Green and Digital Transition

<Overall objective(s) (i.e. Impact)> Increasing active consumer participation in green transition for circular economy

<Specific objective(s) (i.e. Outcome(s)> Strengthening civil society for sustainable consumption in Western Balkans and Turkey

Target Groups and Final Beneficiaries:
Consumers CSOs and Consumers in partner countries
Local communities, private sector, policy makers in Partner Countries.

Outputs:
Op.1.1. Increased capacity of consumer CSOs for facilitating sustainable consumption
OP.1.2. Increased monitoring of sustainable consumption and production policies with regard energy, food, water, waste prevention and circularity Increased monitoring of SCP policies and their implementation
OP.1.3. Increased advocacy for sustainable energy, water, food consumption/production and waste prevention/circularity
OP.1.4. Increased stakeholder outreach, visibility, and sustainability

Activities for Op.1.1.
 Conducting a Desk research and online survey of consumer CSOs and their needs in each partner country
 Establishing an internet based networking platform for CSOs, Consumers for Green Transition Network for West Balkans and Turkey (CGNet). The network will also integrate to available right based consumer networks in Europe
 Conducting two study visits for realising project activities
 Developing Digital Sustainable Consumption for Green Transition Platform based on learning management technologies and for increasing capacity of CSOs and raising the awareness of local consumers in XXX languages. The digital platform includes separate sections for CSOs and consumers with 3 modules focusing on:
• Changing consumer attitudes and behaviours in sustainable utilization of products/services
• Pressuring private sector for sustainable production through green consumerism
• Pressuring policy makers for reforms in sustainable consumption and production
 Providing capacity building digital trainings local for CSOs in the following areas:
• Sustainable Consumption in line with green transition
• Project financial management,
• Project implementation,
• Stakeholder Relations and Visibility
• Advocacy
 Providing mentorship for CSOs in the training issues
 Providing 20% of the project budget as financial aid to third parties for facilitating sustainable consumption for green transition.

Activities for Op.1.2.
 Establishing a policy monitoring centre, Consumers for Green Transition Policy Monitoring and Advocacy Centre for (CGCen) operating in Western Balkans and Turkey
 Desk research on sustainable consumption and production policies and their implementation of partner countries for Green Transition.
 Developing/updating a digital platform showing each country’s status based on the desk research
 Developing an annual monitoring report on SCP policies and challenges faced in execution. Each report will cover all partner countries in separate chapters Organising annual monitoring workshops for evaluating steps taken in SCP relevant reforms.
 Developing an annual policy proposal document (with revisions every year) for necessary legal and administrative changes for removing roadblocks in each country with consideration of EU principles and rules.

Activities for Op.1.2.
 Organising an annual sustainable consumption workshop for specifying advocacy agenda
 Operating social/digital media accounts, blogs, forums, chatrooms integrated to the project website to facilitate interactions among civil society members and local residents
 Establishing a YouTube Tv and broadcasting in the local language of each country (subtitled in English) twice a month
 Creating a digital consumer news platform in context of green transition, a multilanguage site to effectively access to residents of each country
 Organising webinars
 Preparing digital stories about diverse sustainable consumption issues in line with green transition
 Lobbying with policy makers in each country for necessary policy changes
 Mobilising civil society and local residents for pressuring policy makers and implementers through digital and telecommunication means, and letters
 Conducting annual media campaigns for attracting attention of local residents and pressuring policy makers

Activities for OP.1.4.
 Organising a preliminary meeting
 Opening a project office
 Organising a stakeholder networking meeting in each country
 Developing the project’s website
 Organising local dissemination meetings (a meeting per country)
 Organising a closing panel