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CSCP News | Posted December 3, 2024

The SPOON Project Kicks-Off: Harnessing Citizen Science to Transform Food Systems

Current food systems are at the root of pressing environmental and social challenges. The SPOON project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, offers a transformative approach to tackling the interlinked challenges of European food systems by taking a citizen science approach. Traditional top-down solutions have proven insufficient for addressing the complexities of modern […]

Upcoming Event | Posted November 28, 2024

Circularity at a Regional Level: Join Us at the Official Launch of the bergisch.kompetenz Project on 28 January 2025!

Are you interested in learning how Circular Economy can look like in practice in a regional or city context? Our bergisch.kompetenz project, which is located in the Bergisch city triangle in Germany, is a case in point how different partners, including three regional manufacturing companies, are working together to create systemic circular solutions. Join us […]

CSCP News | Posted November 21, 2024

Advancing Your Sustainability Performance Through Targeted Use of Data: Discover Our SustainableSteps Tool!

What is SustainableSteps? SustainableSteps is an innovative self-test that helps you to analyse and improve your handling of data for a more sustainable business practice. This online tool, developed within our WertNetzWerke project, offers you the opportunity to assess various aspects of your activities and gives you valuable insights into your sustainability performance and opportunities […]

CSCP News | Posted November 20, 2024

PRECIOUS: Designing More Effective Food Waste Prevention

Our new EU Horizon project, PRECIOUS targets food loss and waste, a major contributor to global emissions, by using systems thinking to prevent rebound effects and reduce environmental impacts. Often overlooked, food waste and loss (FWL) further exacerbates food insecurity, puts a strain on waste management systems, intensifying the crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, […]

Upcoming Event | Posted November 7, 2024

Join the Final Conference of Our MERLIN Project on 27 November 2024: From Smart Collection to Innovative Valorisation!

Multilayer packaging, often based on PET and polyolefins, presents significant challenges for recycling due to its complex structure. The EU Horizon project, MERLIN has focused on developing cost-efficient and high-performance solutions for sorting, delaminating, and recycling multi-layer packaging materials. As the project draws to an end, we call on policymakers, waste management professionals, packaging manufacturers, […]

CSCP News | Posted November 6, 2024

The CSCP and 13 Other Organisations Call on the EU Commission to Adopt a More Comprehensive Circular Economy Policy

In the past years, the transition to a circular economy has taken centre stage in the European Union’s policy agenda. A well-functioning circular economy is a prerequisite to sustainable growth and holds one of the keys to achieving the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050. Despite marked progress, the use of circular materials (an important […]

CSCP News | Posted October 31, 2024

Meet Us at the European Mission Soil Week on the 14 November 2024!

The European Mission Soil Week is hosted by the European Commission on 12-13 November 2024 in Brussels, Belgium with the goal of raising awareness on the importance of protecting and restoring European soils as well as promoting more sustainable land management practices. On 14 November 2024, the CSCP will join an exclusive side event dedicated […]

CSCP News | Posted October 31, 2024

How Our KochCup Project Inspired Healthy & Sustainable Cooking

Since its launch in 2022, our KochCup project has successfully brought together young chefs, sports communities, and citizens in promoting healthy and sustainable eating. With cooking competitions, various creative workshops, and the launch of the KochCup cookbook, the project has inspired German young chefs to embrace plant-based cuisine and advocate for sustainability in gastronomy. Running […]

CSCP News | Posted October 28, 2024

Communities of Practice to Boost Circularity on a City Level

As demographic and economic centres, cities are important players in the transition to a Circular Economy. The European Commission is increasingly putting focus on propelling the efforts of cities and regions to become more circular, reduce pollution, and curb waste. The Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) and the CSCP have launched the CCRI Communities […]

CSCP News | Posted October 23, 2024

Join Our Webinar on Food Contact Regulation Compliance of MERLIN Recycled Plastics on 30 October 2024!

Food contact regulation for plastics is essential in safeguarding health and safety standards and avoiding potential risks associated with harmful substances leaching from materials into food. This is particularly relevant when using recycled plastics. Our MERLIN project has successfully developed recycled materials from multi-layer packaging waste, demonstrating compliance with the applicable food contact regulations to […]