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Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer opens the CSCP
The "UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production" (CSCP) started with an opening ceremony and a press conference on 25 November 2005. Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of UNEP, and Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, President of the Wuppertal Institute, signed the Memorandum of Foundation.
“We should not be afraid to wish that everyone in the world became a consumer. The poor need more than food and shelter. They ultimately need to be able to make choices for their material and immaterial well being, just like we all can do so. This is of course an enormous task. We call it the challenge of sustainable consumption and production. And not [...] Read more
Linking SCP to poverty alleviation
The integration of SCP into Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers will at the focus of a guidance document currently being under development by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the CSCP.
The paper will lay the basis for implementation pilot projects undertaken by UNEP. Read more
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