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CSCP News | Posted November 9, 2020

The Academy of Change Call for Applications is Open – Apply by 15 January 2021!

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Are you a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and looking to scale up your impact? Our successful Academy of Change (AoC) programme is a unique opportunity for state-of-the-art knowledge on how to enable sustainable behaviour change in practice. The call for application for the third round of the AoC is open – apply now! Embracing more sustainable […]

CSCP News | Posted November 6, 2020

Watch Our Online Workshop “Nudging & Beyond: Consumers Towards Circular Behaviour”

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How to turn existing behavioural science and circular economy know-how into a stepwise process that makes it easier for consumers to take up circular behaviours? Conversely, how to use consumer behaviours to inform decisions at other hallmarks of the value chain? Are you curious about these questions but you missed our online workshop “Nudging and […]

CSCP News | Posted November 5, 2020

Third BOOM Camp on Food Wraps Up Successfully

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During our third and last BOOM career orientation camp for 2020, teenagers between 14-17 had the chance to engage with the topic of food in unique and inspiring ways: building geodomes for urban food growing, recycling food packaging, and cooking with wild herbs and plants. The camp, which was held in October at the Jugendakademie […]

CSCP News | Posted October 28, 2020

The Discussion Paper “Sustainable Supply Chains” is Published

In an ever more globalised world, supply chains organised solely on a regional basis have shrunk considerably. About two thirds of today’s world trade is based on global value chains and supply networks. Despite their positive impact on employment rates and prosperity levels, global supply chains are also characterised by extreme social, ecological, and economic […]

CSCP News | Posted October 13, 2020

EU Circular Talks – Packaging in the Retail Sector

Join us for an online workshop on Packaging in the retail sector by the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform on Monday 19 October. Michael Kuhndt, Executive Director of the CSCP will present the third session of the workshop on Design for circularity: Creating safe and circular packaging. The workshop will liaise technical experts in retail […]

CSCP News | Posted October 7, 2020

Second BOOM Camp: Everyday Consumption

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The second BOOM camp was a perfect space for upcycling: old bike tires were turned into belts, billboard tarps were remodelled into backpacks, and other forgotten everyday items found their way back to use. During the camp, which took place from 20 to 25 September at the Jugendakademie Walberberg near Cologne, young adults between 18 […]

CSCP News | Posted October 1, 2020

European Circular Cities Declaration: Calling Cities to Become Circularity Pioneers

The transformation from linear to circular economy is high on the European Commission’s agenda and a cornerstone of the EU Green Deal. Boosting circularity at the city level has manifold benefits: it makes mobility, waste management, and urban planning more sustainable. Circular cities are also better and more inclusive places to live in. The CSCP […]

CSCP News | Posted September 30, 2020

Kyrgyzstan: Tackling Challenges to Become a Sustainable Tourism Destination

Tourism is one of the most important pillars of the Kyrgyz economy. However, many Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) that drive this sector are faced with continuous challenges, including serious impediments to their, work such as energy and water cuts. Over 50 participants joined the first stakeholder meeting of the PERETO project to get started […]

CSCP News | Posted September 24, 2020

Biodiversity and Nature Conservation as a Means Towards More Resilience and Prosperity

The natural environment is everybody’s business. Human societies and economies rely on biodiversity in fundamental ways. Natural ecosystems provide a non-negotiable foundation for economic growth, human health and prosperity. In figures, this means that half of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which amounts to €44 trillion, depends on our ecosystems and their services1. The […]

CSCP News | Posted September 23, 2020

HOOP! Hub of Circular Cities Boosting Platform is Ready for Kick Off

Globally, around 30% of all waste is organic. However, despite its decomposability, much of such waste still ends up in landfills. For cities, as main waste management stakeholders, there are multiple challenges involved, such as finding the right recycling technologies and aligning with other relevant actors in the process. Our newly launched project HOOP, will […]