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| Posted June 17, 2022

Join Our Event “Sustainability Through Digitalisation” in Cologne on 22 June 2022!

How do sustainability and digitalisation come together and how do they give rise to new business models for companies? Moreover, how can businesses avoid risks and identify opportunities in the twin sustainable-digital transition? Our experts from the Competence Centre eStandards for SMEs will answer these questions at the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK […]

| Posted June 15, 2022

Celebrating Sustainability Champions: First Sustainable Tourism Awards Launched in Mauritius

This year marked a first in Mauritius’ tourism sector with the introduction of the Sustainable Tourism Mauritius Awards. The annual awards were born out of our Sustainable Island Mauritius (SIM) project and will celebrate sustainability champions in the tourism industry to continue the transformation of circular and regenerative tourism on Mauritius beyond the project. The […]

| Posted June 2, 2022

Listen to Our Take on How Companies Can Enable Consumers to Live Sustainably in the GRI Podcast Series

In a recent podcast series, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has focused on how companies can contribute toward a better quality of life for all. Among international experts in sustainable development, both from the private as well as the public sector, the CSCP Executive Director, Michael Kuhndt has joined the podcast series with a focus […]

| Posted June 2, 2022

Co-Creating the Future of Tourism

Imagine you are a hotel that has sustainability measures to implement, a post-pandemic tourism market to adjust to, and an increased demand for authentic local experiences. In our Sustainable Island Mauritius (SIM) project, we looked at these challenges in a holistic way and created a process to find solutions together with local suppliers (artisans, designers, […]

| Posted June 1, 2022

New EU Circular Economy Measures: What this Means for Companies and Consumers

Linear economy models are directly linked to resource depletion. This leads to ecosystem degradation, pollution, and waste. Moreover, aiming to keep up with consumer demands, the take-make-dispose logic only aggravates existing socioeconomic inequities. This is why accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy is at the heart of the European Green Deal. As part of […]

| Posted June 1, 2022

The Charta Sustainable Digitalisation: A Framework for Orientation and Inspiration for SMEs

Faced with a multitude of challenges, it is often difficult for the management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take a step back from day-to-day business and ensure that the company’s course is set to leverage opportunities and avoid risks that come along with the sustainable-digital twin transformation. The Charta has been developed with […]

| Posted May 25, 2022

Join Us at the EU Green Week Panel Discussion: The ICT Sector in Action for Circular Economy on 31 May 2022!

Digital technologies are crucial to the EU sustainability agenda. In particular, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies have an important role to play in turning digital innovation into an endeavour that follows purpose and the solutions deriving thereof into enablers of the sustainable transformation. The action-oriented policy dialogue “Accelerating our sustainable futures through digital innovation“ […]

| Posted May 25, 2022

Citizen Science for Sustainability: Inspiration From 30 Innovative Initiatives

Sustainability does not work if actors embark on individual journeys. This is why citizen science as an approach that relies on the collective participation of communities and the public has been growing in popularity in recent years. It is a method of exploring and identifying important questions, collecting relevant data, and analysing it to lead […]

| Posted May 24, 2022

Our Sustainable Island Mauritius Project Receives Silver Award for Supporting Sustainable Tourism

Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, more tourists visited Mauritius yearly (around 1.3 million) than the island’s total population (1,26 million). For tourist operators, Mauritian authorities, and local communities, such growth is welcome, yet it raises important questions. How can the development of the tourism sector benefit the economy while reducing its footprint (resource depletion, emissions, […]

| Posted May 13, 2022

Our HOOP and SCALIBUR Projects Host the Circular Economy Week in Albano Laziale, Italy – Meet Us There From 17 to 20 May 2022!

With a share of 34%, biowaste is the largest single component of municipal waste in the EU. The recycling of biowaste is key for meeting the EU target to recycle 65% of municipal waste by 2035, containing a high potential for contributing to a circular economy, delivering valuable soil-improving material and fertilisers as well as […]

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