The bioeconomy is a hot topic these days, right up at the top of policy agendas. It involves using renewable natural resources as a raw material. The circular bioeconomy introduces circularity into this concept: using what would otherwise be thrown away, using spent biological resources to regenerate ecosystems and minimising waste.

The ECESP website has a good selection of circular bioeconomy-themed content. This series will shine a spotlight on it.

Circular bioeconomy concept: How bioeconomy companies around the Baltic Sea approached the circular transition

BioBoosters Impact Review 2024

The BioBoosters community aims to help build innovation partnerships that can enhance circularity by optimising biomass use, material flow management and value created.

This publication looks at how nine leading bioeconomy companies around the Baltic Sea have approached the circular transition in this region's bioeconomy sectors. The stories highlight barriers, enablers and success factors and showcase the impact of open innovation and inter-regional cooperation. With the support of the BioBoosters innovation community, these companies have applied open innovation to find cooperation partners and solutions to make their businesses more circular, sustainable and profitable.

The stories look at digitalisation for sustainability and biomass optimisation and sourcing.