News - Page 31 of 84

CSCP News | Posted March 7, 2023

New Report Presents Circular Economy Practices Across European Cities

Several European cities are taking great steps to support the transition to a Circular Economy. The recently-launched Circular Cities Declaration (CCD) report collects and celebrates these efforts. From a Circular Economy strategy in Maribor and community composting initiatives in Budapest to Haarlem’s aim to procure only circular products and services by 2030, the report present […]

CSCP News | Posted March 1, 2023

New Project Launched to Enable the Twin Transformation for German IT SMEs

The transformation toward greater sustainability through digitalisation offers businesses the opportunity to stay competitive and become more resilient while providing innovative solutions for major societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. However, companies such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face many internal and external barriers that inhibit their potential when […]

CSCP News | Posted March 1, 2023

Sustainable & Digital into the Future – Don’t Miss Our Workshop Series 2 March – 4 May 2023!

Are you a German small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) interested in sustainable business and would like to advance the topic? In a series of nine workshops, as part of our WertNetzWerke competence centre, we dive deep into specific aspects of how to integrate sustainability into the day-to-day business through digital technologies. Don’t miss it – […]

CSCP News | Posted February 22, 2023

The GOALAN Project Trained 146 Kenyan Farmers on Sustainable Production and Consumption Practices

The lake Naivasha basin in Kenya acts as a lifeline for many local communities; yet it faces serious challenges, including unsustainable agriculture and land use as well as woodland destruction. Such practices threaten the basin’s ecosystems, reduce the quality and quantity of water, and endanger its ability to sustain livelihoods. Our GOALAN project, which ran […]

CSCP News | Posted February 21, 2023

How Our CHORIZO Project Aims To Shift Social Norms Toward Less Food Waste

@CHORIZOproject

As a set of rules commonly accepted by groups, social norms play a key role in guiding human behaviour. This is why shifting social norms can be a major lever toward better appreciation of food in society. Our three-year CHORIZO project takes an innovative approach to tackling the issue of food loss and waste through […]

CSCP News | Posted February 13, 2023

On the Road to Circular Home Furnishing With IKEA Germany

IKEA, a global leader in the home furnishing retail market aims to become circular by 2030. Together with the CSCP, IKEA Germany took a deeper look at the national market for circular business. What has begun decades ago as a pioneer journey based on the idea of using and reusing resources as often, in as […]

CSCP News | Posted February 8, 2023

Accelerating Circular Behaviours: Join Our Workshop at the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference on 28 February 2023!

Despite the great potential of the Circular Economy to achieve sustainability goals, its share in the global economy is only about 7.2% so far (Circularity Gap 2023). Consumers can help change this trend if they are empowered and enabled accordingly. On 28 February 2023, the CSCP joins businesses, civil society organisations (CSOs), and researchers to […]

CSCP News | Posted February 1, 2023

Addressing Food Waste: CSCP Joins the European Consumer Food Waste Forum

Data shows that the highest share of food waste is generated at the consumption stage, including households and food services such as school, hospital, or company canteens. Behavioural factors are among the leading causes of food waste at the consumer level. A group of multi-disciplinary researchers and practitioners from Europe are working together to collect […]

CSCP News | Posted January 31, 2023

The CE-RISE Project Has Kicked-Off With Circular Economy and Digitalisation at its Core

In January 2023, the CSCP and 28 projects partners from 12 European countries came together in Dublin, Ireland, to kick-off the Circular Economy Resource Information System (CE-RISE) project. In line with the European Green Deal, which aims for net-zero emissions by 2050, the main objective of the project is to minimise the loss of secondary […]

CSCP News | Posted January 30, 2023

Join Us at the Water Projects Europe Community of Practice Meeting on 14 February 2023!

When an emergency situation occurs, first responders, law enforcement, and emergency medical services are the first to arrive on the scene. Behind the scene, a whole chain of additional relevant actors need to be involved and aligned. Our PathoCERT project, which focuses on increasing capacities of first responders in cases of waterborne pathogen emergencies, takes […]