| Posted December 7, 2023

The UBi Biodiversity Awards Celebrate 10 Pioneer Businesses

The room in Berlin where the UBi Project Awards “The Supply Chain Lives” were announced in November 2023 was filled with biodiversity enthusiasts. An Ulm-based company that produces used clothing containers with green roofs where plants and insects happily co-exist and Berlin’s oldest blacksmith’s shop known for its lilac wood knife handles were among the awardees. The awards celebrated ten medium-sized companies from Germany and Switzerland that are taking a proactive role in integrating biodiversity in their operations and reorganising their supply chain management with biodiversity in mind. Steffi Lemke, German Federal Minister for the Environment, who attended the ceremony, […]

| Posted November 29, 2023

Engaging with Stakeholders and Building Capacities for Clean Energy in Southern Africa

The increase of both native and invasive woody species has been an ongoing challenge for countries across Southern Africa. Exacerbated by climate change, invasive bush outcompete other plants in the savanna ecosystem, overcrowding rangelands and competing with livestock for water. While this affects farmlands and rangelands in particular, it also poses threats to the environment, the economy, and society in general. By employing a novel superheated steam (SHS) technology, our SteamBioAfrica (SBA) project is working with key local and international stakeholders to convert the encroaching woody biomass into clean-burning solid biofuel and water. Through targeted training programmes, local micro, small, […]

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10 National Bioeconomy Hubs Launched as Part of the CEE2ACT Project

To support the development of national bioeconomy strategies, 10 National Bioeconomy Hubs have been launched in countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as part of the CEE2ACT project. The hubs will be key to fostering collaboration between different stakeholders as the involved countries take major steps towards a circular future. The CSCP guides the stakeholder engagement process in the project and supports the target countries in fully establishing their National Bioeconomy Hubs. These hubs, located in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, represent a crucial move towards empowering CEE countries to develop circular […]

| Posted November 20, 2023

Don’t Miss our CATALYST Event on 29 November 2023: How to Transform Businesses Towards Sustainability

What strategies and interdisciplinary solutions do companies need in order to rethink their traditional ways of doing business? How can new business models with a strong sustainability perspective help companies remain competitive, anticipate challenges, and turn them into opportunities? Moreover, what kind of skills are needed to make such a transformation happen? If you’re interested in finding answers to these questions, don’t miss our international CATALYST project event on 29 November 2023. The event will be a dynamic exploration of the sustainable future of business, with a keynote address by Wayne Visser from the Antwerp Management School. As a leading […]

| Posted November 2, 2023

Young Chefs From Around Germany Meet for Sustainable Cooking Competitions

Potato rösti with beetroot, rich and creamy hummus, and topped with apples and walnuts; pumpkin rye risotto; pierogi with sauerkraut and wild mushrooms – these are some of the dishes that young chefs from around Germany prepared as part of regional cooking competitions organised by our KochCup project. Running ahead of and during the European Men’s Football Championship 2024, the goal of the project is to inspire and help mainstream healthy and sustainable food within the sports realm and beyond. As part of the project, young chefs presented their competing recipes during four preliminary rounds in September and November 2023 […]

| Posted October 31, 2023

Meet us at the CircularTech Forum in Cologne on 30 November 2023!

Faced with the urgency to make production and consumption more sustainable, major global players have been discussing for years how to increase supply chain transparency, strengthen accountability, and mainstream circular solutions. With the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) the European Union is raising the bar: all product information, from material sourcing through to end-of-cycle recycling, needs to be accessible and transparent. The DPP will be affixed to products in the form of an NFC chip, QR code, or RFID tag that any actor along the chain, be it a manufacturer, retailer, or consumer will be able to access. As such, […]

| Posted October 23, 2023

CSCP Executive Director Michael Kuhndt Discusses the Power of Collaborations: Listen to the Podcast Now!

Sustainability efforts, including Circular Economy ones, cannot be achieved alone – this is what drives us at the CSCP: to identify and enable collaborations that make it possible for actors to create innovative solutions that have a real impact. In this episode of the podcast “Now it’s happening – the future of Circular Economy” (Jetzt geht’s rund – Zukunft Kreislaufwirtschaft), CSCP Executive Director Michael Kuhndt speaks to Anja Kuhn (Bergische Waste Management Association / Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband) about the power of collaborations. In the podcast, Michael explains how in the last 17 years the CSCP has collaborated with around 3,000 partners […]

| Posted September 25, 2023

From Circular Economy to Circular Society: Join Us at the Circular Society Forum on 28 September 2023!

When we think of Circular Economy, we predominantly mean circular production and, to a lesser extent, consumption. Often, this is tied to a narrow economic perspective. However, for Circular Economy to truly be used as a means to greater sustainability, we need to expand the concept beyond the purely economic realm and integrate social and economic solutions together. With the concept of the circular society, a new paradigm is rapidly gaining traction that rethinks the role of society in the emerging circular world. To this end, important questions arise: How can we ensure to include everyone in a fair, inclusive […]

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Join Our EU Circular Talk “Circular Procurement: Catalyst for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience” on 20 October 2023!

Climate change and biodiversity loss are major crises we face today. Circular procurement can contribute to mitigating climate change and preserving biodiversity through prioritising sustainable products and services. The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Leadership Group on Circular Procurement and the Leadership Group on Biodiversity and Climate will bring together key stakeholders in an inclusive dialogue on how to foster circular procurement as a catalyst for biodiversity and climate resilience. “Put simply, circular procurement is the process by which products and services are purchased in accordance with the principles of the circular economy, and it should function as part […]

| Posted September 22, 2023

Check Out the Business Case Studies of Our sustainable.circular Programme

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, it is imperative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to remain receptive to fresh ideas and innovative approaches that can revamp their business practices. As part of the first round of our sustainable.circular Programme, the objective was to empower SMEs to adopt sustainable circular approaches, ensuring their continued competitiveness. During the course of the first round, the project team and the involved companies delved into topics such as, how to ensure that circular approaches are sustainable and discussed the potentials and challenges that entrepreneurs face when integrating circular approaches into their operations. A series […]

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