CSCP News | Posted May 5, 2021 Join Our Webinar “Urban Circular Bioeconomy: Stakeholder Engagement and Citizen Awareness” on 19 May 2021 CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Value Chains As outlined in the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, cities have the potential to become major circular bioeconomy hubs, where biowaste is a feedstock for safe and sustainable bio-based products. Our projects SCALIBUR and HOOP have partnered with their sister Horizon 2020 projects for a six-part webinar series that will explore the state of the art of […] Read more
Community News | Posted May 3, 2021 Renewable Material of the Year 2021 Community NewsProducts & ServicesInnovation & Transition LabsSustainable Product Portfolio Bio-based, carbon dioxide-based or recycled, renewable material solutions are an important ingredient for the sustainable future that we aspire. The innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” that will be granted to trend-setting products and technologies aims to promote renewable materials and encourage pioneers from all industries. This year, three advanced recycling technologies, a CO2-based […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 21, 2021 The PathoCERT Project Publishes Its Baseline Report on Emergency Systems CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureInnovation & Transition LabsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial InnovationSustainable Business ModelsTrainings & Capacity Building Managing emergency situations requires the collaboration and coordination of various actors from different organisations and institutions. Protecting communities and strengthening their resilience is a complex and intricate task. The baseline report of the PathoCERT project describes the emergency management frameworks of five European countries and South Korea. The report highlights the challenges they face and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 21, 2021 When Banks Become Local Enablers for Sustainability CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentTrainings & Capacity Building Good for [your city], was the motto of the German savings banks (Sparkassen) some time ago, referring to the traditionally strong ties to their respective locations and their broad range of tasks between financial services, services of general interest, and orientation toward the common good. While cities and businesses are facing major transformation challenges, regional […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted April 15, 2021 Join Our Online Barcamp “Sustainability and Digitalisation” on 6 May 2021 CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building How can digitalisation promote transparency, sustainable value chains and resource efficiency? How does digitalisation support the transition to a circular economy? What does the EU Green Deal mean for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and what role does digitalisation play in this? Do you also ponder these questions? What else is relevant for your business? […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 25, 2021 The CSCP Will Lead the European Circular Academy @CEStakeholderEU#CEstakeholderEU CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsTrainings & Capacity Building How can we bridge the attitude-action gap among consumers toward more sustainable, circular behaviours in Europe? Our academy will take you there! In a Eurobarometer survey, 94% of respondents considered protecting the environment as important to them personally and many associated it with the need of engaging with circular behaviours, such as sorting their waste […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 24, 2021 From Niche to Mainstream: Dilemmas of Upscaling Sustainability CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourDesign & CommunicationInnovation & Transition LabsSocial InnovationPublic Mainstreaming sustainability – that is, upscaling solutions that support social and environmental sustainability – is a complex task. Recent research of our project Urban Up takes a closer look on upscaling obstacles and identifies strategies to overcome them. There are so many solutions out there for a sustainable living, yet the hoped-for- change on a […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 24, 2021 „We #MoveTheDate: Local Responses for a Good Life“ Project is Launched CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & CommunicationInnovation & Transition LabsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentSocial Innovation Scientific data shows that the planet’s resources are being vastly overused. This is our context. How can we then build a future that is both socially as well as environmentally sustainable? The CSCP has joined forces to find creative solutions that move the date of the German and the Earth Overshoot Day. Together with the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 24, 2021 The CSCP and Transgourmet Germany Collaborate for Less Packaging Waste CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipHand- & Footprint AssessmentsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Product Portfolio A single German citizen generates over 220 kilograms of packaging waste per year, according to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). In response, the German federal government launched a new packaging act (VerpackG) in 2019, which along with the new EU strategy for plastics is set to increase recycling rates and boost reusability. This has led […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted March 22, 2021 Walking Toward the Good Life – Together! CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsPublic It is particularly in times like these that keeping and nourishing a sense of community is of special value. Not only because togetherness is so paramount to us as humans, but also because there are goals that we can only achieve as communities. A good and inclusive life is one of them. In spite of […] Read more