CSCP News | Posted June 29, 2026 What We Are Learning From our Community of Practice Circular Cities in NRW CSCP NewsProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsParticipatory Strategy DevelopmentPolicy AdviceSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Many local actors find themselves grappling with the same challenge: while innovative circular initiatives are emerging everywhere, opportunities to learn from one another and build on existing experiences remain limited. With the launch of the Community of Practice (CoP) Circular Cities NRW, we are aiming to fill this gap. As part of the Community of […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 29, 2026 “Cities Are Uniquely Positioned to Boost the Circular Economy” CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPolicy AdviceTrainings & Capacity Building Cities and regions are at the heart of the circular economy transition. Drawing on decades of experience in Europe and the Global South, Cristina Fedato Head of Sustainable Infrastructure, Products, and Services at the CSCP discusses what is needed to speed up change, how much progress has been made, and where the biggest opportunities remain. […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 28, 2026 Keeping Value Local: Don’t Miss Our bergisch.kompetenz Congress on 24 September 2026! Upcoming EventProducts & ServicesSustainable Business Models Imagine a medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Germany’s Bergisch city triangle facing multiple simultaneous challenges: soaring raw material prices, fractured supply chains, and increasing client demands for data on product circularity. This is exactly where the project bergisch.kompetenz steps in. Supporting real actors on the ground to address a vital question: How can the Circular Economy […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 25, 2026 AI and Digital Product Passports: Driving Circular Business Model Innovation in Cities Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Cities are places where massive flows of materials are concentrated, yet circular models still lose out to linear ones. Could Digital Product Passports (DPPs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bring about change at scale? Where we stand today Options like repairing, sharing, reusing and refurbishing often lose out to buying new on price, convenience, and scale. […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 25, 2026 How Cities Can Drive Europe’s Circular Transition: Don’t Miss the Online Conference of our Circular Week 2026! Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels What if cities became the places where Europe’s circular economy ambitions turn into everyday reality? And what can we learn from those already leading the way? We will explore these questions at the Online Conference of the Circular Week 2026 on 27 October 2026 together with policymakers, businesses, researchers, and civil society organisations from across Europe. Let’s […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 25, 2026 What Works, What Doesn’t: CCRI Workshop Series Launched to Share Circular Economy Know-How Upcoming EventLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsDesign & CommunicationMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsPublicCircularity Cities and regions across Europe face similar challenges when implementing the circular transition. Over the past year, practitioners shared real-life experiences—what worked, what didn’t, and where they saw real potential—through peer exchange in the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) Communities of Practice. The just launched CCRI hands-on online workshops build directly on that practitioner […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 24, 2026 Don’t Miss Our Repair & Share Festival on 31 October 2026! Upcoming EventOtherMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Share Festival on 31 October 2026! What if repairing products became the default rather than the exception? How can a single day demonstrate what this could look like in practice? How many products could be given a second life in just one day? This will be at the heart of our Repair & Share Festival […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 24, 2026 FOODWISE Kicks-Off: Making Circular Food Choices Easier Across Europe CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipConsumption Behaviour & TrendsInnovation & Transition Labs What if the most circular choice in a supermarket was also the easiest, most attractive, and most rewarding one? Across Europe, many citizens care about sustainability, food waste, and climate impact. Yet in everyday life, good intentions often meet busy routines, confusing information, limited options, or retail environments that still make linear consumption the default. […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 24, 2026 Why Mapping Weak and Blind Spots Can Become a Source of Trust and Innovation CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Alexander Mannweiler, Head of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship at the CSCP, has been engaging with the topic of resilience with cities, businesses, and communities. In this piece he explains why we need to move from exposure to agency and how that can be done. “Thinking about weak or blind spots is not the most positive […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 23, 2026 NEXRUR Workshop Shows What’s Holding Rural Businesses in Agriculture Back & What Could Drive Them Forward CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels From high land prices in the Netherlands to complex EU seed regulations in Spain, community-led business models in agriculture and related bio-based production systems across Europe are facing growing external pressures. Despite the challenges, with the right support, local communities can play a central role in building more resilient, sustainable, and locally rooted food systems. […] Read more