| Posted March 12, 2025

Coming Up in Spring 2025: FAB Events in the Bergisch City Triangle

Exploring the future of urban development: How can cities become more circular, resilient, and innovative? What happens when places of innovation, companies, civil society initiatives, and think tanks work together with makers and doers to rethink sustainability? In spring 2025, you can meet us at various events to explore how our FAB Region project is turning these ideas into action in the Bergisch city triangle in Germany! The FAB Region is deeply rooted in circular economy initiatives, Fab Labs and makerspaces and sustainable industry development, but at its core, it’s part of something larger: the transformation of cities and regions towards […]

| Posted March 11, 2025

Join Our FoodLoops Webinar on 21 March 2025: Driving Circular Food Solutions in Schools in the Baltic Sea Region

Our FoodLoops project focuses on tackling one of the biggest challenges in the Baltic Sea Region: food waste. In Lithuania alone, about 50 kg of food waste is generated per capita each year, which also represents a significant economic opportunity for creating valuable products from biowaste. At our next FoodLoops Replication Workshop on 21 March 2025, we invite schools, public authorities, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), caterers, farmers, and farmers’ associations to join us and brainstorm, explore, and co-create solutions! At the workshop, you will learn the step-by-step process of building cooperation for circular biowaste, as implemented in the FoodLoops project and […]

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Join Us at the HOOP Final Conference on 25 and 26 March 2025 in Cartagena, Spain!

Consider the compostable scraps from your kitchen or the trimmed plants from your garden—these organic materials are still packed with valuable ingredients, making them far too precious to waste. European cities and regions have implemented systems to capture and valorise biowaste into new materials and energy as part of circular economy efforts. While many of these systems are already working, they haven’t yet reached their full potential in producing high-value products—this is precisely where the HOOP project aimed to make a difference. Launched in 2022 as part of the EU Horizon 2020 financing scheme, HOOP aimed at developing and implementing new […]

| Posted March 6, 2025

Uniting Industries for a Circular Tomorrow: Meet Us at the Circular Valley Convention on 12 and 13 March 2025!

Designed to promote circular economy efforts, the Circular Valley Convention brings together decision-makers from business, science, politics and society to engage on relevant topics across three main themes: enabling value chains, enabling technologies, and enabling materials. The CSCP is proud to be a partner of the Circular Valley Convention 2025—join us in Düsseldorf, Germany on 12 and 13 March 2025! As part of the convention, we will draw on our experience in various circular economy projects, including bergisch.kompetenz, the Digital Centre WertNetzWerke, FAB Region, and CATALYST. In particular, we look forward to engaging with partners, topic experts, and industry representatives on […]

| Posted March 5, 2025

“To Expand Sustainability Ownership, We Need to Meet People Where They Are”

Johannes Klement is an experienced researcher in the field of economics and sustainability and has co-founded sustainability civil society organisations (CSOs) in the past. With a PhD in theoretical economics, he tries to reconcile theory and practice and explores innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to economic and sustainability challenges. Learn more about him and his new journey as part of the CSCP team. At the CSCP, our vision is to enable a good life for all. In the context of sustainability research, how would you define a ‘good life’? What tentative frameworks or key principles could guide this definition? In the context […]

| Posted February 28, 2025

Don’t Miss the Sustainable FUTURE Summit on Food Systems on 20 March 2025 in Frankfurt – Register Now!

As climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food security challenges mount, we need to urgently rethink and transform the way we produce and consume food. What will the future of food look like? How will we grow our food tomorrow? What does it take to build a resilient and autonomous European food system? Together with key experts and leading food system actors, we will look into these questions at the Sustainable Food Systems Summit on 20 March 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. Join us! What’s at stake? Rising uncertainties from climate change and geopolitical crises are reshaping food systems, sparking global debate. […]

| Posted February 27, 2025

The CSCP Becomes First Non-Profit Organisation to Receive the EUPD Top Brand Corporate Sustainability Certification

In recognition of its collaborative efforts, inclusive approach, and innovative and exemplary work in mainstreaming sustainable consumption and production, the CSCP has been certified as a Top Brand Corporate Sustainability 2025 by EUPD Research. The EUPD Research is a leading global certification body that employs an innovative approach to developing quality models for certifying organisations—providing valuable guidance in an increasingly complex market landscape. “This award celebrates 20 years of collaboration and excellence with partners from industry, politics, and civil society as a Think and Do Tank. From the very beginning, our goal has been to empower others to integrate sustainability into […]

| Posted February 24, 2025

Check Out Six Free Online Courses on Sustainability Transformation

Sustainability transformation starts with skills. Whether you want to understand your carbon footprint, redesign a business model or develop a materiality-based strategy, CSCP’s six free online courses developed in the CATALYST project provide the practical tools to move from ambition to impact. Who are the courses for? The courses, which are available in English, are designed to equip small and medium-sized enteprises (SMEs), sustainability professionals, and students with the competencies needed to lead the transition. They range from beginner to advanced levels and vary in workload from short (8-hour introductions) to comprehensive (32-hour deep dives). This allows course participants to choose […]

| Posted January 21, 2025

Sustainable Public Procurement: Policy Framework and Implementation

With the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS), German policymakers have laid important foundations for sustainable procurement. But how can this be successfully translated into practice? The CO₂ Performance Ladder is designed to support procurement departments to achieve emission reductions and integrate sustainability into procurement processes. In 2023 the German government adopted the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS), a decisive step toward promoting sustainability and circularity. The NKWS emphasises the role of public procurement as a key lever for fostering circular economy principles. At the same time, work is underway to amend the German public procurement law, which is part of the […]

| Posted January 15, 2025

Embark on a Journey to Shape a Circular Future: Join our WertNetzWerke Webinar on 22 January 2025!

How can businesses transition from linear to circular practices while boosting efficiency and sustainability? What tools and strategies are available to unlock the potential of the Circular Economy in industries like construction, electronics, and machinery? The “Journey into the Circular Economy” webinar series of our Digital Centre WertNetzWerke is your opportunity to dive into these questions and discover actionable solutions for creating a more sustainable future. The  first event will be hosted on 22 January 2025, 14:00-16:00, and marks the beginning of a four-part series dedicated to exploring Circular Economy principles across various industries. The inaugural session will provide participants with […]

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