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| Posted June 23, 2025

Head, Heart, Hands: A Journey into Transformation With the co-do! lab

What inspires action and drives real transformation? At the grand opening of the co-do lab, nearly 100 guests experienced first-hand the forces that spark positive change. Through connection, immersion in nature, and engaging with the topics of today and tomorrow—using head, heart, and hands—discover how one day became a catalyst for lasting impact! Set on […]

| Posted June 18, 2025

Enhancing Sustainable Cashmere Production in Mongolia

How can Mongolia’s iconic cashmere not only be known for its quality and durability, but also as a new reference for high sustainability standards? Building on the success of the STeP EcoLab project, the newly launched follow-up sets out to scale fair, circular, and climate-smart solutions across the cashmere sector—protecting livelihoods and landscapes alike. In […]

| Posted June 13, 2025

CARE Explainer Videos: How Co-Creation and Storytelling Are Supporting Households to Become Circular

How can we talk about circular living in a way that feels tangible and relatable rather than abstract and out of reach? In our CARE project, we are using creative communication formats as a lever for change, not just as a way of sharing project results. Through co-creation and storytelling, we are engaging with households […]

| Posted June 12, 2025

How Our iCOSHELLs Training Programme is Supporting Key Actors to Co-Design Soil Health Solutions

What if the future of Europe’s climate resilience lies just inches beneath our feet? The iCOSHELLs project’s Train-the-Trainer series of workshops is empowering six soil health living labs—from Bulgaria’s vineyards to Sweden’s farmlands—to co-design soil health solutions that foster stronger communities, richer harvests, and a healthier planet. Solutions for soil health are being developed and […]

| Posted June 5, 2025

From Waste to Wealth: Reviving Europe’s Soils with Circular Innovation

What if the key to saving Europe’s endangered soils lies in turning biowaste into a resource? In dialogue with farmers, policy makers, and other stakeholders, the bioSOILUTIONS Living Labs have already gathered key insights on needs and expectations regarding circular soil improvers. Across Europe, the ground beneath our feet is quietly deteriorating—over 60% of soils […]

| Posted May 22, 2025

Collaboration in Action: Circular Solutions for a Competitive Europe at the EU Green Week 2025

This year’s EU Green Week conference focused on the circular economy as a key driver for sustainable competitiveness, waste reduction, and innovation. The three-day conference “Circular Solutions for a Competitive Europe” unpacked the “three Cs”—clean, competitive, and circular—exploring how to place circularity at the centre of Europe’s economic transition. Key European players delved into the […]

| Posted May 19, 2025

Advancing Circularity in the Mediterranean through Behaviour Change

Whether it’s about preventing and reducing textiles waste or inspiring and shaping a new repair culture across Mediterranean countries, many innovative solutions and circularity approaches depend on changing the behaviours of the people they impact. In April 2025, CSCP Head of the Sustainable Lifestyles Team, Rosa Strube led a training session in Sarajevo, Bosnia and […]

| Posted May 15, 2025

Exploring Digital Solutions for a Sustainable Future: Join Our Upcoming Workshop on 8 July 2025!

The transition toward a circular and sustainable economy is not just a matter of intent—it requires smart tools, good data, and close collaboration. As part of the Competence Centre WertNetzWerke, we invite you to join two upcoming events that highlight the potential of digital technologies to drive sustainable transformation in small and medium sized enterprises […]

| Posted April 16, 2025

Our LIKE A PRO Living Labs Reveal What Drives Consumer Choices in Alternative Proteins

Alternative proteins, such as plant-based, fermentation-derived or insect-based products, offer promising pathways toward more sustainable and healthy food systems. But understanding how consumers perceive and choose these products is essential if we want them to become part of everyday diets. Our recent LIKE A PRO  workshops shed light on how consumers perceive alternative proteins, food […]

| Posted March 31, 2025

Two New Reports Examine EU’s Progress in Food Waste Prevention

Every year, Europe generates millions of tonnes of waste—yet preventing it remains a challenge. As the International Day of Zero Waste was marked on March 30, two new reports shed light on how European Union (EU) Member States are tackling waste prevention with a special focus on food waste. Waste prevention is at the heart […]

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