Replicating projects
Replicate
We replicate the best practices of sustainable consumption and production. We inform about successful ways of achieving a sustainable future and support their implementation in other places of the world, taking in consideration cultural differences. Learn more...
concepts for future sustainable lifestylesSustainable lifestyles and consumption choices are of increasing interest to consumers and researchers. To engage a wide cross section of actors and increase the impact of individual lifestyle choices it is necessary to [...] Read more...
Successful dissemination of sustainable products and services is necessary to support sustainable lifestyles. As a cooperation and communication tool an online platform [...] Read more...
The building and construction market with its emerging interior renovation and decoration activities is booming in China. But there are severe health and environmental [...] Read more...
Supporting sustainable consumption is becoming an ever more important issue for business. New consumer movements, such as the LOHAS (Lifestyles of health and sustainability) are emerging. [...] Read more...
What strategies are necessary to enable issues such as climate change, resource scarcity, biodiversity loss, unhealthy eating habits and poor social conditions to find their way into the mainstream media? How can a broader cross section of the population be educated on sustainable consumption and environmentally [...] Read more...
Since the 1980s China undergone unprecedented economic growth and urban areas continue to rapidly modernise. However, this economic growth has taken its toll on China’s environment and natural resources. Severe water and air pollution in particular are threatening ecosystems and human health. [...] Read more...
Ever-scarcer resources, increasingly expensive raw materials and related political, social and economic challenges are leading to rising international attention on sustainability. Against this backdrop, more and more stakeholders in today’s economy are [...] Read more...
An effective shift toward Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) will require new and different roles for different actors. The retail sector has potential to affect change in society like no other industry given their [...] Read more...
Policy makers are in a unique position to boost resource efficiency. Reducing resource consumption and increasing economic and social wellbeing will provide substantial benefits for both society and the planet. [...] Read more...
Self sufficient and environmentally friendly development in rural Africa is a priority for alleviating poverty and building sustainable communities. The dissemination of a solar oven technology for bakeries in rural regions in Africa supports [...] Read more...
The topic of sustainable consumption and production is rising to the top of many political agendas. However there remain many unanswered questions, such as how to best promote sustainable lifestyles [...] Read more...
Business has a huge role to play in encouraging sustainable ways of living. As consumers become more and more aware of the environmental impacts of consumption, sustainable business strategies will increasingly offer new opportunities [...] Read more...
Sustainable entrepreneurship is a relatively new concept. Nonetheless, interest and activities in this new field has grown across the world. Increasingly, creative entrepreneurial individuals are acting upon their environmental and social convictions to support the international sustainability agenda. [...] Read more...
The SWITCH-Asia Network Facility tackles the most pressing environmental challenges in Asia. It plays a key role for the switch toward more sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns in Asia’s rapidly transforming [...] Read more...
The Expert Conference on the Marrakech Process – Creating Solutions for SCP provided a platform for experts from around the world to collaborate on finding pathways to sustainable consumption. The conference enabled the global [...] Read more...
Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are a major source of waste and emissions of CO2 and account for up to 90% of global industrial output. SMEs are also the biggest source of employment, economic development and innovation in local societies. [...] Read more...
Resource efficiency forms the backbone of a sustainable economy. It enables companies to produce products with fewer resource inputs and by extension reduce environmental impacts, including emissions of greenhouse gases [...] Read more...
