| Posted November 6, 2025

From Status Quo to Innovation: The CSCP Brings the Conversation to ANUGA 2025!

Imagine enjoying a juicy steak made without harming animals or cutting down forests. At this year’s ANUGA fair, the CSCP showed how European farmers and scientists are joining forces to make cultivated meat (meat grown from animal cells) an option for everyone’s plate, through an open and inclusive process that values diverse perspectives and considerations. At ANUGA 2025 in Cologne, Germany the world’s largest trade fair for food innovation, the audience was invited to rethink what “meat” could mean in the future. Under the keynote title “Can You Imagine a Future Where This Is Possible?”, Alexander Mannweiler, Head of Sustainable […]

| Posted November 4, 2025

Our SETDEPLOY Project Kicks-Off: Enabling Europe’s Clean Energy Transition

Citizens across Europe are feeling the change due to higher energy bills and from more frequent heatwaves and floods. A faster shift to clean energy, produced locally where possible, can help lower bills over time, create local jobs, and help make communities healthier and more resilient. To deliver on these needs, the EU has launched the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. But how can this plan become a true engine for change? That’s where the SETDEPLOY project comes in. Launched in September 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden, SETDEPLOY brings policy, industry, and research to the table to turn strategy into practical […]

| Posted November 3, 2025

Meet us at the Smart City Forum in Wuppertal on 13 November 2025!

Smart cities hold the promise of making urban life more sustainable, efficient, and responsive by using data and digital technologies to improve everything from mobility and energy to health and waste management. However, technology alone doesn’t make a city smart. Real progress depends on strong collaboration between citizens, government, academia, and business, as well as open data, transparent governance, and digital inclusion. In 2022, the Smart City Wuppertal initiative was launched to drive Wuppertal’s digital transformation by connecting ideas, people, and innovation across the city. After three years of work, the initiative is about to start implementing three core projects: […]

| Posted October 30, 2025

From Engagement to Policy: CEE2ACT’s Role in Shaping the Future of Bioeconomy

How can we build momentum and ignite action for a sustainable, circular bioeconomy through inclusive and solution-oriented stakeholder engagement formats? The CEE2ACT project has been running bioeconomy hubs in ten Central and Eastern European countries, which serve as collaborative platforms where policymakers, businesses, researchers, and civil society come together to shape bioeconomy strategies. Recent milestones, including an impact evaluation and contributions to the European Green Week 2025, highlight how engagement is driving action. As the CEE2ACT project moves toward its conclusion in December 2025, successful stakeholder engagement is one of its achievements. Since its launch in 2022, the project has […]

| Posted October 29, 2025

How the City of Dortmund is Integrating Climate Criteria into Its Public Procurement

How can cities translate climate goals into procurement practice? In the latest issue of the Kleine Kniffe magazine, we shared insights from our collaboration with the city of Dortmund, Germany showcasing how the city administration is systematically applying a climate factor in its public tenders supported by the CO₂ Performance Ladder. Public procurement is increasingly seen as a lever for climate action. However, translating climate ambition into concrete procurement criteria remains a challenge. Many organisations, including city administrations, are left with questions such as how can sustainability be assessed fairly and efficiently in tenders or how can climate-friendly practices be […]

| Posted October 28, 2025

Circular Economy in Action: Our FAB Festival 2025 Brings 200 People Together!

What happens when three innovative hubs in Germany’s Bergisch City Triangle open their doors for a hands-on festival showcasing and celebrating the circular economy? Bold ideas come to life! Around 200 visitors joined our FAB Festival 2025, experiencing the circular economy firsthand through upcycling workshops, immersive nature activities, and meaningful networking. Day One: Kick-off in Remscheid The FAB Festival opened with an inspiring kick-off at the Gründerschmiede in Remscheid. Here, the circular economy met the start-up spirit: innovative projects and collaborations from the region were present and the day was filled with new ideas and lively discussions. Best practices from […]

| Posted October 27, 2025

Cologne Stakeholder Dialogue: From Circular Economy to Circular Society

The circular economy can help address resource scarcity and keep businesses competitive. But there’s still a sizeable gap between political ambitions and what companies can actually do. At the stakeholder dialogue “Circular Economy: Panacea or Fig Leaf?”, held in October 2025 in Cologne, Germany and hosted by toom Baumarkt and UmweltDialog, experts talked about real ways to make circular economy work and why it’s as much about culture and mindset as it is about technical innovation. In his keynote speech, CSCP Executive Director, Michael Kuhndt invited the audience to “think about their favourite product designed for circularity”. With that prompt, […]

| Posted October 24, 2025

Making Algae’s Potential Tangible at the EU Algae Awareness Summit 2025

Are your curious about algae and how they can be used to achieve greater sustainability? At our “Feel the Sea” exhibition as part of the Algae Awareness Summit 2025 held in Berlin, Germany participants explored different uses of algae, got to know algae innovators and most importantly were able to touch, taste, and feel algae! As part of the AlgaeProBANOS project (co-funded under the EU’s Horizon programme), the CSCP Creative Communication team designed and hosted the algae experience exhibition—an interactive space where visitors could touch, taste, and feel algae. The exhibition set out to surprise, spark curiosity, and build connection […]

| Posted October 9, 2025

Stirring Up Positive Change: Our SPOON Project Website is Live!

How can citizen science enabled by digitalisation help transform the way we eat? With food systems contributing up to 37% of global emissions* and millions in Europe lacking access to healthy food, the newly-launched SPOON website aims to support the collection and sharing of relevant food data for decision-makers and other relevant actors, who work closely with communities on the topic of sustainable eating practices. The website aims to support food decision-makers by helping them develop solutions informed by consumer realities and everyday practices, and to empower citizens by enabling them to make more informed choices about food. In a […]

| Posted October 7, 2025

Ready to Accelerate Your Local Circular Transition? Join our CCRI Communities of Practice by 17 October 2025!

Across Europe, cities and regions are tackling the same pressing questions: How do we measure circularity in a meaningful way? How do we make water cycles resilient to droughts and floods? How do we ensure that the circular transition benefits people, not just systems? How do we secure the critical raw materials our economies depend on? No city has all the answers alone. Yet by working together, cities can turn common challenges into shared progress—building a more circular, resilient, and inclusive future for all. That’s why the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) is launching four new Communities of Practice […]

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