Upcoming Event | Posted July 11, 2018 The CSCP Partners with the Conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (Refab)” in Cologne 1 – 2 October 2018 Upcoming EventBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProducts & ServicesConsumption Behaviour & Trends Today’s global agriculture faces a myriad of problems that range from desertification and loss of fertil soil to over-fertilisation. These pose a significant risk to biodiversity and food security. REFAB brings together experts from research and industry to collaborate for cutting-edge solutions to these problems and enable a high-tech revolution in the production of food, […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted Over 50 Leading NGOs Accelerating Sustainable Behaviour Worldwide @aochange_org CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourTrainings & Capacity Building The Academy of Change is our new programme on sustainable behaviour designed for future leaders working on climate change and sustainability in the NGO sector. This month we kicked off the programme’s first module with over 50 leading NGOs from all over the world. Over the course of the Academy, we will learn new and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted Project Kick-off: SWITCH Africa GOALAN Will Implement SCP to Revitalise Kenya’s Horticulture Sector @WWF_Kenya CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Value ChainsTrainings & Capacity Building The horticultural sector contributes to Kenya’s economy by nearly USD 1.03 billion in 2016 from exports of fresh produce. Unfortunately, the sector poses significant environmental impacts due to unsustainable water consumption and pollution from overuse of fertilizers and pesticides. Our project GOALAN will tackle these issues in collaboration with MSMEs, policy makers and financial institutions. […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 10, 2018 CSCP Shares Experiences With Voluntary Agreements as Policy Instruments for Food Waste Reduction @EUrefresh CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipPolicyMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Picture the great pyramid of Khufu, Giza – it is estimated to weigh about 6 million tonnes. Now imagine fourteen such pyramids, and you are still four tonnes short of the food waste produced annually in the EU alone. The EU REFRESH Project sets out to find and share information and best practice on food […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted Call for Collaboration – Digital Responsibility as Part of Corporate Strategy CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipCities & InfrastructureLifestyles & BehaviourPolicyProducts & ServicesMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels Digitalisation fundamentally alters the way we do business and how we interact with one another and with our environment. This challenges all of us to shape this new playing field to enable a good life for everyone. There are great opportunities for organisations as well as for sustainability, but with them, we also face new […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 9, 2018 Wissenschaftsjahr is Coming to Your City – Plan Your Visit at Our Popup Dialogue-Centers CSCP NewsLifestyles & BehaviourMulti-stakeholder Engagements & Panels What does tomorrow’s working world look like? Will we partner with robots to do the computationally expensive work so we can follow our creative instincts? Will we connect with colleagues from all over the world in virtual offices while never leaving the comfort of our homes? What new jobs will be created when data and […] Read more
CSCP News | Posted July 8, 2018 A Big Step for a Climate-Friendly Future for North Rhine-Westphalia, One Final Step for the ILoNa Project CSCP NewsBusiness & EntrepreneurshipLifestyles & BehaviourConsumption Behaviour & TrendsMulti-stakeholder Engagements & PanelsSustainable Business Models The logistics sector has enormous potential for incorporating practices that take into consideration the social and ecological aspects of all steps along the way. Over the course of three years, our ILoNa Project looked at the interaction of customer behavior and logistics services and worked out the future challenges for the sector on its way […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted July 7, 2018 The CSCP Partners with the Conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (Refab)” in Cologne, Join Us 1 – 2 October 2018 Upcoming EventBusiness & EntrepreneurshipProducts & ServicesConsumption Behaviour & Trends Today’s global agriculture faces a myriad of problems that range from desertification and loss of fertil soil to over-fertilisation. These pose a significant risk to biodiversity and food security. REFAB brings together experts from research and industry to collaborate for cutting-edge solutions to these problems and enable a high-tech revolution in the production of food, […] Read more
Upcoming Event | Posted June 27, 2018 Apply Now! “Sharing and the City”, the Interdisciplinary Autumn Academy in Wuppertal on 1 – 5 October 2018 Upcoming EventCities & InfrastructureLifestyles & BehaviourTrainings & Capacity Building What can sharing contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle, future work patterns and local consumption patterns in cities? What is the potential for sustainable business? The participants of this year’s academy will discuss these and other questions while developing creative new concepts. ‘Sharing’ has become a trend in many parts of Europe and has been […] Read more
Community News | Posted June 25, 2018 EU Plastics Strategy Opens Doors for Rethinking Business Models Community NewsPolicyConsumption Behaviour & TrendsSustainable Business Models 150 000 to 500 000 tonnes of plastic waste are dumped in the oceans yearly – from the EU alone*. And this only accounts for a small percentage of worldwide plastic litter, as 80% of all plastic waste enters the oceans from Asia. While we are watching the large plastic vortices in the ocean, perhaps […] Read more