| 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. […]

| Posted August 1, 2023

Motivations, Opportunities and Abilities: Understanding the Context of Social Norms Through Our CHORIZO Project

In May 2023, the CHORIZO project partners from across Europe gathered in Budapest, hosted by the Hungarian Food Bank Association, to share updates and collaborate on next steps. During the two-day CHORIZO General Assembly, CSCP representatives joined discussions, collaborative sessions, and workshops on the project’s activities which span research, action and impact on food loss and waste. The project’s six case studies each shared updates on their work as they near the end of the initial research phase and start to analyse what they have found from desk research, surveys, and interviews in the contexts of schools, hospitality, food banks, […]

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Every Consumer Counts! – Watch our Video from the #FoodFuture Ideas Fest!

Climate change, nutrition, and circular economy are some of the biggest challenges facing the food chain today. In June 2023, FoodDrinkEurope invited experts from academia, policy, civil society, and business to Brussels to explore the necessary transformation that our food systems need to take forward rapidly in the next few years. The event was attended by about 550 stakeholders and it was driven primarily by inspiring talks across three thematic tents that focused on challenges and solutions related to climate change, nutrition, and Circular Economy. Mariana Nicolau, CSCP Project Manager, held a talk at the Circular Economy tent on the […]

| Posted July 10, 2023

Bridging the Gap Between European Consumers and Sustainability: Leveraging Consumer Behavioural Insights and Local Realities into more Inclusive and Smart Solutions!

The urgency of moving towards more sustainable food systems, including sustainable food consumption patterns, has led to a number of initiatives aimed directly or indirectly at European consumers and supported by different formats and actors in the food sector. Consumers’ willingness to eat healthier and more sustainable food has increased, but there are still major barriers to achieving such patterns. While awareness of the issue and consumer interest have increased, there is evidence that we are still lagging behind when it comes to a broader shift towards more sustainable food consumption patterns. Currently, in the market, there is a proliferation […]

| Posted June 28, 2023

Pact Against Food Waste Signed by German Ministry of Food and 14 Retailers & Wholesalers

Cem Özdemir, German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), and high-level representatives of 14 retail and wholesale companies from Germany signed the voluntary agreement to reduce food waste on 27 June 2023 in Berlin. The pact represents the ambitious target agreement towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12.3) drafted by the Dialogue Forum for Wholesale and Retail to Reduce Food Waste in Germany under the coordination and moderation of the CSCP. The draft had been submitted to the BMEL for political review in December 2022, when the Dialogue Forum project officially ended. The signatories from the wholesale and retail sectors […]

| Posted June 20, 2023

The CSCP Launches the co-do! lab to Make Transformation Toward Sustainability Happen Now!

For 17 years, the CSCP has been collaborating with businesses, policy makers, partner organisations, and civil society to increase the impact in areas that are important for the transition to a regenerative future. The CSCP has launched its brainchild, the co-do lab, born out of the urgency to radically scale up our efforts in transforming businesses, municipalities and cities. The co-do lab, is a Wuppertal-based do tank that runs as a social business and aims to support organisations to accelerate transformation towards greater sustainability. The co-do lab works across different action fields and offers a networking platform for pioneers and doers to inspire, design, […]

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“We Need to Dramatically Accelerate and Scale Sustainable Transformations”

Philipp Ober joined our team with a clear focus on scaling up transformations toward greater sustainability as part of the recently launched CSCP brainchild, the co-do lab. Learn how he aims to combine his background on start-ups and digitalisation with CSCP’s experience and knowledge base to help organisations transform now! Can you share more about your past experience and how that informs your current work? With a background in economics, I started my professional journey at a consulting firm that blends elements of a start-up with the expertise of a conventional consulting company. One area I focused on was sustainability […]

| Posted June 19, 2023

Check Out the New ETC/CE Report: Consumption and the Environment in Europe’s Circular Economy!

Circular Economy in Europe has the potential to reduce environmental and climate impacts, but will require a substantial transformation of our consumption and production systems. The new report “Consumption and the Environment in Europe’s Circular Economy” explores internal and external drivers of consumption behaviour and how consumption can be changed to ensure a good life for all within planetary limits. Today, societies across the world are witnessing a rapid increase in middle- or high-income consumers adopting high consumption lifestyles. This economic growth coupled with growing population has resulted in higher overall global consumption, increased resource use and high emissions. The […]

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The Algae ProBanos Project Kicks-Off: Algae as a Sustainable Biomass of the Future

As a carbon dioxide absorber and oxygen emitter, algae can contribute to mitigating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. Provided that they do not require arable land, fresh water or fertilisers to flourish, algae can also be a sustainable biomass resource for a number of applications. Our recently launched EU project Algae ProBANOS will explore the potential of algae as biomass and develop sustainable and circular product value chains related to it in the North and Baltic Sea. The objective of Algae ProBanos, which stands for Accelerating Algae Product Developments in the Baltic and North Sea, […]

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