The Circular Investment Readiness Network is a new joint initiative by the Horizon Europe projects CircularInvest and DEFINITE-CCRI.

The initiative will help circular economy projects overcome the challenges related to development and investment readiness. It will bring local governments, investors, Project Development Assistance providers and external service providers together with CircularInvest and DEFINITE-CCRI project owners and SMEs to foster the exchange of expertise, pinpoint opportunities and generate momentum.

Basically, it will advance circular economy objectives by facilitating the development of financeable, high-impact, low-risk circular projects.

By registering, you will be part of the network mailing list and invited to all future information sessions.

C2C NGO aims to speed up the deployment of the Cradle to Cradle concept.

It encourages organisations and individuals to rethink and transform, and brings business, science, education, politics, culture and civil society together. It carries its message to all parts of society and is active in public debate.

It has volunteers throughout Germany, who advocate for the idea of Cradle to Cradle. Its Congress is the world’s largest C2C platform: every year, over 1 000 participants from the C2C community meet there with key figures from science, business and politics. Forums, lectures and workshops are an opportunity to discuss matters and network.

C2C has also established the C2C LAB in Berlin: a living laboratory for circular innovation in housing.

Circular Hub Tirol is the point of contact for all issues dealing with the circular economy in Austria's Tirol region. Together with their partners, they offer services such as

• project initiation
• networking
• circularity check for SMEs
• information and further education on the circular economy, and
• an annual exhibition of good practices in the area of circular design.

CircularPSP brings together seven procurers from seven countries to jointly accelerate the digital transition towards a circular economy. Its focus is pre-commercial procurement (PCP).

It has invested €5.64 million in R&D and provides training and holds conferences. The procurers represent a number of European countries, including capitals with a strong global outreach (Berlin, Helsinki, London and Istanbul).

Other cities, regions, government organisations, public procurers and projects will have the chance to liaise with consortium representatives and are urged to become part of the Follower Network. They will be informed about the timeline and next steps in solution development, as well as opportunities for cooperation.

The Circular Economy Lab was set up in 2018 by Cariplo Factory and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. It is a hub of circular economy competences that aims to help spread the principles and methods of the circular economy and support companies as they go circular.

The Lab is involved in various projects, such as the Iren Startup Award Call4Circular | Circular products and materials. It promotes the circular economy by holding workshops on key topics and by creating networking opportunities for innovative ecosystem players, such as startups, innovative SMEs, universities, research centres and technology transfer centres.

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), an online hub for cluster stakeholders, aims to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of Europe’s industrial ecosystems, particularly SMEs, improving their performance in terms of productivity, innovation, internationalisation and resource efficiency through a variety of modern tools:

• Events to foster capacity building and peer discussions
• Matchmaking events supporting cooperation between clusters in Europe
• A knowledge database mapping regional, national, international and sectoral cluster networks, toolkits and publications
• Partner search and exchange facilities to share offer/demand directly
• Support for international cooperation

An ECCP section focuses on green clusters and their circular transition.

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