| Posted May 3, 2021

Renewable Material of the Year 2021

Bio-based, carbon dioxide-based or recycled, renewable material solutions are an important ingredient for the sustainable future that we aspire. The innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year” that will be granted to trend-setting products and technologies aims to promote renewable materials and encourage pioneers from all industries. This year, three advanced recycling technologies, a CO2-based cleaner, plant leather and a hemp chair are nominated for the award. The award will be accorded during the Renewable Materials Conference: Chemicals and Materials for the Future, 18 – 20 May 2021. The online conference builds upon growing market demands for advanced and ready-to-use material […]

| Posted April 21, 2021

The PathoCERT Project Publishes Its Baseline Report on Emergency Systems

Managing emergency situations requires the collaboration and coordination of various actors from different organisations and institutions. Protecting communities and strengthening their resilience is a complex and intricate task. The baseline report of the PathoCERT project describes the emergency management frameworks of five European countries and South Korea. The report highlights the challenges they face and identifies aspects within the existing frameworks that could be further improved. The six countries analysed in the report – Spain, Bulgaria, South Korea, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Greece – all have unique and complex systems for managing emergency situations. Through exchanges with the respective local project […]

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When Banks Become Local Enablers for Sustainability

Good for [your city], was the motto of the German savings banks (Sparkassen) some time ago, referring to the traditionally strong ties to their respective locations and their broad range of tasks between financial services, services of general interest, and orientation toward the common good. While cities and businesses are facing major transformation challenges, regional banks are also increasingly asking themselves how they can support this process or perhaps even become a driving force. The list of challenges is long. It ranges from the transition to renewable energy, combating climate change, creating a genuine circular economy, strengthening of social cohesion and […]

| Posted April 15, 2021

Join Our Online Barcamp “Sustainability and Digitalisation” on 6 May 2021

How can digitalisation promote transparency, sustainable value chains and resource efficiency? How does digitalisation support the transition to a circular economy? What does the EU Green Deal mean for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and what role does digitalisation play in this? Do you also ponder these questions? What else is relevant for your business? Join our Competence Centre online barcamp, 6 May 2021, and shape the discussion together with peers and experts. There are many inspiring examples from business that have managed to adapt to new circumstances by adapting digital solutions, be it regarding new ways of working, producing, or […]

| Posted March 25, 2021

The CSCP Will Lead the European Circular Academy

How can we bridge the attitude-action gap among consumers toward more sustainable, circular behaviours in Europe? Our academy will take you there! In a Eurobarometer survey, 94% of respondents considered protecting the environment as important to them personally and many associated it with the need of engaging with circular behaviours, such as sorting their waste for recycling (Eurobarometer, 2017). Does this mean that we are on track to mainstream circular and more sustainable behaviours in Europe? Not quite. It is increasingly understood that such positive attitudes do not necessarily equate to action. In fact, food, mobility, and housing are the most […]

| Posted March 24, 2021

From Niche to Mainstream: Dilemmas of Upscaling Sustainability

Mainstreaming sustainability – that is, upscaling solutions that support social and environmental sustainability – is a complex task. Recent research of our project Urban Up takes a closer look on upscaling obstacles and identifies strategies to overcome them. There are so many solutions out there for a sustainable living, yet the hoped-for- change on a greater scale is far from reality. The reasons are manifold. The recent publication of the Urban Up project “From niche to mainstream: the dilemmas of scaling up sustainable alternatives“ sheds light on the common misunderstandings in upscaling processes and provides recommendations for solutions. The paper, which […]

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„We #MoveTheDate: Local Responses for a Good Life“ Project is Launched

Scientific data shows that the planet’s resources are being vastly overused. This is our context. How can we then build a future that is both socially as well as environmentally sustainable? The CSCP has joined forces to find creative solutions that move the date of the German and the Earth Overshoot Day. Together with the Global Footprint Network, that has successfully implemented sustainability metrics, including the ecological footprint, and engaged with more than 70 countries and 80 organisations, we want to find out how citizens can become drivers of the transition toward more sustainability. The newly-launched pilot project We #MoveTheDate aims […]

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The CSCP and Transgourmet Germany Collaborate for Less Packaging Waste

A single German citizen generates over 220 kilograms of packaging waste per year, according to the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). In response, the German federal government launched a new packaging act (VerpackG) in 2019, which along with the new EU strategy for plastics is set to increase recycling rates and boost reusability. This has led many food retailers and companies from the business-to-business (B2B) sector to look at ways to reduce the growing amount of packaging waste. Collaboratively with Transgourmet Germany, a leader in the food retailer market, the CSCP has developed and implemented an assessment methodology that advances their sustainable […]

| Posted March 22, 2021

Walking Toward the Good Life – Together!

It is particularly in times like these that keeping and nourishing a sense of community is of special value. Not only because togetherness is so paramount to us as humans, but also because there are goals that we can only achieve as communities. A good and inclusive life is one of them. In spite of the difficult circumstances, our project Day of the Good Life is keeping up its work of engaging communities in Wuppertal’s Ostersbaum to shape a future that is socially and environmentally sustainable. In a series of virtual walkshops held since early 2021, citizens came together to discuss […]

| Posted March 17, 2021

The Academy of Change (AoC) Has Kicked-Off its Third Round

Having previously trained over 100 representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from more than 25 countries, the Academy of Change (AoC) capacity building programme has launched its third round. The programme, a uniquely designed format, supports NGOs to increase their impact by integrating behavioural insights into their work. The third round of the Academy of Change (AoC) has gathered 45 NGOs from around the globe, including representatives from Greenpeace International, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Care International. The goal of the programme is to unlock the power of practical applications of behavioural knowledge in accelerating the transition toward sustainable behaviours […]

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