| Posted June 21, 2024

Our ARABICA Project Has Launched: Promoting Sustainable Coffee Value Chains

Brazil is the leading global coffee producer, supplying about one third of the world’s coffee. The coffee industry is a strong pillar of the country’s economy, but comes at the cost of water pollution, habitat destruction, and topsoil erosion – to name a few. Socio-economic issues such as low wages and inequalities affecting coffee farmers only add to the challenge. In our new project, ARABICA, we will focus on addressing these pressing sustainability issues related to coffee production in Brazil. Funded under the European Union AL-INVEST scheme, the project stands for promoting sustainability, equity and transparency in the Brazilian coffee […]

| Posted June 20, 2024

The Handprint Approach: A More Holistic Take on Sustainability Impact

Unlike the widely known carbon footprint, which measures the negative impact individuals or organisations have on the environment, the handprint assessment follows a more holistic approach. By capturing the amount of savings on greenhouse gas emissions that a product or service can offer, the handprint also takes into account important social and economic dimensions and promotes biodiversity, ecological health, and increased social wellbeing. In 2015, the CSCP, together with the Centre for Sustainability Management of the Leuphana University Lüneburg, the University of Hohenheim, and the Center for Sustainable Leadership of the University of Witten/Herdecke embarked on a research journey on […]

| Posted June 17, 2024

Increasing the Recyclability and Circularity of Plastic Packaging: Learnings from Best Practices

As multi-layer packaging is designed by binding together different materials, separating the layers for recycling is particularly challenging. Innovations in design and recycling as well as new approaches on a policy and consumer behaviour level could be a way to achieve higher recycling rates and better recycling quality. The report “Guidelines on Increasing the Recyclability and Circularity of Plastic Packaging” shares good practices on how to increase the quality and rate of multi-layer packaging recycling. Currently, the lack of specialised technologies for sorting and recycling multi-layer packaging and concerns over the quality of recycled material contribute to low rates of […]

| Posted June 13, 2024

Tools to Tackle Consumer Food Waste from the European Consumer Food Waste Forum

More than half of all food waste in Europe is caused by households*. This is mainly leftovers or wasted food due to inadequate meal planning or improper storage. In June 2024, Nora Brüggemann and Rosalyn Old from CSCP attended the “Let’s reduce consumer food waste!” conference at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, to share insights from our work on food waste and learn what others across Europe have been testing. The event brought together experts and practitioners from across Europe to get to the heart of what really works when it comes to reducing food waste and how we […]

| Posted June 4, 2024

Supporting Central and Eastern European Countries to Shape Bioeconomy Strategies

Involving all actors through an open and collaborative approach is key in fostering the adoption of bioeconomy strategies on a national level. Our CEE2ACT project tackles knowledge gaps and challenges related to such processes to facilitate better engagement and interconnection among actors across sectors and industries. As part of the project, ten Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are working toward developing national bioeconomy strategies. In 2023, National Bioeconomy Hubs (NBHs) were launched in all participating countries, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. In each country, different stakeholders, from ministries to industry leaders, gathered […]

| Posted May 29, 2024

Meet Us at the World Summit on Circular Economy in Córdoba from 13 to 15 June 2024!

As a system in which materials stay in the loop instead of becoming waste, Circular Economy has the potential to mitigate climate change, reduce pollution, and regenerate nature. For the fourth time, the city of Córdoba in Argentina will bring together actors from the private, public, and academic sector to discuss and chart future action on how to propel a Circular Economy that leads toward more sustainability. Meet us there between 13 and 15 June 2024! The summit will focus on how to enhance and mainstream an economic model that integrates consumption, choice, content, and creator-driven dynamics (4Cs of economy) […]

| Posted May 27, 2024

Renewable Material of the Year 2024

Chemicals and materials based on biomass, carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) or chemical recycling are sustainable alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials. For the third year in a row, the Renewable Materials Conference showcases and honours innovative and promising solutions in the field of renewable materials. Three bio-based innovations from Germany and Sweden, two CCU innovations from Denmark and Hungary and one advanced plastic recycling technology from Canada are nominated for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2024” innovation award. The Renewable Materials Conference 2024 will take place from 11 – 13 June in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany and brings together actors […]

| Posted May 23, 2024

The UBi Dialogue Forum 2024: Charting Sustainable Futures

How can businesses harness the economic power of biodiversity to address both environmental and economic challenges? Join us at the UBi Dialogue Forum 2024 on 11 June in Berlin, where industry leaders will come together to discuss how to shape a sustainable future through innovative practices and interdisciplinary collaboration. Biodiversity, often underrated as an economic asset, underpins more than half of the global GDP. Its declining health poses not just an ecological crisis but an economic one as well. Our UBi project annual forum addresses this challenge by bringing together experts from business, politics, and science to discuss sustainable practices […]

| Posted May 14, 2024

The “bergisch.kompetenz” Project Kicks-Off: Enabling the Circular Transformation of the Metal and Tools Industry

What will metal processing industries look like in the future? How can they become more circular and sustainable? What do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in this sector need in order to lead successful transformation processes? These and other sector-relevant aspects are at the core of our new project, “bergisch.kompetenz”, which launched in May 2024 in the cities of Wuppertal, Solingen, and Remscheid in Germany. Referred to as the Bergische city triangle (Bergisches Städtedreieck), the region is famous for its long tradition in metal-based products such as knives, scissors and other tools. However, in order to overcome current challenges but […]

| Posted May 6, 2024

How to Advance the Circular Behaviours that Really Matter? Register Now to Join Our #EUCircularTalk on 8 May 2024!

What are the missing pieces in the puzzle in order to make circularity the norm among consumers in Europe? What can successful circular economy citizen engagement initiatives teach us with regards to effective ways to advance the circular behaviours that really matter? At the #EUCircularTalk: How to advance the circular behaviours that really matter, taking place on 8 May 2024, from 10:30-12:00 (CET), the CSCP and the Rediscovery Centre bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss these issues and share insights on how to get people engaged in the circular economy. There are still a few places available – register […]

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