Collaboration for Sustainable Lifestyles through Business and Social Innovation
On November 4 and 5, 2013, the Berlin office of Deutsche Telekom opened its doors to over 60 participants from across Europe, attracted by the multi-stakeholder workshop "Collaboration for Sustainable Lifestyles through Business and Social Innovation".
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Workstudio participants engaged in a dialogue on how business and social innovation can foster uptake of sustainable lifestyles in Europe.
"We are inventing too much and too many things for nothing. Sustainable innovation is to think if what we are developing adds value and is really fulfilling the needs of the society. We need to shift the way we think, meaning a radical change of mindset, and accept the consequences this change brings about.”
Ms. Gunilla Blomquist, Deputy Director, Swedish Ministry of the Environment
Success factors, pathways toward sustainable living and the roles for different stakeholders were explored.
The event was organised by the CSCP in partnership with the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the EEA Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ETC/SCP) with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Workstudio featured keynote speeches, a visioning session, …
… an expert panel discussion, and roundtable discussions with representatives from a range of sectors.
The event brought together business representatives and entrepreneurs, policy makers, CSOs, academic researchers and development organizations.
Both BMZ projects are making direct contributions toward
the Global Network on Sustainable Lifestyles and
the Global Network on Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Outputs from previous Workstudios are available on the respective websites for each project (the most recent being held in Ghana. The websites also offer opportunities to match expertise with needs for support on sustainable lifestyle related issues.
We encourage you to join the Global Networks and become part of the dialogue. Network membership is free and open to anybody with an interest in scaling up sustainable living impacts. Stay tuned for more on the Worksudios, including the Berlin Workstudio report!