| Posted March 8, 2022

Transforming Tourism: Our Project Circular Tourism Vietnam Launches Stakeholder Meetings

With its picturesque landscapes, white sandy beaches, and impressive terrace rice fields, Vietnam has become a leading tourist destination. Yet, the same landscapes that enabled the tourism boom in the first place are facing the most challenges caused by this rapid growth. As one of the countries with the fastest growing tourism sector in the world, Vietnam is also a major contributor to marine plastic litter with approximately 730,000 tons of plastic waste going to the sea every year.* The outbreak of COVID-19 has reduced international tourist traffic to Vietnam leading to a decline in income of many tourism-related businesses […]

| Posted March 3, 2022

Engaging Employees Toward Becoming a Sustainable Enterprise: Why it Works

The way companies approach the integration of sustainability principles into their culture and working practices is as varied as the companies themselves. Top management responsibility and commitments are often regarded as the most important means and indicators for formal sustainability integration. But do they also need to be the starting point? Putting employees in the driver seat from the beginning may offer significant advantages. Some organisations do not start with a sustainability strategy at the top, but rather as a cross-cutting cultural process. This was the case with Stadtwerke Wuppertal (WSW), a German municipal utility whose human resources (HR) team […]

| Posted February 24, 2022

Join Our Workshop “Enabling Circular Electronics: Skills for Cities, Businesses, and Consumers” on 2 March 2022!

Each year, more electronic internet-connected devices are produced than there are humans*, resource-wise a dead end. Join us on 2 March 2022 at the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference to discuss how we can make circular electronics a reality! Digitalisation surrounds us everywhere. This is accompanied by an immense increase in reliance on devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops and more. In Europe and other world regions, electronic devices and digital services are gaining more and more importance. For example, an average of 78% of people in Europe have a smart phone**. While digital networking is on the one […]

| Posted February 23, 2022

Our weiter_wirken Capacity Building Programme Launches Its Second Round: Apply Now!

Sustainability is one of the most important topics of our time – but how can it be communicated successfully? In its second round, our capacity building programme, weiter_wirken will support representatives of civil society organisations (CSO) to integrate behavioural know-how into their work and increase positive impact. Sometimes, it takes more than just good intentions to make a true shift toward more sustainability. In fact, the intention-action gap is what many CSOs working in the field of sustainability identify as a major challenge. Behavioral science offers valuable knowledge as to what motivates people’s choices, thus presenting cues how to deal […]

| Posted February 22, 2022

The “Pro-long Electronics“ Campaign Inspires Consumers to Give Devices Longer Lives

Electronic devices have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. With increasingly shorter innovation cycles, replacements to such devices can be a quick first choice. The “Pro-long Electronics” campaign informed consumers on the financial and ecological benefits of giving older devices a second or pro-longed life and gathered far-reaching traction. Going through your home (physically or mentally), how many electronic devices can you count? More importantly, how many such devices do you have that you deemed outdated and are not using anymore? Updates, upgrades, and short innovation cycles spur ever shorter replacement cycles and as a result it happens […]

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How the Sugar REET Project Supported Pakistan Towards Clean Energy

A large population coupled with ongoing economic development have led to increased energy consumption in Pakistan. Faced with growing demand, the country needs to explore and tap cost-effective, clean, and alternative energy sources to bridge the electricity demand-supply gap. While Pakistan’s energy generation is mainly dependent on fossil fuels, the utilisation of biomass energy from the sugar industry not only holds great potential to reduce carbon emissions, environmental pollution and waste, but it can also increase industrial efficiency, create green jobs, and bring economic benefits to farmers. Since its launch in 2018, the Sugar REET project promoted sustainable bio-energy production […]

| Posted February 16, 2022

BOOM Holiday Camps 2022: Registration is Open!

After six successful camps in 2020 and 2021, our BOOM holiday camps invite teenagers and young adults again this year to explore future jobs in fields as diverse as ‘daily consumption and design’, ‘energy and mobility’, ‘building and living’ and ’food’. The registration for the 2022 BOOM camps is open – spread the word! Our BOOM holiday camps offer the participants a unique opportunity to not only explore how the jobs of the future might look like but also discover their strengths in order to face the future with curiosity and enthusiasm. The participants have the chance to get insights […]

| Posted February 9, 2022

The German Supply Chain Act is Here: How Should Companies React?

As of January 2023, the German Supply Chain Act aims at creating a more level playing field for German companies based on due diligence and in favour of human rights and environmental protection. In a joint position paper, the CSCP, the Wuppertal Institute, and Sustainabill elaborate on the limitations of the supply chain act and give recommendations about what should be included in a future European legislation in order to be more effective. Controversies related to difficult working conditions and environmental pollution (especially in the early phases of the supply chains) and the difficulties to effectively monitor all links of […]

| Posted January 26, 2022

Join us at the Online Event “From Ambition to Action – The Circular Economy Roadmap”

The Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland (CEID) is hosting the online event From Ambition to Action – The Circular Economy Roadmap for Germany and selected deep dives into Circular Business Models, as a side event of The World Circular Economy Forum 2022. Join the CSCP at Session 2: Roadmaps Towards Circularity – Experiences From The Netherlands, The Nordics And Germany . The CEID introduces the session: “National Circular Economy roadmaps and strategies are powerful tools for describing the transition towards circularity. Germany recently released its first comprehensive Circular Economy roadmap that outlines the necessary steps for politics, business, science and society. […]

| Posted January 18, 2022

Join Our “Pro-long Electronics” Campaign and Get Actively Engaged in Cutting Down Emissions!

Extending the lifetime of electronic devices has become increasingly important as technological advancements are entering ever shorter innovation cycles. Using devices for longer periods of time saves emissions, valuable materials, and money. Do you own and still use an old device that might need a little upgrade? Let us know and you may profit repairing or refurbishing support from the “Pro-long the life of electronic appliances” campaign! Consumer electronics have become an indispensable part of our daily lives. Smartphones, laptops, washing machines and many other devices help us optimise much of what we do professionally as well as privately. In […]

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