CSCP News | Posted September 26, 2017 Competence Center eStandards Launched CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProducts & ServicesSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building Can the digital transformation and industry 4.0 significantly enable sustainable business models and the circular economy? On 12 September we celebrated the kick-off of the “Mittelstand-4.0 Kompetenzzentrum eStandards”, a competence centre that brings digitalisation and standardisation to German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is part of the digitalisation strategy of the German industry called […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 26, 2017 Meet us at the Global Green Growth Week in Ethiopia 17 – 20 October 2017 @gggi_hq CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business Models How can we improve lives, improve the environment and improve the economy at the same time? Spurred by the SGDs and the Paris Agreement, Ethiopia is hosting the Green Growth Week to find solutions in Africa that support a good life on the continent. The Global Green Growth Institute in partnership with the Federal Democratic Republic […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 21, 2017 Join Us in Realizing Circular Economy Opportunities for the Logistics Sector – Workshop 10 Oct 2017 in Essen @scp_centre#ILONA CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipLifestyles & BehaviourSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsLogistics We will be discussing new circular economy solutions in reverse logistics and innovative packaging. Companies like DPDHL will be part of our Open Innovation Workshop On Circular Economy. It was initiated by the “Innovation Platform on Logistics for Sustainable Lifestyles” of the ILoNa project. With more electric cars and bikes on the streets in the […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 14, 2017 Changing the Workplace – How Startups Become Attractive Employers, Workshop on October 12th in Essen @csrhub_nrw#csrhub CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipTrainings & Capacity Building The CSR Hub NRW addresses social, ecological and financial issues startups are facing. In October we will have a closer look at the importance of work culture and organisational development. In our workshop the CEO of Cologne based start-up HAFERVOLL will share his insights in the topic – and pose a challenge to the participants. […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 7, 2017 Join Us at the Trade for Sustainable Development Forum 2017 on 25-27 September in Geneva @ITC_sustainable#T4SDForum CSCP NewsPolicyProducts & ServicesSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains How can partnerships promote sustainable value chains? Find out at the T4SD Forum 2017! Cristina Fedato, CSCP’s Team Leader on Sustainable Infrastructure, Products and Services, will be speaking on public-private partnerships for sustainability, involving policymakers at the national and international level on Monday 25 Sept 2017. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Register here […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted September 5, 2017 Upscaling Strategies for an Urban Sharing Society in Wuppertal CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & Trends Sharing has many different aspects, for example: What can be shared? Which system/ business model stands behind it? Who is using sharing services and why? How can a city foster sharing in its society and economy by adapting institutional and political settings? What are the sustainability impacts of sharing on the local level? How can […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted August 29, 2017 KarmaKonsum X Online-Conference 2017 @KarmaKonsum CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business Models Michael Kuhndt, Executive Director of the CSCP, speaks at KarmaKonsum X ONLINE-CONFERENCE 2017. With the topic “Inspiration for Impact”, more than 50 top speakers give inspiration in the areas of sustainability in business, activism, personal and social change. Michael Kuhndt is looking forward to a one-hour video talk with the KarmaKonsum founder Christoph Harrach. His […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted August 21, 2017 80 Ways to a More Sustainable Future @inheritEU#InheritYourFuture CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & Trends We have pulled together over 80 practices that promote environmental sustainability, health and contribute to health equity in the EU in our INHERIT project’s promising practices database. The database provides actionable sustainable ways to adjust the way we live (green space and housing), move (transport), and consume (food), encouraging behaviour and lifestyle changes. “We hope […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted August 7, 2017 What Are Energy Solutions to Heat Water for Domestic Needs? @bigEE_Network CSCP NewsCities & InfrastructureConsumption Behaviour & Trends We all love a hot shower during the winter. In cold climates, hot water is a necessity in every household. Heating water for household needs does not only account for high energy consumption but also causes significant amounts of CO2 emissions. Energy efficiency techniques and technologies can help save energy sources consumed to heat water […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 24, 2017 Meet us at the 13th Asia Pacific Roundtable For Sustainable Consumption And Production On 24 – 26 October 2017 @aprscp_sec CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipCities & InfrastructureLifestyles & BehaviourProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Under the headline “Enabling Sustainable Consumption & Production Towards Achieving Green Growth” the CSCP will join the conversation on Technology and Innovation, Green Financing, Low Carbon Communities in Melaka, Malaysia 24 – 26 October 2017. Michael Kuhndt, executive director of the CSCP, will be the keynote speaker on how civil society organisations can contribute to a […] Read more