CSCP News | Posted December 2, 2021 Listen to our Latest Academy of Change Podcast: Behaviour Change Projects in Action @aochange_org#academyofchange CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & CommunicationTrainings & Capacity BuildingNGOPublic What does it take to implement behaviour change interventions in different contexts? For example, how does an intervention to promote shorter showers differ from one focused on boosting e-bike use? What can be learnt from one or the other? In this Academy of Change special podcast, listen to our discussion with the Catalyst project leads, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 25, 2021 The PSLifestyle Project Kicks Off: Co-creating a Sustainable Lifestyle Tool With and For 4 Million European Citizens CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy Development 72 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are the result of our daily life choices*. From how we live, choose to travel or what we put on the table – every action we take has an impact on the environment. But this also means that there is a huge potential to drive positive […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 23, 2021 The SCALIBUR Project Publishes Manuals for Stakeholder Engagement in the Urban Biowaste Value Chain @SCALIBUR_H2020 CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity Building When it comes to bio-waste valorisation, from sorting and collection up to its conversion into value-added products, close collaboration between relevant actors is the key to success. Our SCALIBUR project highlights the importance of multi-stakeholder processes by sharing experiences and learnings from three European cities in a recently-published series of manuals. Over 100 million tonnes […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 23, 2021 The “Sustainable Digitalisation 2.0” Conference: What SMEs Can Do to Lead Positive Change @CSRdigital1@ZukunftDigital CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building In times like these – with an ongoing pandemic, the pressing challenge of climate change, and new standards stemming from the EU Green Deal – small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have to top-up their efforts in order to stay competitive. Our joint CSR.digital and Competence Centre eStandards online conference “Sustainable Digitalisation 2.0” put the focus […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 16, 2021 Pakistani Financial Institutions Get Trained on Green Financing Risk Mitigation CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipTrainings & Capacity Building Financial institutions in Pakistan often face challenges when it comes to properly assessing and addressing the risks of green technology investments. The lack of knowledge, skills and training on the appropriate instruments to mitigate the risks of transactions often hinder them from financing such projects altogether. A recent CSCP training as part the Sugar REET […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 11, 2021 Did You Miss Our EU Circular Talk on Consumer Electronics? Watch the Recording Now! @CEStakeholderEU#EUCircularTalks CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy Advice Consumer electronics waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams. Only 40% of this waste is recycled, let alone repaired or reused. What can policy makers, manufacturers, retailers and last but not least consumers do to stop this downward trend? In October, the CSCP co-hosted an EU CircularTalk on the topic of “Circular consumer […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 9, 2021 Aachen Signs the Circular Cities Declaration to Accelerate its Circular Transition @CircularCityEU CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructurePolicy AdviceTrainings & Capacity Building Some of the main challenges of our era, such as climate change, housing and mobility issues, ageing population, inequality and societal polarisation are especially palpable in cities. At the same time, cities have a huge innovation potential to tackle these challenges. In October 2021, the city of Aachen signed the Circular Cities Declaration, a major […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 3, 2021 weiter_wirken Publication: Knowledge and Tools for Successful Sustainability Projects @WWirken CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourProducts & ServicesConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSocial InnovationTrainings & Capacity BuildingWWirken How can sustainability be communicated successfully, generate real action, and lead to positive impact? This is the focus of our training and networking programme, weiter_wirken. The recently published booklet “From Thinking to Acting – Knowledge and Tools for Sustainability Projects” summarises the central contents of the training, thus providing civil society organisations (CSOs) with suggestions […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 2, 2021 Your Opinion Wanted: Take the Dialogue Forum Survey on Upcycled Food Products CSCP NewsPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSustainable Value Chains Chocolate made from confectionery production scraps? Dumplings made from bakeries’ breadcrumbs? Such upcycled products are the result of food rescue, the process of gleaning edible food that would otherwise be discarded. Start-ups and retailers in Germany are looking for consumer feedback in order to identify challenges and opportunities related to the offering of upcycled products. […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted November 2, 2021 A New Start for the City of Solingen: The “Gläserne Werkstatt” Opens Its Doors CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureHand- & Footprint AssessmentsInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Located at the heart of the Solingen city centre, the Gläserne Werkstatt is a showcase and lively marketplace for high-quality and sustainable products and services developed and produced in the region. In what is still an ongoing construction site, first events are running and the project calls on companies and manufacturers to promote their sustainable […] Read more