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CSCP Newsletter August 2013
Dear Reader,
Right within a hot summer – at least in the northern hemisphere – the CSCP has some hot news from our projects from around the world. In this newsletter we cover how we are collaborating with the retail industry in India, with the information and communication technology sector in Germany, how we are engaging consumers in North Rhine-Westphalia on sustainable lifestyles, and what visitors from China like about European sustainable interior renovation.
Celebrate with us the anniversary of our Global Networks on Sustainable Lifestyles and on Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship and learn about what they offer and about the opportunities to engage with these leading networks.
Michael Kuhndt Head of CSCP CSCP Project and Conference News4 MORE YEARS - SWITCH-ASIA NETWORK FACILITY The CSCP will be leading the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility for four more years. Since 2008 the Network Facility has worked to support SWITCH-Asia projects by exchanging lessons learned, taking stock of project results, and establishing new synergies to scale up project activities. Read what people had to say about the work accomplished up to now. Read more...
SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE ICT SECTOR How can new business value be drawn from sustainability? How are the expectations of stakeholders and thought leaders evolving? These are just some questions that the ICT sector is facing today. Answering them and moving the industry toward a sustainability driven growth agenda was the aim of the project Sustainability-Driven Innovation in the ICT sector that CSCP conducted with Deutsche Telekom. Read more...
IMPULSES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA Ich bin’s! nachhaltig in NRW is a new online platform created by the CSCP as part of the Communication Platform for Sustainable Lifestyles in NRW project. The platform was just launched and helps people to make informed decisions and shows innovative and fun ideas that support sustainable consumption and living. Read more...
TEACHING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT The CSCP began a partnership with the University of Applied Management Studies in Mannheim (HDWM) as a conceptual and content partner in the development of the part-time MBA in Sustainable Management to begin in September 2013. The idea that our modern economies must not jeopardize the needs of future generations has become a widely recognised concern. Read more...
GREEN RETAIL IN INDIA Like no other industry, retailers have the potential to drive sustainable development and change towards a more sustainable society. Retailers are the interface between suppliers and consumers with potential to determine the goods and services that are offered and, in this capacity, exert significant influence on consumer choices. This thinking is the background behind a new three and a half year SWITCH-Asia project entitled Green Retail India. Read more...
CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY IN STYLE One year after their launch, the two CSCP - BMZ projects have reached over 160 stakeholders in five countries through their Workstudios. In the digital world, they have also been strengthening the Global Network on Sustainable Lifestyles and the Global Network on Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship day by day. Read more...
SINO-GERMAN COOPERATION ON SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS On May 13-17, 2013, Chinese officials from key national institutions joined a CSCP-organised tour of sustainable interior renovation projects in Germany and the Netherlands. This tour coincides with recent attention by both government and the building industry in China to explore the potential of the growing field of sustainable building interior renovation and decoration. Read more...
Upcoming eventsThe CSCP is offering a workshop at: ecostyle fairThe world of green productsFair on Ecostyle products that combine quality and attractiveness with true sustainability. The products can be ordered right then and there. The event offers professional information, networking and inspiration on the theme of sustainable consumption with interesting side events, lectures and workshops like: Workshop: Sharing Economy - Eine Marktchance für mich?! (German) by Michael Kuhndt, Head of the CSCP
24-26 August 2013 // Frankfurt a.M. // Germany The CSCP is taking part in: Future world - environment, employment, economyEconomic success through ecological and social sustainabilityPublic lecture by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel (UNEP), Co-President, The Club of Rome Panel discussion with i.a. Dr. Nadine Pratt, CSCP Team Leader Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship
4 September 2013 // University of Applied Management Studies (HdWM) // Mannheim // Germany The CSCP is taking part in the: FA!R 2013 - Fair Trade & friendsExpert forum: Collaborative Consumption - a new eco-efficient way of consuming?Sharing, swapping and lending from consumer to consumer is a trend. No matter if it is cars, clothing or food – this type of Collaborative Consumption is possible through the internet. A key outstanding question is how this method of consuming relates to sustainability. Are there benefits for society and the environment? What are they? What are the drivers and conditions that support success? These questions and more will be discussed by Michael Kuhn, Head of the CSCP, as an invited speaker at the FA!R2013 forum.
07 September 2013 // Dortmund // Germany The CSCP supports:
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