CSCP is proud to be a partner of the Circular Valley Convention 2025—join us in Düsseldorf, Germany on […]

Upcoming Event | Posted February 28, 2025

Don’t Miss the Sustainable FUTURE Summit on Food Systems on 20 March 2025 in Frankfurt – Register Now!

As climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food security challenges mount, we need to urgently rethink and transform the way we produce and consume food. What will the future of food look like? How will we grow our food tomorrow? What does it take to build a resilient and autonomous European food system? Together with […]

CSCP News | Posted February 27, 2025

The CSCP Becomes First Non-Profit Organisation to Receive the EUPD Top Brand Corporate Sustainability Certification

In recognition of its collaborative efforts, inclusive approach, and innovative and exemplary work in mainstreaming sustainable consumption and production, the CSCP has been certified as a Top Brand Corporate Sustainability 2025 by EUPD Research. The EUPD Research is a leading global certification body that employs an innovative approach to developing quality models for certifying organisations—providing […]

CSCP News | Posted January 21, 2025

Sustainable Public Procurement: Policy Framework and Implementation

With the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS), German policymakers have laid important foundations for sustainable procurement. But how can this be successfully translated into practice? The CO₂ Performance Ladder is designed to support procurement departments to achieve emission reductions and integrate sustainability into procurement processes. In 2023 the German government adopted the National Circular Economy […]