Upcoming Event | Posted September 24, 2026 3 Questions on Regulate, Repair, Redesign with Stephan Schaller Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels In this 3-question interview, CSCP Senior Expert Stephan Schaller makes the case for bringing repair back, not just as a sustainable choice, but as a smart business opportunity. If you could change one thing about the way we design, use or repair products tomorrow, what would it be? Product longevity is completely underestimated. At least […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted September 24, 2026 The City of Aachen Opens Its Circular City Hub & Urban Mining Hub Upcoming EventCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building On 26 October 2026, the City of Aachen, Germany, will kick off Circular Week 2026 by officially opening its Circular City Hub and Urban Mining Hub. The hubs will be spaces for collaboration, experimentation and the development of practical solutions to keep resources in continuous use and speed up the transition towards a circular city. […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 24, 2026 “What Europe Can Learn from Ukraine About the Circular Economy” CSCP NewsPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSustainable Value Chains Bart Gruyaert is Project Director Ukraine at NEO-ECO and co-host of the session “Resilience, Reconstruction and Circularity in War – Project Examples from Ukraine” at Circular Week 2026. In this interview, he explains what the rest of Europe can learn from Ukraine’s approach to circularity. Ukraine is implementing circular solutions in extreme conditions. What is […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 23, 2026 “Circular Economy is Key to Europe’s Resilience and Sovereignty” CSCP NewsPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSustainable Value Chains Prof. Dr. Stefan Bayer is Head of Research at the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies and Professor of Economics at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. In this interview, he explains why the circular economy is key to Europe’s resilience and sovereignty. With geopolitical tensions rising, sustainability objectives are sometimes portrayed as […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted September 21, 2026 Circular Week 2026 Online Conference: Resilience & Infrastructure Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels What happens when the systems cities depend on can no longer be taken for granted? Disrupted supply chains, geopolitical tensions, energy insecurity and crises are exposing the vulnerabilities of today’s urban systems. That’s why resilience can no longer mean simply withstanding disruption — it means being capable of transforming while change happens. At the Online […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted September 17, 2026 Ready to Co-Create Digital Tools for Sustainable Food Systems? Join Our Next Citizen Science Lab in Your Country! Upcoming EventLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceSocial Innovation Food choices do not end at the supermarket. What happens at home, how we store food, prepare meals, and organise our eating routines, plays a crucial role in shaping healthier and more sustainable food systems. The next SPOON Citizen Science Labs (CSLs) invite citizens across six European countries to explore their everyday food practices and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 17, 2026 How Digital Tools and Citizen Participation Can Transform Food Systems: Learnings from Our SPOON Project CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceSocial Innovation What does it take to motivate people to make healthier and more sustainable food choices? And under which conditions are citizens willing to share their personal food-related data to support research and innovation? 254 citizens across six European countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Belgium, Slovenia, and Spain) explored these questions as part of our Citizen Science […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted September 17, 2026 3 Questions on Resilience & Infrastructure with Esther Heidbüchel Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Urban resilience is not about bouncing back when things go wrong, argues Dr. Esther Heidbüchel, CSCP Senior Project Manager. Read how she thinks circular approaches can help cities to better respond, adapt and transform as conditions change. Cities are facing climate change, resource shortages, and geopolitical uncertainty. How can circular economy help cities become more […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted September 11, 2026 CSCP at Beyond the Bite on 1 October 2026: Innovation, Scale and Acceptance of Alternative Proteins Upcoming EventLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity Building How can Europe accelerate the transition towards alternative proteins that are not only innovative and scalable, but also accepted and integrated into everyday diets? This question will be at the heart of “Beyond the Bite: Science, Scale and Acceptance of Alternative Proteins,” our LIKE-A-PRO project final event taking place on 1 October 2026 in San […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 9, 2026 Can Quality Communication and Price Incentives Make Visually Imperfect Food More Appealing? CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSustainable Value Chains How many yellowish limes do you usually see in your local supermarket? A change in skin colour does not mean that a lime is of lower quality or unsuitable for consumption. Yet, around 11% of limes are returned by retail costumers due to aesthetic expectations, as a case study shows. According to that study, at […] Read more