CSCP News | Posted June 22, 2021 Supporting Organisations to Accelerate the Positive Impact of Digital Technologies CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Arne von Hofe joined our Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) team as project coordinator with a focus on the Charter for Sustainable Digitalisation project. His main goal is to support companies in developing business cases for sustainability that take advantage of the enabling power of digital technologies. What do you feel most passionate about in […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 22, 2021 Are You Working on a Project to #MoveTheDate of the German and Earth Overshoot Day? Let us know! #MoveTheDate CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & CommunicationInnovation & Transition LabsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationEndOvershootMercatorDE May 5, 2021 marked the German Overshoot Day. This means that between 1 January and 5 May, German residents have used as much ecological resources and services as the planet is able to renew per person in the entire year. The Earth Overshoot Day for 2021 falls on 29 July, which is almost as early […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 22, 2021 How a Voluntary Code of Practice is Putting Mongolia on a Fast Track to Sustainable Cashmere CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Most of Mongolian cashmere, world-renowned for its superb quality, is the result of Nomadic herding. Yet, there is no organic certification for the nomadic production of cashmere. However, the challenge of trying to bridge European certification standards with this traditional way of cashmere production did not shy Mongolian wool and cashmere producers away. As part […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 21, 2021 Guiding Questions for Implementing Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for Sustainability @ZukunftDigital CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an enabler for sustainability is increasingly evident, but so are worries pertaining to data biases, data privacy, the environmental footprint and rebound effects. So, how to bridge the gaps between economic feasibility, ethical considerations, and environmental standards? And how can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the most […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 21, 2021 Did You Miss our EU Circular Talk “The Circular Electronics Initiative: Insights on Skills”? Watch the recording now! @CEStakeholderEU#EUCircularTalks CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy Advice Did You Miss our EU Circular Talk “The Circular Electronics Initiative: Insights on Skills”? Watch the recording now! How can consumers lead the effort to keep electronics in the loop and not lose valuable resources? Who can support them and how? Who needs which skills for this? Our EU Circular Talk “The Circular Electronics Initiative: […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 18, 2021 Supporting SMEs to Become Leaders in Sustainable Digitalisation #15CSCP#Digitalisationforagoodlife CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipPolicy AdviceSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product PortfolioSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building It is clear: digitalisation is in full swing and governments need to take bold action to shape this transformation to the benefit not only of the economy but also the environment and society as a whole. With its Digital Strategy, the German federal government has put together measures to ensure that digitalisation and innovation work […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 17, 2021 How the Circular Cities Declaration is Empowering Cities to Become Circularity Leaders CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructurePolicy AdviceTrainings & Capacity Building Strategic aligning and waste management are two of the cornerstones for cities in their transition toward more circularity. During the second European Circular Cities Declaration webinar, signing cities and circularity experts exchanged knowledge and ideas on circularity at the city level. In their path toward more circularity, cities and regions face various challenges, from engaging […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 17, 2021 Engaging Employees is Key in Becoming a Sustainable Organisation CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSustainable Business Models The way companies approach the integration of sustainability principles into their culture and working practices is as varied as the companies themselves. Top management responsibility and commitments are often regarded as the most important means and indicators for formal sustainability integration. But do they also need to be the starting point? Putting employees in the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 16, 2021 How Innovation and Multi-stakeholder Collaboration Can Reduce Packaging Waste CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceSustainable Value Chains Due to demands for high-performance packaging by consumers and the industry, a good fraction of packaging is multi-layered. This, in turn, makes recycling difficult. How can innovation and multi-stakeholder collaboration play a positive role in reducing waste and keeping materials in the loop? Our project MERLIN, which launched in June 2021, aims to increase the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 15, 2021 Valorising Biowaste Paves the Way for Circular Economy CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Value Chains The Urban Bioeconomy Webinar Series, co-organised by our projects HOOP and SCALIBUR and their Horizon 2020 sister projects ValueWaste and WaysTUP!, kicked-off successfully in May 2021. The series brought together field experts from across Europe and started a dialogue on how biowaste can contribute to the overall EU bioeconomy strategy and support cities in becoming […] Read more