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1st Wuppertal Tauschmob (Exchange-mob) co-organised by CSCP

2012-02-02T17:13:35+01:00

On Saturday 11 February 2012, the CSCP is co-organising the 1st Wuppertal Tauschmob (Exchangemob) - a sustainable swapping event - at the Kirchplatz in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, in cooperation with the online exchange platform Netcycler and the sustainability portal Faktor N.

CSCP as a Partner at the Clean Tech Media Award 2012

2012-02-02T15:46:56+01:00

The CSCP is a partner at the CleanTech Media Award and is proud to announce that the call for applicants is currently open. The German Environmental Clean Tech Media Award 2012 is celebrating its fifth Anniversary of recognizing projects that reflect the solutions with which responsible, environmental technologies meet the demands for leading sustainable lifestyles. Organizations and individuals are honored for their sustainable and visionary projects in the categories of: energy, mobility,...

(HOW) CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF LIVING

2012-01-24T14:42:51+01:00

The CSCP is going to host an expert round and a workshop on “(How) can social media support sustainable ways of living?” on 17 February 2012 at the upcoming Social Media Week in Hamburg, Germany. Reflecting on the global impact of social media and its role as a catalyst in driving cultural, political, economic and social change, the Social Media Week’s in February 2012 will focus on Empowering Change through Collaboration.

Conference announcement and call for papers

2011-12-16T15:42:11+01:00

Sustainable Innovation 2011 Resource Productivity, Innovation & Lifestyles. Part of the ‘Towards Sustainable Product Design’ series of conferences 17th International Conference, October 2012 Germany. Rio +20 in June 2012 will focus on the ‘green economy’ with resource consumption, innovation and behavioural change being central to discussions. Resource productivity and efficiency in production and consumption are moving up the global agenda as increasing raw material costs and emerging concern...

Latest news from The SMART Start-up ICT

2012-01-11T17:49:18+01:00

After several SMART Start-up trainings, which have taken place in various African and European countries since 2009, the SMART Start-up Program has recently arrived in China. On the 18th of October, 2011 the CSCP together with Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems China and China Guanghua Foundation kicked off the SMART Start-up ICT Training taking place between 18 – 21 October, 2011 at T-Systems in Shanghai.

Sustainable Lifestyles 2050: Visions and Action Conference, 10 November 2011, Brussels, Belgium

2011-11-09T17:19:07+01:00

The SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050, European Social Platform FP7 project, invites you to experience the future of sustainable lifestyles and the policies that will get us there. Are you based in Brussels? Then join us at the conference: "Sustainable Lifestyles 2050: Visions and Policy Action ".

Arrival of SMART Start-up ICT in Shanghai

2011-11-15T10:41:22+01:00

After a successful SMART Start-up ICT Training, which took place in Cape Town on last April, now the CSCP’s SMART Start-up Team is heading to its next destination! This time SMART Start-up is arriving in Shanghai, China. On the 18th of October, 2011 the CSCP together with Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems China and China Guanghua Foundation are kicking off the SMART Start-up ICT Training happening between 18-21 October, 2011 in Shanghai.

New report on trends and issues in the consumer industry launched

2011-10-18T12:13:07+02:00

"Consumer Industry - Emerging Trends and Issues. Report of the 2010 - 2011 Consumer Industry Council" by the World Economic Forum Over 2010-2011, the World Economic Forum’s Consumer Industry Agenda Council was challenged to produce an “Industry Issue Matrix” that presents a map of visible trends that will shape the operating environment for companies in the sector over the coming years. Under an umbrella...

Master Class in Change for Sustainability hosted by the CSCP

2011-10-05T11:14:11+02:00

16 - 18 Nov. 2011 the CSCP is hosting at its office in Wuppertal the ISIS Academy Master Class in Change for Sustainability

If you want to increase your effectiveness in working with the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability, join the Isis Academy!

Visions and policy actions for future sustainable lifestyles

2011-09-28T17:35:02+02:00

10 November 2011, Brussels. “Sustainable Lifestyles 2050: Visions and Policy Actions” will be discussed at an upcoming conference, to be held in Brussels on 10 November 2011. This event is part of the CSCP-coordinated project SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050, which aims to develop a vision for future sustainable lifestyle models.

The European Pirate Summit

2011-09-16T16:17:54+02:00

Meet the CSCP at the Pirate Summit. CSCP is becoming a Pirate – The Pirate Summit is an exclusive networking-event in the European start-up community. On Tuesday, September 20th, in Cologne, 200 hand-picked “pirates” will be given the opportunity to exchange experiences and opinions with other visionaries and risk-takers to define new standards for entrepreneurship.

Media Producers and Sustainability

2011-09-14T09:31:24+02:00

“What to think? What to show? What to say? Strategies to integrate sustainability topics in mainstream media” is the focus of a workshop on 7th October in Cologne. The workshop presents and discusses strategies how to increase sustainability topics into mainstream media. CSCP expert will present a research study policy makers can address media and an awareness raising module for journalist trainees...

“Global lifestyles – new pathways for development policy”

2012-01-11T13:26:34+01:00

30th and 31st January 2012, Bonn The 3rd Bonn Conference on International Development Policy is acknowledging the growing importance of the topic of global and sustainable lifestyles. It will focus on the connections between lifestyles and consumption habits and living conditions in developing countries...

Strategy Workshop: Sustainable Business Models 2030

2011-09-14T09:31:12+02:00

25th October and 22th November 2011 Wuppertal, Germany Sustainable Business Models of the Future Part of the GS1 Series of Sustainability Workshops The Workshop presents and discusses Sustainable Business Models of the future. Participants learn about future trends and lifestyles via experiencing a virtual future world 2030. The future world gives insights into different aspects...

Sustainable Innovation 2011 - 16th International Conference

2011-06-24T22:16:24+02:00

24th – 25th October 2011, Farnham, UK: ‘State of the Art‘ in Sustainable Innovation & Design - Part of the 'Towards Sustainable Product Design' series of conferences Sustainable Innovation 11will provide a platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to sustainable innovation, technology, product and service design and development. Sustainable Innovation 11 will include invited and refereed papers from academics, consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, technology providers,...

Eine Welt Netz NRW “Vision 2030” conference – CSCP as cooperating partner

2011-06-24T12:26:15+02:00

17th - 18th June, 2011 This year, Eine Welt Netz NRW will host it’s state of NRW conference under the heading “Vision 2030”. In addition to contextual impulses and information for work within Eine Welt, the focus this year will be on long-term perspectives: What has Eine Welt NRW been working on in the past 20 years? What have been the results of Eine Welt’s efforts? ...

Conference on The future of sustainable lifestyles and entrepreneurship

2011-05-22T13:53:06+02:00

24th - 25th May, 2011 The future of sustainable lifestyles and entrepreneurship - Forum for Action on Sustainability, Intrapreneurship and Innovation A one-of-a-kind “un-conference” that will bridge the gaps between sustainability, lifestyles, entrepreneurship and policy uncovering unique opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policy-makers – don’t miss it! [...]

CSCP and Swedish Government host "The Future of Sustainable Lifestyles Workstudio"

2011-05-05T02:08:02+02:00

If you had to define how you would live a sustainable lifestyle this weekend, what would it entail? What would be your vision for an improved livelihood and life- style in the future? Who are the societal actors and stakeholder groups that influence how we live our lives, and how can they be engaged in order to propose collaborative solutions? How can we better visualise sustainable living trends?

3rd Sustainable Summer School on Managing Sustainable Design - Registration now open

2011-04-29T12:27:35+02:00

Due to positive experiences in the past two years, the 3rd Sustainable Summer School – co-organized by the CSCP - will take place this summer. Registration is now open: Interested students from all over the world are invited to submit their application.

From August 28th to September 3rd 2011 “Managing Sustainable Design” will be this year’s study focus. The term “manage” implies huge capability for the topic of sustainable design. Participants will discuss from different view-points...

SMART Start-up – ICT

2011-05-10T12:00:39+02:00

Deutsche Telekom and CSCP are embarking on a ‘Sustainable Entrepre-neurship Journey’ in Cape Town, South Africa on April 12-15, 2011 Inspiration, Education and Capacity Development to Enable Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the ICT Sector SMART Start-up – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the outgrowth of the CSCP experience in supporting education on Sustainable Entrepreneurship. After the 2008 program “Introducing Sustainable Lifestyles and Sustainable Entrepreneurship...