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The Centre provides scientific support to activities undertaken by UNEP and other organisations in the field of SCP. This support includes the development, testing, implementation and monitoring of concrete projects, especially in developing countries, which enables these countries to leapfrog to sustainable consumption and production patterns using life cycle thinking and regional perspectives as guiding principles.
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LATEST NEWS
(HOW) CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF LIVING
The CSCP is going to host an expert round and a workshop on “(How) can social media support sustainable ways of living?” on 17 February 2012 at the upcoming Social Media Week in Hamburg, Germany. Reflecting on the global impact of social media and its role as a catalyst in driving cultural, political, economic and social change, the Social Media Week’s in February 2012 will focus on Empowering Change through Collaboration. Read more
Conference announcement and call for papers
Sustainable Innovation 2011 Resource Productivity, Innovation & Lifestyles. Part of the ‘Towards Sustainable Product Design’ series of conferences 17th International Conference, October 2012 Germany. Rio +20 in June 2012 will focus on the ‘green economy’ with resource consumption, innovation and behavioural change being central to discussions. Resource productivity and efficiency in production and consumption are moving up the global agenda as increasing raw material costs and emerging concern associated with security of supply of critical metals essential for the production of eco-innovative technologies has increased. Read more
Latest news from The SMART Start-up ICT
After several SMART Start-up trainings, which have taken place in various African and European countries since 2009, the SMART Start-up Program has recently arrived in China. On the 18th of October, 2011 the CSCP together with Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems China and China Guanghua Foundation kicked off the SMART Start-up ICT Training taking place between 18 – 21 October, 2011 at T-Systems in Shanghai. Read more
Recent Publications
Advanced Sustainable Public Procurement in Urban China
Philipps/Espert/Eichhorst (2011)
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Unter der Lupe - 60 Projektideen zu nachhaltigem Konsum und zukünftigen Lebensstilen
Groezinger/Kuhndt (2011)
Was denken, was zeigen, was sagen? - Medienmacher und Nachhaltigkeit
Müller/Georgi/Schneider/Guillen (2011)
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Create Impact! Handbook for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Pascual/van Klink/Rozo Grisales (2011)
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Sustainable Public Procurement in Urban China
How the Government as Consumer Can Drive SCP (2011)
Roadmap for better living
A chance to shape a different future (2011)
International Review
International Review on Consumer Oriented Environmental Projects and Initiatives (2010)
The story of smart
Advancing Sustainable Entrepreneurship through inspiring and designing Lifestyles (2010)
Alliances for Sustainability in Value Chains
A Manual for Enterprises (2010)
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