CSCP News | Posted December 14, 2022 Improving Emergency Response Technologies: Watch the PathoCERT Explainer Video! CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationSustainable Business ModelsTrainings & Capacity Building Managing and responding efficiently to disaster situations, requires a high-level of coordination and cooperation from those in charge of the command through to the first responders on the ground. Emergency events linked to waterborne pathogen contamination are among those where stakeholder engagement is crucial to ensure the deployment of appropriate technologies and responses. Our PathoCERT […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 14, 2022 Why Design Is Key for Positive Impact CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipDesign & CommunicationSustainable Product PortfolioTrainings & Capacity Building Design is on everyone’s lips, so we asked our design team to share how they integrate design in our work. In this interview, Nikola Berger, Head of Creative & Communication and Eva Rudolf, Senior Designer at the CSCP explain how design can be a lever to achieve greater impact. The CSCP lives by a holistic […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 14, 2022 Our Sustainable Island Mauritius Project Received “Best Tourism NDC” Award at COP 27! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipDesign & CommunicationSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Buildingsus_island1 The number of tourists that Mauritius welcomes every year almost matches that of its 1.26 million inhabitants. This shows the importance of tourism for the country’s economic development. But how could tourism be used as a force for good and support Mauritius to become a “Green Destination”, a goal that the government aspires to achieve […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 14, 2022 Supporting Businesses to Achieve Their Biodiversity Targets CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Businesses from all sectors, from pharmaceutical companies to agricultural corporations, depend on healthy ecosystem services as a prerequisite for their production processes. Our German Biodiversity & Business (UBi) project is supporting businesses to integrate biodiversity into their strategic planning and environmental management and develop goals that reduce biodiversity loss in the first place. With the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2022 Recycling of Multilayer Packaging: Engineering Struggle or Technological Innovation? CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSustainable Value Chains The potential of recycling multilayer packaging in Europe is not an easy topic. The packaging solutions are popular with major food manufacturers due to product safety and particular suitability for branding. However, multilayer packaging is prone to numerous challenges related to sorting, separation, and delamination at the end-of-life phase. How can we increase the rate […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2022 How to Create Consumer-Friendly Circular Packaging – Watch our Video Series! CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy Advice Demands on packaging are increasing: it should be protective, stackable, informative but also practical, attractive and circular. To fulfil these requirements, consumers should be taken on board. That’s why understanding their behaviour is crucial, also in order to understand how behavioural challenges can be overcome. Circular packaging – that is, packaging designed to be reused, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2022 WertNetzWerke: A New Centre for Digitalisation and Circular Economy for SMEs is Launched! @ZukunftDigital CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Current key topics such as Circular Economy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are becoming ever more important for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the questions to consider is: How can SMEs use AI as a tool to innovate their business models and collaborate to create circular solutions? The Centre for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 13, 2022 Sustainable Cashmere: The Story of Mongolia CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Based on traditional pastoralist livelihoods, the cashmere and wool sector is a key driver of the Mongolian economy and second only to the extractive industries. It is, however, facing challenges due to increased competition from foreign processors. In the past 4 years, our STeP EcoLab Mongolia project shared knowledge on social and environmental standards with […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 12, 2022 The CSCP at COP 15: Focusing on the Links Between Biodiversity, Business, and Circular Economy! CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Key global actors have come together at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference CBD COP 15, running from 7 to 19 December in Montreal, Canada, to jointly focus on commitments to stop biodiversity loss and align actions toward its restoration. The conference is a historic event expected to adopt the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted December 2, 2022 The SCALIBUR Project Wraps Up: 20 Innovative Solutions & Multiple Processes for Better Biowaste Management in Europe! CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity BuildingPublic Over the last four years, 20 partners from eight European countries, including waste management companies, technology developers and research organisations have closely collaborated under the umbrella of our SCALIBUR project. Together they co-developed a range of innovative solutions and stakeholder engagement processes to address the challenges posed by urban biowaste treatment and management in the […] Read more