| Posted September 20, 2023

Meet Us at the EU Circular Week from 23 to 27 October 2023!

The Circular Economy is a complex transformation process that requires close cooperation between different actors. With the goal of showcasing different key aspects of circularity and enabling stakeholder dialogue, the EU Circular Week 2023 will host a series of events and initiatives taking place across Europe and covering topics such as new business models, consumer behaviour change and social innovations. On 25 October 2023, the CSCP Executive Director, Michael Kuhndt will be a speaker at the opening session of the Mazovia Circular Congress, which is the focal point of the Circular Week 2023. The session will focus on the pan-Europen […]

| Posted September 19, 2023

“Change is About Stepping Out of Comfort Zones”, says Daniela Chaves, new CSCP Project Manager

Following years of experience in the food industry, Daniela Chaves has joined the CSCP as a Project Manager at the Sustainable Infrastructure, Products and Services (SIPS) Team. In this interview she explains that when it comes to enabling positive change, unlocking the potential of relevant stakeholders starts by understanding their needs and perspectives first. Now you’re here: What is a key goal you are looking forward to achieving as part of the CSCP? Before officially joining the CSCP, I had the chance to get to know the organisation as part of the CSCP co-working space. This gave me the opportunity […]

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Integrating Biodiversity into Corporate Environmental Management with the UBi Biodiversity-Checks

As part of the UBi project, the CSCP together with the Global Nature Fund and the Lake Constance Foundation have developed a fact sheet on Biodiversity-Checks. As such, Biodiversity-Checks serve as a first orientation for companies on how to integrate biodiversity into their environmental and social responsibility management and as a starting point for assessing the business relevance of biodiversity and related opportunities. Depending on the sector, there are specific risks and opportunities with direct impact on the business. To address the topic in a sector-specific way, the UBi project partners are working together with experts, companies, and business associations […]

| Posted September 14, 2023

The Lifestyle Test is Launched: Inspiring Europeans to Lead more Positive and Sustainable Lifestyles!

In our daily life we constantly interact with our housing, mobility, food and general infrastructural environments and consume a variety of products and services that define the impact we have on nature, our wellbeing, and society itself. The extent of this impact depends both on how these products and services have been produced as well on the way we consume them. Beyond the need for more sustainable and resource-efficient production systems, improving consumption practices is one of the main sustainability goals of today, as reflected in the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green Deal. Already in its first […]

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FoodLoops: Supporting Circular Food Systems in Schools

Currently, 59 million tonnes of food are thrown away each year in the European Union according to the Eurostat. Food waste and loss take place at many stages of the value chain, including a large share at the consumption stage. Our project FoodLoops, launched in September 2023, aims to support circular food systems in schools by reducing waste and improving the organic waste cycle. The project will empower municipalities, educators and caterers to improve their biowaste separation at its source (e.g., in school canteens and kitchens). Moreover, FoodLoops will guide these actors to collaborate in developing solutions that turn unavoidable […]

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The LIKE A PRO Project Invites Experts to Join Workshop on Consumer Acceptance of Alternative Proteins

Alternative proteins are on the rise, but what is needed to increase consumer acceptance of products made up of mealworm, krill or microbial proteins? The first LIKE A PRO digital workshop in Germany on 9 November 2023 will discuss relevant factors and co-create maps of interlinkages with experts from relevant sectors. The CSCP invites stakeholders from different sectors, including industry, academia, policy and civil society to join the workshop and discuss acceptance barriers to alternative proteins and potential solutions. In the project, we look at proteins from alternative sources such as rapeseed, mealworm, krill, microbial protein, cultivated fungus, fermented mushroom […]

| Posted September 12, 2023

UBi Project Invites German Businesses to Join the Supply Chain Biodiversity Award 2023!

To inspire and encourage German businesses to take an active role in unlocking the potential of supply chains with regard to protecting and preserving biodiversity, our UBi project has launched the second round of the award “The supply chain lives: Transforming supply chains, integrating biodiversity”. The award aims to celebrate and promote activities and measures taken by businesses that have an impact throughout the entire supply chain. This year’s award focuses on the transformative character of such measures, their transferability to other industries, and the pioneering spirit of the companies. Companies of all sizes and sectors that are based in […]

| Posted August 29, 2023

“Consumption and the Environment in Europe’s Circular Economy” – Check Out the ETC/CE Report and Watch the Webinar Recording!

Consumers play a key role in unlocking the potential of Circular Economy. During an interactive webinar held in September 2023, a panel of experts, including from the European Commission, the European Parliament, Hot or Cool Institute, and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), shared insights and perspectives on the current debate of policy options for the transition toward sustainable consumption in Europe. The webinar built on an extensive analytical work conducted by  the European Environment Agency (EEA) and supported by the European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE) on household consumption and its environment and climate pressures […]

| Posted August 3, 2023

The Campaign #WirDrehenRunter Contributes to Reducing the Average Washing Temperature in Germany by 1.25 °C!

Up to 60 percent of the carbon footprint of laundry washing is attributable to wash temperature and use, 20 percent to ingredients, and the remaining 20 percent to disposal, packaging, production and transport. Washing at lower temperatures, such as at 20 or 30 °C, makes an important contribution to saving energy, reducing emissions, and protecting the climate. To help reduce the washing temperature in Germany, WWF Germany and Procter & Gamble joined hands in 2022. Through the ongoing campaign #WirDrehenRunter, the partners want to motivate a sustainable change in behaviour, namely turning down the washing temperature across German households. In […]

| Posted August 2, 2023

Reducing Consumer Food Waste: Compendium Presented at the European Parliament

The European Commission has proposed legally-binding targets for EU Member States to reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 30 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020. To help meet such targets, the European Consumer Food Waste Forum (ECFWF) has released a compendium on the topic. The document, which is a ‘how-to guide’, focuses on interventions that can help address the consumption hotspot of food waste generation. Food waste is a pressing issue with significant environmental, social, and economic consequences. […]

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