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CSCP hosts SWITCH Asia Network Facility

SWITCH Asia Network Facility provides support and assistance to the SWITCH Asia programme for better knowledge and information sharing and policy update of successful SCP practices. SWITCH Asia is a European Commission programme which focuses on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and directly contributes to sustainable growth and the fight against poverty. The Network Facility is established by the European Commission and hosted by CSCP. It was officially kicked off in November 2008 and will assist the funded SWITCH Asia projects with:

Information on the SWITCH-Asia programme and projects, as well as other sustainable consumption and production activities; Case studies  [...] Read more

WWF One Planet Mobility Report with contributions from CSCP

How can the “Triangle of Change” encourage sustainable personal mobility within planetary limits?

During 2007 and early 2008 WWF's One Planet Mobility campaign brought together more than 30 European organisations from the transport sector, including business, government, research and civil society with the goal to create collaborative solutions for sustainable mobility. The outcomes of this process and the insights it generated are now set out in WWF's new report. The report will be publicly launched at an interactive event on October 30th in London where leading actors from the transport sector, government and civil society will map out ways to achieve a sustainable future for mobility. Fo [...] Read more

"Only one earth, don't waste it"

A step closer to changing our behaviour 'Green Week', the biggest annual conference devoted to European environmental policy, took place this year from the 3rd-6th June, in the Charlemagne building, Brussels. As part of the session on SCP and the European Commission’s Action Plan, head of the CSCP, Michael Kuhndt, gave a presentation on the worldwide SCP perspective. 'Green Week' was aimed to provide a platform for debate, exchange of experiences, and best practices among varying participants from business, NGOs and different levels of government and the public. It spanned four main topic areas; Resources and Waste Management, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), Nature and Biodiver [...] Read more