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CSCP News | Posted December 12, 2017

How Can Banana Value Chains Become More Sustainable?

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The CSCP joined the 3rd global conference of the World Banana Forum (WBF) with more than 300 participants on 8-9 Nov 2017 in its role as the ABNB’s network coordinator. The WBF conference is the biggest gathering of international experts in the banana sector, bringing together actors from every part of the global value chain. […]

CSCP News | Posted December 12, 2017

Biodegradable Circular Economy Innovation Wins Green Alley Award 2017

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Which great Circular Economy innovations had an impact at the Green Alley Awards 2017? The CSCP is the coordinator of r2Pi, a major EU project on business models for the circular economy. The project sponsored this year’s Green Alley Award, which recognises highly promising circular economy innovations. The 2017 edition received some 250 applications from […]

CSCP News | Posted December 8, 2017

“Listening to Sharing Economy Initiatives” Now Available in Portuguese

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Interested in the Sharing Economy, its business models, challenges and successes? All the findings of “Listening to Sharing Economy Initiatives” have now also been published in Portuguese! The Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption, one of the project partners, has translated the report and makes the findings available to a wider audience. The report details the […]

CSCP News | Posted December 6, 2017

Success Stories of Sustainable Business Featuring CSR Hub NRW

Since its first workshop event in March in 2016 the CSR Hub NRW has helped over 70 startups to discover their potential for sustainable business. CSR Hub NRW addresses social, ecological and financial issues startups face and demonstrates how socio-ecological thinking is a critical success factor for startups and growing businesses around the globe. One […]

CSCP News | Posted November 23, 2017

The CSCP: National Focal Point of Procura+ Network for Germany

The CSCP and ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability join forces to advance sustainable and innovation procurement in German regions and cities as strategic partners to Procura+ Network. As a national focal point we want to bring the Procura+ Network’s activities closer to German cities and procurement departments. Procura+ is a network of European public authorities […]

CSCP News | Posted November 20, 2017

Academy of Change is launched – Are you Ready for Change?

In the transition towards a low carbon society, understanding how humans actually think and decide is critical: it is the key to accelerate change towards the sustainable behaviours and lifestyles that really matter. We are happy to announce the launch of the Academy of Change: a new behaviour change programme designed for NGOs working on […]

CSCP News | Posted November 14, 2017

Join Our CSR Hub NRW For Two Upcoming Events On Sustainable Business Models and Innovation

27 November the CSR Hub NRW is being featured at Impact Evening #6 at Impact Hub Ruhr in Essen. CSCP’s Patrick Bottermann will deliver a workshop on „Business Model Sustainability“ for entrepreneurs in the Ruhr Region. The Impact evening starts at 6 pm, please register for free here. The event is in German. 1 December […]

CSCP News | Posted November 7, 2017

Mainstreaming Low-Carbon Lifestyles in The Digital Age – CSCP Discusses What It Takes at The Web Summit in Lisbon

60-80% of the climate change impacts come from household consumption*, of which 20% are direct results of consumer behaviour (e.g. driving cars and heating homes), and 80% are secondary embedded impacts from producing the products or services. How can consumers contribute to climate change mitigation, and what are the key enabling conditions to be fostered […]

CSCP News | Posted November 3, 2017

G-STIC Shows ICT Delivers People-Centric Sustainable Solutions

Approximately 1000 people from more than 60 countries came together from 23-25 October in Brussels to discuss solutions in support of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through science and technology. CSCP coordinated the cross-cutting theme on ICT solutions supporting SDGs and sustainable lifestyles. With the overall conference looking into sectors such as energy and […]

CSCP News | Posted November 2, 2017

Innovative Logistics Models: Closing The Loop During Our Workshop On The Circular Economy

To innovate better systems, we need better methods. Challenges like sustainable logistics systems and circular economic systems require creative, innovative and human-centred approaches. We use design thinking to focus on human and planetary needs. We do so by going beyond mere understanding of function and by trying to empathise with deeper needs, then creating new […]