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)
The CSCP will be present at the 11th ECR-Day on 22-23 September 2010 in Hamburg, Germany. The ECR-day will bring together leading personalities from business and industry to discuss new trends and strategies, that aim at responding to a changing consumer behavior as well as to new ecological and sociopolitical requirements. Michael Kuhndt, head of the CSCP, will act as a moderator for the plenary session on sustainability. Read more
The CSCP will act as a supporter at the conference “Inspiration for Living Change” on the 16th of September in Bonn, Germany. Organized by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) and Colabora, the conference offers participants the opportunity to meet face to face 10 Alternative Nobel Prize laureates, who have paved the way for many influential social movements and who truly are “creators of our future”. Read more
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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