Welcome to CSCP
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.
Read the CSCP Vision and Development 2009/2010 (pdf; 0,25 MB).
LATEST NEWS
Climate Change and the Media: Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum
Media can play a key role in influencing consumer behavior and fostering more climate-friendly lifestyles. The approach of Edutainment, i.e. using emotional, effective media strategies, thereby is crystallizing as an important tool for reaching mainstream consumers (e.g. addressing climate change in a daily soap; reality-TV shows with stars/idols, who try to shift towards a sustainable lifestyle).
How can we design media strategies, which reach different consumer groups and encourage them to take actions against climate change? This is a core question which the workshop "Consumption and Climate Change" hosted by the CSCP at the Deutsche Welle Media Forum 2010 will address. [...] Read more
Save the date: Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Development – Conference on Strategic Alliances their management and their role for realising sustainable Innovation
The CSCP will act as a partner of the conference Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Development on 31 May 2010 in Duisburg, Germany. Participants will learn about the potentials of sustainable innovation through strategic alliances and how to tap them. PD Dr. Klaus Fichter (Borderstep) will provide the audience with input on innovation networks before concrete tools are introduced and tested in the run of interactive sessions.
Programme topics include amongst others:
- Management of sustainable and social innovation
- new kinds of partnerships,
- innovation in global value chains,
- Sustainable Production,
- new a [...] Read more
Save the date: Sustainable Innovation 2010 – International Conference on Sustainable Innovation, Technology, Product and Service Design and Development
The CSCP will act as a partner of the 15th Sustainable Innovation 2010 on 8-9 November 2010 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The conference will provide a platform to discuss the future opportunities and challenges related to the design, development and commercialisation of sustainable products, services, technologies and new business models.
Programme topics include amongst others:
- Sustainable technologies,
- Collaborations and partnerships,
- Eco-innovation,
- Sustainable entrepreneurship,
- Supply chain management and
- Green public procurement.
The Sustainable Innovation 2010 will be a [...] Read more
Recent Publications
Integrating Sustainability Themes into Media
Tools for the Public Sector (2010)
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Satisfying Basic Needs
Respecting the Earth's Limits (2009)
A Key Solution to Climate Change: SCP
Making the Link (2009)
Partnerships for Sustainable Consumption
DGCN Publication: Partnerships for Sustainable Consumption (2009)
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