The Basque Ecodesign Center (BEdC) is an organisation based in the Basque Country and structured as a partnership framework between Basque private firms, the main industrial clusters and the Basque Government through the public agencies Ihobe and Spri. 

It aims to help ensure that the Basque Country is on the front line of eco-design and a benchmark throughout the European Union, supporting SMEs and developing technical projects, new business ideas and training activities. 

The BEdC has developed various projects and publications in the field of the circular economy, from the perspective of eco-design. It focuses on three types of project:

• Individual projects by partners: partners work on how ecodesign principles are applied to their own activity. The aim is for those projects to be become collaborative.
• Collaborative projects: These involve two or more partners of the Basque Ecodesign Center.
• Methodological / core projects: These emphasise systematically introducing “Life Cycle Thinking” into business decision-making for all the projects. The projects last for approximately 3 years and require great dedication by the participating company. They entail team work to analyse new challenges and opportunities and incorporate advanced expertise by means of support R&D projects of PhD students researching ecodesign.