CSCP News | Posted March 15, 2024 Our KochCup Project Awards Winning Recipes! CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsHand- & Footprint AssessmentsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building After months of local and regional cooking competitions between young chefs, on 11 March 2024 our KochCup project awarded the three winning recipes at the competition’s final in Berlin, Germany. The criteria for the winning dishes were clear: on top of providing an unforgettable culinary experience they had to be seasonal, regional, and resource-efficient. Moreover, […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted March 14, 2024 Enhancing the Circular Economy of Plastic Packaging: Join our MERLIN Project Webinar on 27 March 2024! Upcoming EventCities & InfrastructureParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSustainable Value Chains Multi-layer packaging offers many advantages when it comes to product protection, storage, and transportation. However, due to the variety of materials and adhesive compounds used, its recycling remains challenging. As a consequence, it often contaminates recycling material streams and is incinerated or landfilled. In our MERLIN project webinar on 27 March 2024, project partners, involved […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 13, 2024 “Communication is Key to Keeping Sustainability at the Top of the Agenda” CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & Communication Katrin Hüttepohl, new CSCP Communication Manager, believes that clear and impactful messaging is key to mainstreaming sustainability toward a good life for all. In this interview, she shares how past experiences inform her current work and explains why leading by example is the best strategy to inspire and enable positive change. How do past experiences […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 12, 2024 How AI is Paving the Way to Sustainable Business for SMEs: Listen to our WertNetzWerke Podcast! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building At a time when many companies are looking for innovative solutions to make their business practices more sustainable, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the main promising technologies. But what does this mean for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their specific business contexts? Do they have the capacities to identify and leverage AI opportunities […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 6, 2024 Convenient Instead of Complicated: How to Make Reusable Packaging an Easy Choice for Consumers CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Whether it’s a coffee to go or a veggie bowl for lunch at the office – takeaway services are an everyday convenience for many people. However, the prevalence of disposable packaging for takeaway food and drinks has a significant impact on the environment. According to the German Packaging Act, all companies that offer takeaway food […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 5, 2024 Supporting IT Companies to Become Sustainability Accelerators CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesHand- & Footprint AssessmentsPolicy AdviceSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building The European Union has committed to mobilise at least 1 trillion Euros in sustainable investments until 2030 to achieve the goals set by the European Green Deal. This sends a strong signal that we have entered a phase of major economic transformation to reconcile economic activity with the environmental boundaries of our planet and to […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted February 28, 2024 The CSCP Partners Up with X-Creation to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Climate change, biodiversity loss, inequalities within and among countries – these are only a few of the challenges that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to tackle. However, achieving the 17 ambitious goals requires bold and immediate action. We are happy to announce our partnership with X-Creation to connect and collaborate toward addressing […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted February 19, 2024 The CARE Project Kicks-Off: Inspiring and Enabling Circular Lifestyles CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & CommunicationMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels From better meal planning and food storage to thoughtful shopping and the repairing of old garments, the sum of our individual actions can hold the key to greater sustainability on a systemic level. In our CARE project, we have joined hands with eleven partner organisations to inspire and enable 100 households across Europe to endorse […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted February 5, 2024 The Fab Region Project Has Kicked-Off: Accelerating the Transition Toward a Sustainable and Co-Creative Circular Economy Region CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial Innovation Cities and regions can play a strategic role in unlocking the potential of circular economy in order to accelerate the sustainable transformation. But how can relevant actors on a city level be brought together to spearhead this transformation in a whole region? What formats and approaches are needed? How can successful innovative solutions be scaled […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted January 31, 2024 The BREADCRUMB Project is Launched: How to Save Food Through Better Marketing Standards CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSustainable Value Chains The quality and appearance of food products that we find on retailer shelves is at least partially defined by marketing standards. At early stages of the supply chain, like the interface of production and retail, certain product specifications may result in products being sorted out and becoming food loss or waste. 21 partners from eight […] Read more