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 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
CSCP News | Posted January 24, 2024 Skills and Competences for the Future: Join our CATALYST Event on 6 February 2024! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsTrainings & Capacity Building In a world racing against time to meet ambitious climate targets, increasing sustainability skills and competences should be on top of the agenda. In particular, the lack of comprehensive approaches to continuously build capacities for transformation in organisations such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to be addressed with priority. In response to this […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2023 Enabling Organisations to Reshape Their Business Models CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business Models Janna Prager has joined the CSCP as a Project Manager in the Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) team. Her work evolves around inspiring and enabling companies to rethink their business models on their way to becoming sustainable businesses. She believes that through many small but persisting steps social and sustainable entrepreneurship can become the new […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2023 The CSCP and the co-do! lab Support the City of Duisburg to Become a Circularity Frontrunner CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy Development Public transport, waste management, water and energy supply are all policies that impact citizens’ lives directly and fall under the responsibility of cities. So, what can cities do to unlock their potential and become Circular Economy pioneers in order to achieve greater sustainability and ensure a better life for their citizens in the long run? […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 12, 2023 Building Skills for Tomorrow: Our CATALYST Project Presents its 70-Course Learning Programme CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsTrainings & Capacity Building The shift toward a climate-neutral Europe depends greatly on the skills and competences of individuals and businesses to initiate and drive the needed transformations. With its European Skills Agenda, the European Union (EU) has detailed a five-year plan to help individuals and businesses build skills in order to strengthen the sustainable competitiveness of the EU, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 12, 2023 The CSRD Opens a New Chapter on Biodiversity Reporting: What This Means for Companies CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Starting from 2024, around 49,000 European companies are expected to report in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), an instrument by the European Commission that will make sustainability reporting as binding as financial reporting. The EU hopes that this will lead to greater transparency and scale sustainability efforts. But what does this mean […] Read more