CSCP News - UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production gGmbH

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

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:00 +0100

The Wuppertal Tauschmob aims to show innovative and clever ideas to consume more sustainably. The Tauschmob is based on a method of collaborative consumption, called swapping: Through the online exchange platform Netcycler, interested people can offer their used items online and put up a wishlist of items. The Netcycler platform will then try to find appropriate exchange partners or even form an exchange ring so a number of people will be able to give their offered items away in exchange for an item that they had wished for. This augments the chances of a swap 400 times. Items can range from books, sports equipment, CDs / DVDs or even clothing. The Tauschmob event can then be used as a meeting point for exchanging the products.

During the 3 hour event from 14:00 to 17:00 there will be live music, a supporting entertainment programme and also prizes to be won (e.g. for the most exchanges).

It is possible to register for Netcycler and the Tauschmob via http://www.netcycler.de/tauschmob/ and put up items for offer and wishes.

CSCP as a Partner at the Clean Tech Media Award 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:00 +0100

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, communication, lifestyles and start-ups. For more information about the award and the application process please see the pdf (in German only). Clean Tech Media Award (719 KB)

(HOW) CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF LIVING

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0100

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. This theme is designed as a call to action, allowing individuals and organizations around the world to explore how social media empowers citizens, increases mobility, enables mass collaboration, develops hyperlocalism, maximizes interconnectedness, fosters knowledge creation & sharing, bolsters leadership, and encourages global empathy.

Against this background, the CSCP will present the SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 project and organise an expert round and a workshop to showcase current contributions of social media (e.g. swapping platforms, …) to sustainable livings models, the potential to strengthen that role in the present and to discuss and question the potential role in the future.

For more information on the Social Media Week see:
http://socialmediaweek.org/event/?event_id=1244

For more information on the SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 project visit:
www.sustainable-lifestyles.eu

Conference announcement and call for papers

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:27:00 +0100

Sustainable Innovation 2011
Resource Productivity, Innovation & Lifestyles

Part of the ‘Towards Sustainable Product Design’ series of conferences17th International Conference October 2012 Germany

Organised by:

The Centre for Sustainable Design Conference

Strategic partner:

UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating
Centre on Sustainable Consumption
and Production (CSCP), Germany

Background

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 associated with security of supply of critical metals essential for the production of eco-innovative technologies has increased. Discussions in Europe have shifted towards the practicalities of transitioning to low carbon and resource efficient economies and societies. Materials and water alongside energy and food are now being positioned at the heart of the resource productivity debate. The need to radically change consumption patterns has gained increased visibility and enabling higher levels of demand and supply side innovation will be the linchpin in moving forward. The ‘Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe’ published by the European Commission in September 2011 consistently highlighted the need for accelerated innovation in materials, products, services and technologies as key to enabling smart, sustainable growth. Developing an improved framework to accelerate the flow of good ideas for products, services and technologies through R&D to the market is essential to enable resource efficient, low carbon innovation. New business models will be required that catalyse innovation across and beyond the life cycle. Developing systems to ensure 'closed (materials) loops' are receiving increasing attention and various
approaches are being developed e.g. 'cradle to cradle', Product Service Systems (PSS), re-use and sharing models. ‘Designing out’ waste and designing for ‘closed loops’ will be of growing importance as waste gets more expensive and resources get scarcer. Therefore developing products, services and technologies to enable recycling, remanufacturing, reconditioning, product extension and dematerialisation will become an essential element of innovation.

Concept

Sustainable Innovation 12 will provide a platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to resource productivity, innovation and lifestyles related to products, services, technologies, infrastructures and business models. Sustainable Innovation 12 will include invited and refereed papers from academics, consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, technology providers, designers, innovation, sustainability managers as well as other business functions. The event will create a unique space for learning, networking and thinking. Delegates will come globally from large companies, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as academia, government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The conference is supported by an international Advisory Board.

Conference topics

Sustainable Innovation 12 welcomes conceptual and research-based papers focused on sustainable innovation related to resource productivity and lifestyles. Papers should cover sustainability, product, service and technology design, development and commercialisation issues related to the following topics:

Radical change
Open innovation
Disruptive innovation
Product Service Systems (PSS)
Market transformation Technologies
Consumption & production
Supply chain management
Green growth & economy
Innovation processes
Product policy
Organisational dimensions
Business models
Tools & methodologies
Collaborative consumption
User centred design
Collaborations & partnerships

Benefits

Sustainable Innovation 12 will provide a range of benefits to speakers and delegates:

Unique: Forum for new thinking, ideas and concepts
Leading-edge: Presentations from key international researchers, practitioners and policy-makers
Content: New research, results and thinking
Networking: Opportunities to meet business, government and academia
Track-record: Over 2000 delegates from over 50 countries have attended previous events

Submission details

Conference papers: please email, fax or post 500 words describing your proposed paper by 31st March 2012. The paper will then be sent to the Advisory Board for evaluation and authors will be given feedback by the end of
May 2012. The highest rated papers will be invited to present at the conference. Please only submit abstracts if you have budgets to attend the conference.

Contact

For more information on Sustainable Innovation 12 please contact:
Martin Charter
Director
The Centre for Sustainable Design
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Rd
Farnham
Surrey,
GU9 7DS
UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892772
Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747 Email: mcharter@ucreative.ac.uk
Website: cfsd.org.uk

Latest news from The SMART Start-up ICT

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:27:00 +0100

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 18^th of October, 2011 the CSCP together with Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems China and China Guanghua Foundation between 18 – 21 October, 2011 at T-Systems in Shanghai.

What happened in Shanghai?

A multidisciplinary group of young Chinese entrepreneurs from Shanghai, and talented students from Fudan, Jiatong and Tongji Universities was selected to join this unique entrepreneurial experience. The training aimed at inspiring the participants to realize the Sustainable Entrepreneurship’s potential to create a ripple effect on their lifestyles, their communities and to innovate the ICT industry. Apart from participation in an interactive training program, the trainees were also given a unique opportunity SMART Start-up ICT Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship which took place on the 21st of October 2011 at T-Systems.

The Stakeholders Meeting

The Stakeholder Meeting opened an interdisciplinary dialogue to a broad range of international Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship stakeholders, from entrepreneurs to policy makers, academicians, grant makers, companies and investors. Altogether over thirty participants joined this event. Furthermore, the stakeholders were given an opportunity to meet the next generation of Chinese sustainable entrepreneurs derived from the training program. They presented and pitched their innovative business models developed during the SMART Start-up ICT Training in order to collect hands-on recommendations and support for their business models.

The collected feedback

All in all, the SMART Start-up ICT Training in Shanghai proved to have a very positive impact on the participating individuals and the educational approach of the program received an excellent feedback from the trainees as well as the stakeholders, who were introduced to the program. Just to quote some of the many excited participants, who provided their opinions regarding:

IMPACT OF THE TRAINING

- “This training is literally changing my life!”
- “It opens my mind for a new way of thinking! I am also learning a lot about myself. It is such an empowering experience!”
- “This training gives us lots of inspiration and knowledge on how to start up our ‘own journeys’, how to make a company sustainable.”

THE METHOD

- “It is the most interactive and most interesting class I have ever had”
- “This training course applies a method, which is an entirely new way of teaching and learning for me! I really get involved into it and I am very happy about this experience! I have already learnt so much!”
- “The method applied is simply great! It makes the understanding of sustainability easier and more enjoyable!”

Plans for the follow up

Building on the positive feedback and the learning derived from the application of the SMART Start-up ICT Program in Shanghai, the CSCP is currently discussing with partners involved in the Program and other relevant stakeholders the possible follow up scenarios intending to drivesustainable innovation and promote sustainable practices in the ICT sector via sustainable entrepreneurship measures.The experiences from Shanghai are also being analyzed in the preparation for the forthcoming SMART Start-up ICT Training, which is going to take place between 5 – 8 March, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

For more information please contact: Jadwiga Zurad (Project Manager) Tel +49 (202) 459 58 54 Email: jadwiga.zurad@scp-centre.org

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

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:24:00 +0100

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 ".

This high-level roundtable will bring together policy-makers, experts and practitioners to discuss about the future of sustainable lifestyles and about the policies we need in order to get there. It will take place on 10 November 2011 (from 10am to 4.30 pm) at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union, Rue Montoyer 47, Brussels, Belgium.

Key themes:

Vision 2050: What will a future where all Europeans are living more sustainably look like? Experts from policy, business, society and design will present their visions for more sustainable futures
Promising practice 2011: What are current learnings and promising practice for sustainable living from across the EU-27? Entrepreneurs and practitioners addressing more sustainable living models, today and from across Europe, will present their promising practices
Policy: What policies will enable more sustainable living options across Europe? Policy-makers, experts and practitioners will discuss promising policy practice already delivering more sustainable living and co-create policy action pathways to more sustainable lifestyles of the future

For more information, including latest agenda and speakers and registration details, please visit: http://www.sustainable-lifestyles.eu/about-the-project/news-events/visions-and-action-conference.html

Arrival of SMART Start-up ICT in Shanghai

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:24:00 +0200

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.
The upcoming SMART Start-up ICT journey is designed as a discovery expedition, which aims at inspiring the selected trainees to realize the Sustainable Entrepreneurship’s potential to create a ripple effect on their lifestyles, their communities and to innovate the ICT industry. Therefore, a multidisciplinary group of talented and motivated Chinese students from Fudan, Jiatong and Tongji Universities is already preparing itself for this unique experience. Apart from participation in an interactive training program, the trainees will be given an opportunity to join the SMART Start-up ICT Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship in China, which is taking place on the last day of the training on 21st of October 2011. Up to fifty participants are expected to join this event. It is going to open an interdisciplinary dialogue to a broad range of international Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship stakeholders, from entrepreneurs to policy makers, academicians, grant makers, companies and investors. Furthermore, the representatives of the Chinese entrepreneurship scene are going to meet the next generation of Chinese sustainable entrepreneurs, who will present and pitch their business ideas developed during the SMART Start-up ICT Training. Some History: 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 into African universities and colleges”, the CSCP has been developing tools and providing trainings to sensitize the academic community and the youth in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and to develop the capacity of entrepreneurs. SMART Start-up ICT is the fruit of the collaboration between the CSCP and Deutsche Telekom. It stemmed from the need of improving the quality of entrepreneurship and ensuring sustainable practices in the ICT industry by inspiring the larger society. The project focuses on stimulating sustainable entrepreneurship and developing skills of the younger generations in Brazil, China and South Africa. Working with universities and colleges in these emerging markets, this project is presenting the concept of sustainability as an opportunity for potential entrepreneurs to develop sustainable business ideas and will provide a platform for collaboration between multi national companies, micro entrepreneurs, and supportive civil society organizations. For more information please contact: Jadwiga Zurad (Researcher) Tel +49 (202) 459 58 54 Email: jadwiga.zurad@scp-centre.org Visit project page

New report on trends and issues in the consumer industry launched

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:58:00 +0200

"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 of sustainable growth and prosperity, there is focus on three industry imperatives – environment, social and health, and two underlying industry trends – changing dynamics of consumers and markets – that drive change in these. Download the report

Master Class in Change for Sustainability hosted by the CSCP

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:58:00 +0200

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! The objectives of the Master Class are to:

learn to work with Indicators, analyse Systems, develop Innovations, and plan Strategy for sustainability – and to lead others in the process,

build professional skill as a change agent,

practice coaching others to support high-performance change,

develop new and more effective strategies for change,

discover new leverage points for transformation in complex systems,

create action pathways to affect those leverage points more powerfully.

For more information visit:www.isisacademy.com
Download Information flyer
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Visions and policy actions for future sustainable lifestyles

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:01:00 +0200

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. A high-level roundtable will bring together policy-makers, experts and practitioners to discuss the future of sustainable lifestyles and the policies we need in order to get there. Invited speakers and the audience will be asked to collaboratively find answer key questions such as:

What will a future where all Europeans live more sustainably look like?

What are current learnings and promising practice from across the EU-27?

What policies will enable more sustainable living options across Europe?

Participation is free of charge. For further information and to register, please contact Martha Hauffe via email: conferences@scp-centre.org.

The European Pirate Summit

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:48:00 +0200

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. The Pirate Summit brings together the most interesting personalities of the European entrepreneur-community, start-ups and investors. The Summit combines Tech Crunch-founder Michael Arrington’s analogy with their own visions of entrepreneurship and therefore creating practical value for participants that no other event can deliver. All relevant information about the conference, the conference Programme, the Speakers and on-line registration is available on http://piratesummit.com/

Media Producers and Sustainability

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:31:00 +0200

“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.

7th October
ecosign/Akademie für Gestaltung
Vogelsangerstr. 250
50825 Köln
10-13 h

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. The training module can be used by journalist academies or media training institutes. The modules were developed in cooperation with the Grimme-Akademie, Marl. Besides these tools an interactive discussion aims to compile further strategies how awareness of journalists and content creators can in sustainability topics can increase to provide their audiences information and orientation on sustainable lifestyles.
The workshop will be an important steppingstone within an ongoing CSCP project on media and sustainability supported by the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The workshop targets media producers, media educators, journalism schools, media training institutes or organisations targeting media on the topic of sustainability.

If you wish to attend the workshop please register with:
Hildegard Engler: engler@grimme-institut.de // 02365-918945.

Workshop language will be GERMAN.

For more information on the project Sustainability & Media please contact:
Ruth Georgi
Consultant

UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating
Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Hagenauer Straße 30 . 42107 Wuppertal . Germany
Tel + 49 . 202 . 45 95 8 - 10 (reception)
Fax + 49 . 202 . 45 95 8 - 30
email: ruth.georgi@scp-centre.org

“Global lifestyles – new pathways for development policy”

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:31:00 +0200

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. How will consumption habits and lifestyles have to change in societies in both the North and the South to achieve sustainable global development? What contribution can businesses make and how can they exercise their ethical responsibility? Do development policy and, in particular, educational work in the area of development policy, require a change of perspective to make sustainable lifestyles a practical option in terms of development cooperation?

The CSCP is coorganizing the conference. Main organiser is the Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and the Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Other partners are the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Association of German Development Non-Governmental Organisations (VENRO), the Federal City of Bonn and the Deutsche Welle.

Download the latest programm here. For online registration and all relevant information about the conference please go to www.bonn-conference.nrw.de

Strategy Workshop: Sustainable Business Models 2030

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:31:00 +0200

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 of daily life in the future, different consumption patterns, social factors and sustainability challenges of the future. Innovative sustainable business models are presented, which seek to tackle opportunities and challenges arising from future sustainability issues. Participants learn about and discuss future trends, changes in consumption patterns and lifestyles and how business can respond by adapting their business strategies and business models. Participants will stem from large multinational companies, SMEs and business intermediaries. For more information on Sustainable Business Models 2030 please contact:

Dr. Nadine Pratt
Team Leader, Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship
UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating
Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Hagenauer Straße 30 . 42107 Wuppertal . Germany
Tel + 49 . 202 . 45 95 8 - 10 (reception)
Fax + 49 . 202 . 45 95 8 - 30
email: nadine.pratt@scp-centre.org

http://www.scp-centre.org

Website: http://www.gs1-germany.de/weiterbildung/

Sustainable Innovation 2011 - 16th International Conference

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:43:00 +0200

24th – 25th October 2011 Farnham Castle, 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, designers, sustainability, environment and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) managers as well as other business functions. The event will be a unique learning experience, networking space and will provide opportunities for blue-sky thinking. Delegates will come globally from large companies, entrepreneurs, as well as academia, government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The conference is supported by an international Advisory Board. For more information on Sustainable Innovation 2011 please contact:

Ros Carruthers
The Centre for Sustainable Design
University for the Creative Arts
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892878
Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: rcarruthers.t1@ucreative.ac.uk

Website: www.cfsd.org.uk/events/tspd16

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

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200

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? What were the milestones and which mistakes were we able to learn from? However, we also want to direct our attention towards the future: What will North-South relations look like in 2030? Who will the new actors be? And which alliances will be important? How will population growth and poverty reduction develop? Which factors will determine global justice? What will be the challenges facing Eine Welt groups and the Eine Welt network in NRW? The UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) as well as the socio-catholic Franz Hitze Haus Academy are the cooperating partners for this conference. The keynote speakers and discussion partners bring many years of experience of work within Eine Welt. Denis Goldberg, who has been an active opponent to racial segregation in South Africa for many years, as well as Eveline Herfkens, the founder of the UN-campaign for the Millennium Development Goals and former Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation will be present. Furthermore Klaus Milke from Germanwatch and Rahime Diallo, previously Migration and Development coordinator in NRW who has recently switched to the African Diaspora Policy Centre in Den Haag will attend. Den Einladungsflyer zur Konferenz finden Sie hier! Download Flyer To register, please go to the official website Link Official Website
http://www.eine-welt-netz-nrw.de/seiten/1189/ Das Programm finden Sie hier.
http://www.eine-welt-netz-nrw.de/seiten/1169/

Conference on The future of sustainable lifestyles and entrepreneurship

Tue, 17 May 2011 11:57:00 +0200

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! Some themes that the conference will explore...

What are sustainable lifestyles, associated sustainability trends and the current best practice already being revealed?
What are the drivers of unsustainable consumption and lifestyles and what are the current innovations addressing them?
Who are the entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and innovators working in this space and what business models will be the sign-posts to the future businesses that enable sustainable lifestyles?
How can businesses foster continuous innovation to address consumer needs as they shift to more sustainable lifestyles, cultural and social mindsets?
How can investors interested in societal impacts and returns ensure continuous deal flow of investible sustainable businesses?
What are the most relevant research topics to inform policy and promote SCP-driven entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship for sustainable lifestyles?

For more information please contact us or visit our website at http://www.future-lifestyles-entrepreneurship.org Contact: conferences@scp-centre.org Download Invitation (PDF 212kB) Download Brochure (PDF 950kB) Download Press Kit (PDF, German, 250kB) Download Press Release (PDF, German, 80kB)

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

Wed, 04 May 2011 10:17:00 +0200

This one-day workshop seeks to engage policy-makers, business and stakeholders on the topic of Sustainable Lifestyles. There is a growing awareness that a kaleidoscope of different approaches is needed in order to reach and inspire decision-makers, stakeholders and the public to think about and adapt to more sustainable living. Creativity is key to visualising what a sustainable future means for our everyday lives, and the decisions and trade-offs that we will face. This workshop is part of a series of workshops being held in 2011 with the aim to build a global network of stakeholders engaged on enabling sustainable lifestyles. Similar workshops have been held at the World Economic Forum, Davos January 2011; the World Business Council for Sustainable Development & European Environment Agency, Brussels, March 2011; and are planned for May 24/25 2011 in Germany as part of the SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 European Social Platform project launch conference, The Future of Sustainable Lifestyles & Entrepreneurship. Similar events are also planned for Brazil and China in 2012. Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, NY 10016 12 May 2011, 9.30am-4pm Contact information (also for registering to the event) Cheryl Hicks Team Leader // Sustainable Lifestyles Email: cheryl.hicks@scp-centre.org

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

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:16:00 +0200

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 the role designers can play in designing a sustainable future. The organizers believe in a designer’s ability as inventor and developer to guide people and their behavior to a more sustainable future through a holistic approach.

Distinguished experts will introduce the students to this topic. In an inspiring environment, students will work together in workshops. Workshops topics include “Design for Post-Growth Economy”, “Shape the Future: Visions and Values”, “When everyone’s a designer”, and “Manus Agere “(Latin word for manage).

The 1st Summer School was held in 2009 under the motto “value through less”. The 2nd Summer School’s topic was “Societies, Systems and Swarms”. If you want to learn more about the latter, please check the recently published 2nd Summer School’s booklet now available at: http://designwalks.org/fileadmin/designwalks/2nd_sss_booklet.pdf

The Summer School was initiated by Brigitte Wolf, from the University of Wuppertal, and Christa Liedtke, from the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. A network jointly realising the Summer School’s programme has since been built with partners like the Folkwang University of the Arts, ecosign, the University of Lucerne, Switzerland and the UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP).

The organizers are looking forward to welcoming students attending the third Sustainable Summer School in Germany.

For further information and registration visit: the project website www.designwalks.org Download Programme: 3rd Sustainable Summer School Invitation(pdf)

SMART Start-up – ICT

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:55:00 +0200

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 into African universities and colleges”, the CSCP has been developing tools and providing trainings to sensitize the academic community and the youth in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and to develop the capacity of entrepreneurs. SMART Start-up – ICT is the fruit of the collaboration between the CSCP and Deutsche Telekom. It stemmed from the need of improving the quality of entrepreneurship and ensuring sustainable practices in the ICT industry by inspiring the larger society. The project focuses on stimulating sustainable entrepreneurship and developing skills of the younger generations in Brazil, China and South Africa. Working with universities and colleges in these emerging markets, this project is presenting the concept of sustainability as an opportunity for potential entrepreneurs to develop sustainable business ideas and will provide a platform for collaboration between multi national companies, micro entrepreneurs, and supportive civil society organisations. Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa The project will set its first perk during the four-day workshop that will take place in Cape Town, South Africa on April 12-15, 2011. The organization of the upcoming SMART Start-up – ICT training is supported by South African National Cleaner Production Center with Deutsche Telekom as the sponsor. Links: Deutsche Telekom (DT) National Cleaner Production Center South Africa (NCPC-SA)