| Posted October 1, 2025

CSCP Takes the Stage this Autumn: Shaping the Future of Food through Consumer Choices & Alternative Proteins

By shaping demand and signalling new expectations to the market, consumer choices can play a key role in driving the shift toward more sustainable protein sources. The question is then: how can consumers be empowered and enabled to drive the protein transition? Join us this October in Brussels as we explore what shapes people’s food choices, bringing science, sustainability, and behaviour change together in two events. During 14-16 October 2025, Brussels, Belgium will be the hotspot for Europe’s food and alternative protein scene. Arlind Xhelili, CSCP Project Manager, will join two key events: the Horizons4Protein (H4P) Workshop and EIT Food’s […]

| Posted September 15, 2025

The CSCP Hosts German Senate of Economy Meeting on How to Enable a Sustainable Economy

How to reconcile economic growth with sustainability goals and value-driven corporate leadership? This was the focus of a meeting between members of the German Senate of Economy and the Member of the German Parliament (SPD), Helge Lindh hosted by the CSCP in August 2025. The participants were welcomed by Rolf Heeb, Chair of the Steering Committee. Dr. Christoph Brüssel, Executive Board Member of the German Senate of Economy, highlighted the Senate’s orientation toward the common good and how it strives to support political actors with practical and independent expertise. Drawing on two decades of working at the intersection of policy, […]

| Posted September 2, 2025

Latest Evaluation of the #WirDrehenRunter Campaign Shows German Households are Washing at Colder Temperatures

The latest evaluation of the colder washing campaign, #WirDrehenRunter carried out by Procter & Gamble (P&G) Germany and WWF Germany with the scientific support of the CSCP shows how clear information, hands-on experiences, and direct dialogue can make the climate-friendly choice the easy one. The result: this year’s evaluation of washing behaviour in Germany shows that the average washing temperature has decreased by 1.5°C since 2022 and is currently at an average of 41.7°C, avoiding an estimated 192,000 tonnes of CO₂. A series of pop-up cold washing laundromats (Kaltwaschsalons) in the German cities of Munich, Berlin, and Cologne invited people […]

| Posted August 28, 2025

How Everyday Choices Shape Circular Economies: Meet Us at the World Expo Osaka 2025!

Circular economies are ultimately driven by our individual behaviours and the decisions we make every day. As part of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Circular Economy Days at the World Expo 2025, Rosa Strube, Head of Sustainable Lifestyles at the CSCP, will host the session “It starts with us: How everyday choices build circular economies”. Don’t miss it on 23 September 2025! Designed as an interactive dialogue, the session explores how citizens can accelerate circular practices across electronics, textiles, plastics and packaging, furniture, and food—and what governments, companies, cities, and civil society can do to enable them. From […]

| Posted August 27, 2025

The CSCP and 25 Civil Society Organisations Call for Democracy, Inclusion, and a Fair Transition

Navigating the challenges of today requires stronger social cohesion, genuine inclusion, and opportunities for everyone in society to play an active role. The CSCP and 25 civil society organisations from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have developed a position paper containing seven points for strengthening democracy and social cohesion as a prerequisite toward a good life for all. Diversity as a driver for a sustainable future Diversity strengthens resilience, agility, and innovation—making it a cornerstone for achieving North Rhine-Westphalia’s economic, social, and sustainability goals. To translate these principles into action, the position paper outlines seven key measures for strengthening democracy, inclusion, and […]

| Posted August 26, 2025

Future Market of the Circular Economy: Join our WertNetzWerke Workshop on 19 September 2025!

Are you interested in discovering how circular solutions can help your business reduce costs and CO₂ emissions while making your business model future-proof? Join the next workshop of our Digital Centre WertNetzWerke on 19 September 2025 to gain practical insights, expand your professional network, and take concrete steps towards a more sustainable future! In this online workshop, we will focus on how you can leverage the potential of the circular economy for your business model and look into the specific economic advantages that the circular economy offers companies: independence, reduced resource consumption, and new sources of income. Register now to […]

| Posted July 23, 2025

Must-Haves for Citizen Science Labs: Explore Our PSLifestyles Resources!

The PSLifestyle project has rolled out a comprehensive collection of resources and tools designed to support not only the project’s local partners but also other organisations and communities across Europe to plan, launch, and lead Citizen Science Labs (CSL). Check them out now! The PSLifestyle Citizen Science Labs Governance Framework is at the heart of this resource collection, laying out the core principles, procedures, and structures necessary for successful CSL implementation. It brings together key elements such as vision, purpose, procedures, roles and responsibilities, supporting a systemic and well-governed approach to citizen involvement in sustainability efforts. Complementing the Governance Framework […]

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From Awareness to Action: PSLifestyle Empowers Over Half a Million Europeans to Rethink Everyday Living

What if sustainable living wasn’t about trade-offs, but about making everyday choices that improve our quality of life? The EU-funded PSLifestyle project developed an interactive online tool, which supported over half a million citizens across Europe to turn climate awareness into concrete, positive action. After three and a half years of collaboration, innovation, and engagement, the PSLifestyle project comes to a close leaving a powerful legacy behind: the Lifestyle Test, co-developed together with citizens and decision-makers from across Europe. The Lifestyle Test is a free, web-based carbon footprint calculator that supports people understand their individual impact on the environment. It’s […]

| Posted July 10, 2025

Sustainable Public Procurement: German Version of the CO₂ Performance Ladder 4.0 is Launched

In summer 2025, the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business (SKAO) published the German documents of the CO₂PL Version 4.0, allowing procuring authorities to increase efficiency, simplify application, and improve the Ladder’s alignment with international climate goals and reporting requirements. The new version of the tool is specifically designed for public authorities and organisations that use procurement as a strategic instrument to reduce carbon emissions and drive climate action. What changes with version 4.0? The main change is on the structure: the previous five levels of requirements have been reduced to three. This new classification simplifies the assignment of […]

| Posted June 30, 2025

How We Learn About Food: Stories from Our Like-a-Pro Living Labs

What do we carry with us from our early experiences with food and how might these memories and experiences influence the way we think about eating today? This is what we explored in our recent LIKE-A-PRO Living Labs. In Spring 2025, our fourth and last round of Living Labs took us to various real-life settings in Germany, including a vocational school for dieticians in Ratingen and an food market in Solingen. Across these different environments, one central question guided our conversations: How communication, language, framing, and education shape the way we learn the way we learn about food, including alternative […]

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