CSCP News | Posted September 22, 2022 Upskilling and Reskilling: How the CATALYST Project Will Support SMEs to Transform CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsTrainings & Capacity Building Just around one percent of German companies are not a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). With the necessary skills, SMEs can play a decisive role in shaping Europe’s sustainable future. But, how can they prepare their workforces for this? On 19 and 20 September, 16 project partners from 5 European countries came together in Skopje, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 20, 2022 Toward a European Bioeconomy: Don’t Miss Our Scalibur Project Final Event on 19 October 2022! @SCALIBUR_H2020 CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity Building Rethinking municipal solid waste management is a central element in the transition to a circular and bio-economy. Yet, this remains a significant challenge for many European cities. A successful implementation of a circular and bio-economy needs to account for a reduction in the amount of (bio)waste deposited in landfills while enhancing the share of (bio)waste […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 20, 2022 “We Need to Come Together Around Purpose!” CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Value Chains Alexander Mannweiler has joined the CSCP as Senior Project Manager in the Sustainable Infrastructure, Products, and Services (SIPS) team. Currently, his focus is on promoting awareness for biodiversity in businesses and business associations in Germany as part of the UBi (Business & Biodiversity) project. In this interview, he shares his ideas on how to make […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 20, 2022 Join our Digital Dialogue: How New Legislation Can Help Preserve Biodiversity & What This Means for Businesses CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSustainable Value Chains For many companies, the environmental and social impact of their supply chains is significantly higher than the impact of their operational business. As of 2023, the German Supply Chain Sourcing Act and the EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices will require companies to take responsibility for their supply chains. Our UBi […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 19, 2022 “Understanding Social Norms Holds the Key to Sustainable Consumption” CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & Trends For the Argentinian psychologist, Maria Victoria Ortiz understanding social dilemmas and what hinders or propels cooperation in society is an ongoing fascination. Her doctoral research focuses on consumption behaviours and lifestyles and how those could hold the key to counter an aggravating climate crisis. Ortiz, who is a Green Talents awardee, uses an experimental climate […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 15, 2022 CHORIZO: Our New Horizon Europe Project to Tackle Food Loss and Waste Through Social Norms CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourTrainings & Capacity Building The three-year CHORIZO project will take an innovative approach to tackling food loss and waste through gathering insights on social norms in a range of food-related settings and generating effective ways to apply behaviour change techniques in six real-life case study contexts. Food loss and waste (FLW) is a topic with far-reaching consequences across the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 14, 2022 Sustainable Digitalisation as a Competitive Advantage for SMEs: Join our CSR.digital Event on 20 October 2022! @CSRdigital1 CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business Models Since 2020, the CSR.digital project has been working with entrepreneurs in North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany (NRW) to develop a wide range of ideas and strategies on how to implement the twin transformation to a digital and sustainable economy. On 20 October 2022, the project team along with Mona Neubaur, NRW Minister of Economic Affairs, will share […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 13, 2022 Flexible Circular Plastics: Join Our Circular Week Webinar on 5 October! CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Durable, light, low-cost and with good barrier properties – flexible plastics are a leading material in packaging applications in consumer goods, construction, and agriculture. However, their reuse potential is limited, making flexible plastics a drain on Europe’s resources and a serious pollution threat. This is why innovative solutions are needed in order to keep them […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 13, 2022 HOOP Lighthouse Cities Share Experiences on Circular Bioeconomy @hoop_eu CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity Building Biowaste management practices vary greatly around Europe. As part of our HOOP project, stakeholders from ten European cities and regions visited Münster, Germany and Almere, in the Netherlands to learn more from these two frontrunner cities. The inaugural study tour links to the project’s overall aim to improve urban biowaste management practices, such as separate […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 9, 2022 Sustainability Hacks To Go: How Our PERETO Project is Promoting Sustainable Consumption in Kyrgyzstan CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipConsumption Behaviour & TrendsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceTrainings & Capacity Building Studies suggest that consumers are responsible for as much as 60-70 % of all direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions*, pointing to an urgent need to change consumption habits and endorse more sustainable lifestyles. Through an awareness-raising campaign, our PERETO project is inspiring Kyrgyz citizens as well as international tourists to consume in more sustainable […] Read more