Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague

What Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague does

The Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague (CETE-P), also known by its Czech name Centrum pro environmentální a technologickou etiku - Praha, is a non-profit research center established in 2023 and hosted within the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. It is the first research center of its kind in the Czech Republic, dedicated to exploring ethical challenges at the intersection of technology and environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity loss, AI ethics, and Anthropocene questions. The center is led by Professor Mark Coeckelbergh as ERA Chair holder and operates with a small international team of researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and PhD students.

CETE-P does not sell commercial products. Its core outputs are academic publications (articles and books), recurring educational programs, and public-facing media. Product-like offerings include the annual Karel Čapek Lecture in Technology Ethics, the Visegrad Environmental Philosophy Summer School (VEPSS), the Climate Dialogues series, the upcoming European Environmental Philosophy Series (EEPS) running March-November 2026, and the original podcast Zelený drát (Green Wire). All public lectures, workshops, and events are offered free of charge, reflecting the non-profit model.

The center is funded primarily through the Horizon EU Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101086898, with supplementary co-financing from the International Visegrad Fund for specific programs such as VEPSS. Its customers in the non-commercial sense are academic institutions, NGOs and policymakers, media, and the general public; it engages with these audiences through events, publications, media appearances, newsletters, social media, and policy briefs. Its underlying technology is research and philosophical analysis rather than a software or AI platform.

Name

Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague

Legal name

Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague

Website

https://cetep.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CETE-P is a non-profit research center, founded 2023 within the Czech Academy of Sciences, that explores ethical issues at the intersection of environment and technology. It serves academics, policymakers, NGOs, media, and the public through publications, lectures, summer schools, and podcasts, funded primarily by the Horizon EU Framework Programme.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Ethics Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF), Research Administration & Compliance (Sponsored Programs, IRB/REB) (EDADAKAH)

Keywords

• Ethics research
• Technology ethics
• Environmental ethics
• AI ethics consulting
• Climate ethics

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research funding: The center is funded by the Horizon EU Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101086898

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CETE-P conducts interdisciplinary academic research and public engagement on environmental, technology, AI, and climate ethics. It produces scholarly publications, policy briefs, and educational events (seminars, lectures, workshops, podcasts) for academic institutions, policymakers, NGOs, media, and the general public. The center operates as a non-profit research unit within the Czech Academy of Sciences, funded primarily through the EU Horizon Europe programme.

Product overview

Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague (CETE-P) is a research center that does not offer commercial products but provides academic research services and public educational offerings. The center's main activities include producing scholarly publications on environmental and technology ethics, organizing events (workshops, lectures, conferences, summer schools), running the Podcast Zelený drát, and hosting visiting scholars. Key programs include the annual Visegrad Environmental Philosophy Summer School (VEPSS), European Environmental Philosophy Series (EEPS), Climate Dialogues series, and the Karel Čapek Lecture in Technology Ethics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VEPSS - Vienna-Prague Seminar on Philosophy and Social Sciences

Quantifiable outcome

• Published numerous articles and books on environmental ethics, technology ethics, AI ethics, climate ethics

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Oxford Institute for Ethics in AIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for research collaboration in AI ethics and related fields
• Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for practical ethics research collaboration
• Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for futures-oriented research on ethics and technology
• Philosophy of Media and Technology Research Group, Department of Philosophy, Universität WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on philosophy of media and technology
• Ethics + Emerging Science Group (E+ESG) at California Polytechnic UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on emerging science ethics research
• Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in MunichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI ethics research partnership with leading German university
• Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice at Ludwig Maximilians-Universität MünchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractical philosophy ethics research collaboration
• Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Harvard's premier ethics center
• The Research Group for Ethics in Information Technology (EIT) at the University of HamburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT ethics research collaboration
• Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies (KInIT), BratislavacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership for intelligent technologies ethics research in Central Europe
• Filozofický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied (Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovak academic partnership for philosophy research
• Centrum pro etiku, Univerzita Pardubice (Centre for Ethics, University of Pardubice)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech domestic partnership for ethics research
• Katedra filozofie, Masarykova univerzita v Brně (Department of Philosophy, Masaryk University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech domestic partnership with major philosophy department
• Katedra filozofie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni (Department of Philosophy, University of West Bohemia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech domestic partnership with Western Bohemia philosophy department
• Ústav informatiky, Akademie věd ČR (Institute of Computer Science, Czech Academy of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Czech Academy's computer science institute for interdisciplinary research
• Ústav státu a práva, Akademie věd ČR (Institute of State and Law, Czech Academy of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with law institute for ethics and legal research
• Ústav výzkumu globální změny, Akademie věd ČR (Institute for Global Change Research, Czech Academy of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for global change and climate research ethics
• Centrum Karla Čapka pro studium hodnot ve vědě a technice (Karel Čapek Centre for Values in Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamed partnership after famous Czech author for values in science and technology research

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics: University of Oxford centre conducting research and teaching in philosophical ethics including AI, technology, and environmental ethics. Direct peer in mandate, methods, and audience; CETE-P lists it as a core research partner.
• Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice (LMU Munich): LMU Munich center for practical philosophy including applied ethics. Direct peer - listed as a core CETE-P partner with overlap in applied/environmental ethics methodology.
• Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University: Harvard's flagship ethics research center producing scholarship across technology ethics, AI ethics, and environmental ethics. Direct peer - CETE-P names it as a core partner and uses a comparable researcher-exchange model.
• Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group (E+ESG), Cal Poly: California Polytechnic research group studying ethical issues in emerging sciences and technologies. Direct peer - listed as a CETE-P core partner and shares the emerging-tech-ethics focus.
• Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (Cambridge/Oxford): Multi-university centre researching AI ethics, AI governance, and the long-term implications of technology. Direct peer in technology-ethics research agenda and academic policy translation.
• Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh institute convening research on futures-oriented ethics and technology questions. Direct peer named as a CETE-P core partner.
• Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford: Oxford institute producing interdisciplinary AI ethics research and policy outputs. Direct peer - CETE-P lists it as a core research partner and shares AI-ethics policy-brief output style.
• Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI), LMU Munich: LMU Munich institute focused on AI ethics research and policy translation. Direct peer in technology-ethics specialism; CETE-P lists IEAI as a core academic partner.

Broad incumbents

• Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences: Parent institution of CETE-P and a broader humanities/philosophy research host. Provides infrastructure; broader in scope than CETE-P's environment+technology focus.

Emerging players

• Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies (KInIT): Bratislava-based AI research institute addressing ethical and trustworthy AI questions across Central Europe. Regional peer and CETE-P partner with overlapping AI-ethics research agenda.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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