| Posted September 6, 2022

Join Our #EUCircularTalk on 15 September 2022: Accelerating Circular Behaviours – How Can Digitalisation Help Us?

What are the missing pieces in the puzzle in order to make circularity the norm among consumers in Europe? What can stakeholders such as retailers, city representatives, policymakers, and civil society organisations (CSOs) do to enable circular behaviours among consumers? How can digitalisation play a supporting role in this process? At the #EUCircularTalk Accelerating Circular Behaviours – How Can Digitalisation Help Us? the CSCP will bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss these questions and share ideas on next steps. Changes in consumption behaviours and lifestyles are increasingly recognised as one of the key levers for enabling the transition to […]

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Meet us at the Circular Economy Hotspot in Bottrop on 14 September 2022!

From 12 to 14 September 2022, the international Circular Economy Hotspot will take place in the former mining town and current Innovation City of Bottrop, Germany. On three event days, the topics of circular economy, resource conservation and increasing efficiency will be highlighted in order to accelerate the transformation towards the circular economy and to find innovative solutions.  On 14 September 2022, the CSCP executive director, Michael Kuhndt will be part of a panel discussion on the topic of „Exploring Enabling Drivers for a Circular Economy Transformation”. The discussion will look into questions such as what are the insights of […]

| Posted September 1, 2022

Increasing Impact Through Behavioural Know-How: The Example of Our weiter_wirken Programme

After a four-month journey during which 20 representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) learned, gained experience and exchanged ideas on the topic of behaviour change, they successfully completed our capacity building programme weiter_wirken. During the course of the programme the group learned to facilitate and enable behaviour change in their projects and by involving relevant stakeholders. In the last workshop the focus was on collaboration and impact assessment as key elements of successful sustainability projects. The participants, who are representatives of sustainability and One World projects in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), brought their own projects into the training programme and had […]

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Join us at the Circular Futures Festival on 14 and 15 of September to Co-Create Solutions!

Circular economy approaches are becoming ever more important in responding to environmental challenges such as the climate change. Multiple actors, including policymakers, businesses, cities, civil society and other stakeholders have recognised that an orientation towards circular strategies is necessary to achieve a future-oriented and environmentally-friendly economy and society. The question is, however, what can circular strategies look like in practice and how to make them work for all? Launched in 2021, the Circular Futures Festival will take place for the second time on 14 and 15 September 2022 to find answers to such questions and show what circular transformation can […]

| Posted August 31, 2022

How to Become a Sustainable Company Through Co-Creation: The Story of Storch-Ciret

Aspects such as integrating sustainability, practising responsive working methods, cross-functional collaboration or strengthening psychological safety, are becoming central to the strategic planning of businesses that want to become future-proof. So why not try to tackle multiple agenda items at the same time with a process driven by employees themselves? In early 2021, we embarked on such a journey with Storch-Ciret Group (GSC), a Wuppertal-based painting-tools supplier with over 1,600 employees in 17 countries and more than 18,000 products in its portfolio. Its CEOs, Jörg Heinemann and Daniel Rogusch, approached the CSCP with the following questions: “As market leaders in the […]

| Posted August 25, 2022

Join the PSLifestyle Living Lab in Solingen on 14 September to Co-Create 100 Actions for a Sustainable and Good Life!

Turning down the heat, cycling more often or reducing food waste – we all have countless opportunities to reduce our personal carbon footprint. Yet, the question is how to identify which actions have the biggest impact and how to turn them into long-lasting habits. This is what the upcoming PSLifestyle Living Lab workshop is about. Together with citizens from Remscheid, Solingen and Wuppertal (Germany) we will identify and co-create 100 actions for a sustainable and good life across key areas such as housing, food, mobility, and consumption. A major goal of the workshop is to gather as many perspectives as […]

| Posted August 15, 2022

How to Build a Geodesic Dome in Your Community? – Join our Gläserne Werkstatt Workshop on 23-25 September 2022!

A geodesic dome is not simply an amazing geometric structure made of triangles that together form a dome. In fact, the support-free space that the dome provides can be used in countless creative ways. This is why in urban areas geodesic domes are being used more and more as greenhouses, mediation spaces, or meeting rooms for community gatherings. As part of our Gläserne Werkstatt project and together with different local actors, we will host a how-to-build-a-geodesic-dome workshop on 23-25 September 2022 in Solingen, Germany. The goal is not only to create a geodesic dome as a space that citizens of […]

| Posted August 11, 2022

The CSCP Provides Scientific Support to the Campaign #Wirdrehenrunter: How Colder Washing Can Protect the Climate

Did you know that lowering the washing temperature of your laundry from 40°C to 30°C can have as big an impact as saving around 38% CO2 emissions? Maybe you contemplated if washing at lower degrees provides the same cleaning results? Truth is, improved detergent formulas work just as well in colder temperatures. In turn, cold-washing saves energy leading to significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The CSCP has scientifically supported the process of developing a campaign design based on behavioural science as well as an evaluation methodology to show the effects of the campaign on the washing behaviour of consumers in […]

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Food Waste Reduction Measures That Work: A Case Study Collection From the Dialogue Forum

Protective layers for fruit and vegetables, fresh “gastro deals”, “dynamic markdown pricing”, consumer acceptance of fruits and vegetables with blemishes, 100% food redistribution to charities – all of these are measures that the retail and wholesale sector can take to reduce food waste. Considering their interfaces to suppliers, customers, and redistribution, retail and wholesale hold a great potential to contribute to more food appreciation and less waste. Our new case study collection as part of the Dialogue Forum presents inspiring measures that create real impact when it comes to food waste reduction. The publication is an exemplary analysis and illustration […]

| Posted August 10, 2022

How Office Space Impacts Performance – Join Our Business Field Trip on 24 August 2022!

Connected, agile, smart, innovative and a with great view – this is what sets out “The Ship”, a state-of-the-art office building in Cologne, Germany. On 24 August 2022, with our Competence centre eStandards and CSR.digital projects we will visit the building to learn first-hand how the office environment can influence performance and enable teams to create positive impact. The visit is open to businesses and other interested parties – join us! The working world of tomorrow is collaborative at heart and enabled by digital technologies. “The Ship”, one of the most digital office buildings in Germany, already lives by these standards. […]

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