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 On the 20th anniversary of the CSCP, we reflect on a journey shaped by collaboration, learning, transformation, and impact. In a quick 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 of driving positive […] 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
CSCP News | Posted November 25, 2025 The CSCP Launches the iCOSHINE Platform to Advance Soil Health Collaboration CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSocial Innovation Around 60% of EU soils are considered unhealthy, threatening our food and water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience. Boosting and scaling hands-on innovations will be essential to addressing this challenge. To enhance knowledge sharing and accelerate innovation, the CSCP, together with its consortium partners from iCOSHELLs, launched iCOSHINE, a Europe-wide platform that provides spaces (both […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 24, 2025 Democracy as the Backbone of Sustainability: Insights from Our CSCP Team Day 2025 CSCP NewsOtherConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSocial Innovation In times of increasing polarisation, shifting power dynamics, and accelerating digital change, the links between democracy and sustainability are being tested more than ever. At the CSCP, we believe that tackling these complex challenges begins with dialogue—connecting across perspectives, challenging our own assumptions, and building bridges where gaps exist. CSCP Team Day: An Open Space […] Read more