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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
Study on the institutional framework for sustainable development in the context of RIO+20
The upcoming Rio + 20 Conference on Sustainable Development, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 will be the occasion when the world leaders along with the delegates of governments, private sector, NGOs and other groups will discuss how far the world has gone in leapfrogging to sustainable development since the 1992 Earth Summit. In addition to “green economy for sustainable development and poverty eradication”, the second theme on which the Conference will focus will be “the institutional framework for sustainable development”. Read more
WORKSTUDIO: "Future lifestyles and opportunities for the ICT industry”
Organized in collaboration with the Global e-Initiative (GeSI), this interactive workstudio aims to involve stakeholders in the co-creation of a vision of lifestyles in 2050 and the different actions that the Information and Communication Technology sector can take towards making these lifestyles and consumption patterns more sustainable. Read more
Initiatives and social innovation inspire a shift to sustainable lifestyles in 2050
According to the report Sustainable Lifestyles: Today’s Facts & Tomorrow’s Trends, many initiatives, policies, businesses and social movements have accumulated in Europe in the last decade which have motivated citizens to change their lives to higher quality, less impact on the environment, and less costs. The report prepared by the CSCP coordinated EU project SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 presents a synthesis of research, leading policy and practice, and stakeholder views on potential pathways toward a further spreading of sustainable lifestyles.
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Recent Publications
Workstudio - "Innovation Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship Sustainable Consumption And Production In The ICT Sector”
CSCP, Instituto Akatu (2012)
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Rio+20 Green Economy NRW - Global denken – Lokal handeln in NRW
Brüggemann (2012)
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Sustainable Lifestyles: Today’s Facts & Tomorrow’s Trends
Backhaus/Breukers/Mont/Paukovic/Mourik (2012)
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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)
