| Posted March 25, 2025

Check out our FoodLoops Manual on Cooperation for Circular Biowaste in Schools and Beyond!

Food waste in the Baltic Sea Region poses a significant problem with countries like Lithuania generating around 50 kg of food waste per capita per year. Our FoodLoops project has developed the Cooperation for Circular Bio-Waste in Schools and Beyond manual to support key actors in finding efficient ways for collaboration and co-creation of impactful solutions. The purpose of the manual is to promote collaboration in the local food (waste) value chains, with a particular focus on circular biowaste management. It serves as a guide to enhance a better understanding of motivations and pain points of involved actors, ultimately identifying […]

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“Building Stronger Teams Through Cultural Awareness”

Dorothy Muthuri is an experienced HR manager, having worked across global regions and with diverse teams. At the CSCP, she focuses on fostering an inclusive and growth-oriented environment where everyone is valued and empowered to reach their full potential. With years of experience in HR, what key lessons have you learnt from working across different global regions? I have learnt to appreciate the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity and how understanding and respecting local customs is essential for building strong relationships with colleagues. Adapting to differences ensures smoother interactions. For instance, while trust and respect could be considered universal […]

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From Research to Real-World Impact: Designing Advisory Services for Circular Behaviours

Academic literature provides the evidence, while our practical experience refines it. But when should we combine the two, and how can we do so effectively? The CARE project is finding answers as it develops advisory services for circular food and clothing practices at home. Why and how to combine research and practical experience? At the heart of the CARE project is a bold mission: to empower 100 households in five European locations to adopt more circular food and clothing habits. To support this change, the project is creating tailored advisory services and skill-building activities (called ‘interventions’) to help participants change […]

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Scaling Promising Solutions: Key Takeaways from the Sustainable Food Systems Summit

As challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food security mount, it is clear that we should urgently rethink and transform the way we produce and consume food. At the Sustainable Food Systems Summit, held on 20 March 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany, we explored critical questions about the future of food: What will the food landscape look like tomorrow? How will we grow our food in the years ahead? What is needed to build a resilient and autonomous European food system? At this edition of the Sustainable FUTURE Summit hosted by the FUTURE Institute for Sustainable Transformation and the CSCP, […]

| Posted March 24, 2025

Our NEXRUR Project Has Kicked-Off to Boost Rural Resilience in Europe and China

Rural areas in the EU are grappling with major challenges driven by climate change, biodiversity loss and water scarcity. Addressing these issues is at the heart of the NEXRUR project, which aims to foster sustainable development through international collaboration between the European Union (EU) and China. The project focuses on empowering farmers and rural communities to develop, select, and scale new or improved sustainable business models that enhance rural resilience. Through a combination of conceptual and practical research, the project generates new knowledge on community-led agricultural business models. It emphasises co-design and co-innovation within a network of 22 diverse community […]

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100 Voices on the Future

Sustainability transformation thrives on diverse perspectives, bold ideas, and shared action. That’s why together with our new brainchild, the co-do lab, we are launching the 100 Voices on the Future campaign—and we want you to be part of it! We are collecting 100 voices, perspectives and visions of the future. Join the conversation and share your answer to the question: What can we do today and in the future to create a world in which sustainability is the new normal? Your thoughts, ideas, and actions matter! Here’s how you can contribute: Email: Send your response via text, audio, or video […]

| Posted March 21, 2025

Be Part of the UBi Dialogue Forum 17 June 2025: Exploring Biodiversity in Business!

Imagine a thriving forest, where every tree, insect, and microorganism plays a vital role in maintaining balance. Remove one key element, and the system begins to falter. The same applies to business and biodiversity—without the many ecosystem services provided by biodiversity, businesses cannot thrive in the long run. The UBi Dialogue Forum 2025 will explore how companies can strengthen this connection and drive positive change. On 17 June 2025, the Dialogue Forum of the UBi project, Germany’s annual conference on biodiversity in business, will once again take place at the Allianz Forum in Berlin, Germany. The project partners have designed […]

| Posted March 17, 2025

Hello Transformation: Join the Next Nature-Based Learning Experience Hosted by the co-do! lab

What does it take to turn sustainability goals into real, scalable transformation? Many organisations and cities still wonder how to effectively navigate complex regulations and turn demands into meaningful opportunities. That’s where the co-do lab comes in. Our Hello Transformation learning experience empowers your organisation to drive sustainable transformation effectively from within—strengthening resilience, collaboration, and competitiveness. Real transformation doesn’t happen in meeting rooms—it happens when we step outside, shift our perspective, and truly experience change. This is why the co-do lab, a do-tank launched by the CSCP, created Hello Transformation. As a 4-day immersive, nature-based learning experience, Hello Transformation is […]

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Empowering Policies for Sustainable Choices: PSLifestyle Final Conference 13 May 2025 in Brussels!

After four years of empowering citizens to adopt more sustainable and positive lifestyles, the PSLifestyle project is about to wrap up. To mark this milestone, we invite you to our Final Conference on 13 May 2025, where we will reflect on key achievements and explore how the Lifestyle Test can continue to driving sustainable change across Europe. Reaching the EU climate goals for 2050 requires both systemic transformation and individual action. The PSLifestyle project has worked to bridge this gap, equipping citizens across eight European countries—Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Turkey—with the Lifestyle Test, a tool to […]

| Posted March 16, 2025

Cultivating Collaboration: FEASTS Showcases Sustainable Food Innovation

Cultured meat and seafood refer to a diverse range of new food products made possible by innovative production methods that use animal cells grown in cell culture conditions. The resulting products range from cultured ingredients for hybrid products, such as cultivated fat added in a plant-based burger to enhance the taste, to fully cultured products like burgers. This technology has the potential to reduce environmental impact and increase animal welfare, while improving food security. However, important questions arise: How can cultured meat be scaled to compete with conventional products? How can cultured ingredients best enhance existing foods? How can we […]

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