CSCP News | Posted May 24, 2023 Our REIF Project: How Artificial Intelligence Can Save Food CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesInnovation & Transition LabsSustainable Business Models The complexity of the food industry has so far been a hurdle to food waste reduction. On the positive side, due to this complexity, the food industry generates an above-average amount of data that can now be harnessed through disruptive approaches such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through the digital marketplace, the REIF project wants to […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted May 23, 2023 “Bridging the Sustainability Skills Gap” – Meet Us at the EU Green Week on 8 June 2023 in Brussels! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsTrainings & Capacity Building Digitalisation holds great potential in helping industries to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys. A digital and future-oriented economy can enable Europe to strengthen its industrial position while driving climate neutrality. However, this ambition is strongly linked to the urgency of upskilling and reskilling EU citizens through a mix of policy interventions and industry solutions. The EU […] Read more
Community News | Posted May 11, 2023 Toward a Carbon Neutral Future: Join the Urban-Zero Festival on 13 May 2023 in Duisburg! Community NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial Innovation How can a zero-waste, carbon-neutral city district look like? How might relevant actors come together and create positive impact? At the Urban Zero-Festival, the municipal enterprise Duisburg will showcase ideas connected to zero-waste and discuss them with the participants. Don’t miss the festival on 13 May 2023! The festival is the starting point of the […] Read more
Community News | Posted May 11, 2023 Renewable Material of the Year 2023 Community NewsProducts & ServicesInnovation & Transition LabsSustainable Product Portfolio Global demand for embedded carbon (the carbon in molecules) is expected to increase significantly by 2050. Today, the vast majority of embedded carbon comes from fossil feedstocks, including oil, natural gas and coal. To achieve a fully de-fossilised economy, this demand must be met exclusively by renewable carbon sources, such as biomass. The Renewable Materials […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted May 4, 2023 Sustainable Recipes Wanted: Our KochCUP Project Competition Is Launched! CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsHand- & Footprint AssessmentsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Beyond competition on the field, sports like football are a powerful way to change things for the better on a larger scale. Our KochCup project wants to capitalise on the popularity of the 17th men’s UEFA Football Championship (EURO 2024) to raise awareness and mainstream environmentally-friendly food. How? Through organising a competition of sustainable recipes […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted May 2, 2023 Circular Economy: What’s in It for SMEs? – Listen to Our WertNetzWerke Podcast! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Circular Economy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital tools offer companies vast opportunities to make their value chains more sustainable and resilient for the future. Through webinars, workshops, and trainings, our WertNetzWerke project is supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to make such aspects an integral part of their business. In this new podcast, CSCP Project […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 20, 2023 Join Our Event at the World Circular Economy Forum on 11 May 2023: Headache Fractions in Mixed Municipal Waste! CSCP NewsPolicyConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Many consumer products pose significant waste management challenges and end up in landfills or incinerators after the use phase. From Circular Economy and waste management perspectives, such products can be considered ‘headaches’ when it comes to recycling and reducing residual municipal waste. At the workshop ‘Headache fractions in mixed municipal waste’, organised as a side […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 18, 2023 Don’t Miss Our Event “Circular and Digital: Innovations for Sustainability in Companies and Value Chains” on 4 May 2023! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value ChainsPublic In the context of rising raw material prices, uncertainties in supply chains, and increasing regulatory pressure, the topic of Circular Economy is becoming the focus of many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). At the event “Circular and Digital: Innovations for Sustainability in Companies and Value Chains”, co-organised by the CSCP and the Center for Innovation […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 5, 2023 Join Us at the UBi Digital Dialogue on 24 April 2023: What do the New Global Biodiversity Targets Mean for Businesses? CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains On December 2022, at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-COP 15) , the United Nations adopted the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, with 23 new nature conservation targets for 2030. These targets should now also be implemented in Germany. To this end, the German government is currently updating […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 5, 2023 Join Our PSLifestyle Living Labs on 25 April and 16 May 2023 in Wuppertal, Germany to Co-Create Actions for a Sustainable Life CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy Development When it comes to leading sustainable lives, a key question is how to identify which actions have the biggest impact and how to turn them into long-lasting habits. Through a series Living Labs workshops, our PSLifestyle project has been working on an online tool that supports citizens to measure their footprint and take concrete action […] Read more