Community News | Posted July 4, 2017 Investing in a Good Life in Wuppertal: CSCP in Cooperation with the Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal Community NewsProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsTrainings & Capacity Building Digitalisation and continuously low interest rates are already changing Banks’ business models. Meanwhile, sustainability is moving up people’s agenda. So how can a leading regional bank systematically strengthen its role as a driver of positive impact while continuing to improve its competitiveness? At a time when organisations are focused on reducing costs, streamlining processes and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 4, 2017 Green Alley Awards 2017 is Looking for Great Green Ideas to Turn Waste into a Resource @GreenAlleyAward CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains Application deadline is July 25th! Green Alley is looking to award great ideas, new services, products, and technologies that can turn waste into resources. In return, they will offer strategic support, networking opportunities, and expertise in entering the circular economy across Europe. The Green Alley Award 2017 is Europe’s first start-up competition focused on the circular economy, and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 4, 2017 CSR Hub NRW is Collaborating with Regional Start-Ups to Transform the Value Chain @csrhub_nrw CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipTrainings & Capacity Building This August 1st in Cologne, the CSR Hub NRW will deliver a workshop on sustainable value chains, hosted at the premises of the successful start-up FOND OF BAGS. Together with other start-ups from the region, we will discuss how to future-proof supply and value chains according to the demands of the future. For over a […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 30, 2017 Long Lasting and Easy to Repair Products are Key to the Circular Economy @EUEnvironment CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipPolicyProducts & ServicesSustainable Business Models The evolution of the circular economy vision arose as a solution to growing mountains of waste. Because of this, current business models and tools have focused on waste reduction and source materials. But with current production and consumption patterns using the earth’s annual resources within the first seven months of the year, we need to […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 28, 2017 How You Can Benefit from a Circular Economy? @R2PI_project CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building We are overshooting the earth’s capacity to regenerate our natural resources while undershooting our human capacity to design a more viable and valuable system. Transitioning from the wasteful linear economy to an efficient circular economy will benefit you now and in the future. The top 10 benefits of a circular economy approach to your organisation: […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 28, 2017 Pupils Are Starting to Implement Their Visions of a Sustainable Future for Their Neighbourhood CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & Trends In October 2016, a group of 9th grade students set out to explore their neighbourhood and envision what their future could look like. The Gesamtschule Langerfeld students were given Sustainable Mobility, Biodiversity, Climate Protection and Networking as key words to consider during their mission. Following their exploration, they are beginning to implement their visions of […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 27, 2017 What’s on Your Menu Today? #VALUMICS CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourPolicyProducts & ServicesConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSustainable Value Chains With Europeans’ appetites accounting for over 30% of all consumption-related impacts, there is a need for governments and businesses to help shift consumers to eat more sustainably while also ensuring food value chains become more resilient. Seizing this opportunity, the VALUMICS project launches today. It will focus on developing interventions to trigger more sustainable food […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 26, 2017 Meet Us at the Thematic Workshop on Circular Economy on 29th June in Brussels @interregeurope#policylearning CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipSustainable Business Models Raymond Slaughter, Senior Advisor at the CSCP and project manager of R2Pi, a three-year EU project that aims to develop policy packages and business models for transitioning from linear to circular, will be a panelist at Interreg Europe’s Thematic Workshop on Circular Economy on 29th June 2017 in Brussels. The thematic community of regional practitioners […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted June 22, 2017 Meet Us at the “Sustainable Lifestyle, Livelihoods and the Circular Economy” in Brighton 27 – 29 June 2017 #GRFcircular2017 CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipLifestyles & BehaviourPolicyConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSustainable Business ModelsSustainable Value Chains The CSCP is a contributing partner to the Conference and Michael Kuhndt, executive director of the CSCP will be part of the planery discussion on “Sustainable lifestyles, business models and social innovation in the circular economy” after a keynote by Joss Blériot of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The focuses is on the roles of new business […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted May 31, 2017 How Europeans Can Hop on the Bicycle Highway to a Green Gym and Cycle to Healthier Sustainable Lifestyles @inheritEU#inherit#InheritYourFuture CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourPolicyProducts & ServicesConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels How would European societies look if they were healthier, sustainable, and equitable? This May, thirty experts set out to find answers to this question during the INHERIT scenario building expert workshop. The growing use of e-health services, a higher appreciation for well-being, and citizens as experts are only some of the directions identified by INHERIT […] Read more