The Coordination Group (CG) is a key component of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. Its members come from a broad spectrum of organisations and are responsible for enabling and implementing the Platform’s vision and activities. The mandate of the current CG will end in October 2025.
With a view to the future CG, the European Commission has published a call for proposals under the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. The call will fund a project intended to strengthen the CG’s role in advancing the transition to a circular economy, including circular business models.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment will hold an information session for potential applicants on Monday 8 July at 10:00 – 12:00 CEST.
Check out the new Environmental Footprint (EF) methods webpage and factsheet!
The EF methods are scientific tools and rules designed to calculate the environmental impact of products and organisations. Find out how businesses and consumers can benefit from them and see how they can be applied to a product.
The European Commission has published the guidance on the application of the 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) principle under the Social Climate Fund. The guidance covers the environmental safeguards that must be in place to benefit from the Social Climate Fund (over EUR 80 billion as from 2026).
The consultation closes on 13 August. A webinar will take place on 18 July to explain and clarify the criteria included in the DNSH guidance and allow stakeholders to ask questions.
BIOEAST has issued a Stakeholder Manifesto on “Sustainable supply chains and strengthened local processing of bioresources in Central and Eastern Europe”. They are calling for signatures from individuals and organisations, both within the Central-Eastern Europe macro-region and beyond.
The Horizon Europe project Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice is organising a workshop to discuss and reflect on the various funding and financing approaches relevant to the industrial-urban symbiosis community.
How does digitalisation contribute to advancing circular procurement practices?
The ECESP Leadership Group on Circular Procurement invites you to join the #EUCircularTalks webinar on 27 September at 10:00 – 12:00 CEST, offering valuable insights into global trends, practical tools, and real-world case studies. Participants will learn strategies to mitigate environmental and social impacts associated with ICT procurement and to implement sustainable procurement practices effectively.
The Circular Cities Declaration, managed by our Coordination Group member ICLEI Europe, is is a project designed to help accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy with a specific focus on cities.
They've issued eight topical webinars with key stakeholders and institutions - and all of them are available for you to listen to!
The PREVENT Waste Alliance is currently looking for applications for the Innovate2PREVENT innovation contest. Innovate2PREVENT aims to inspire and mobilise creative minds from around the world to develop innovative circular solutions in the areas of
reuse, refurbishment and repair of electrical and electronic equipment
plastic waste prevention, and
supporting circularity through digital, interoperable and data-driven solutions.
The EU grants for projects to reduce consumer food waste have been launched. The call for proposals is open to all interested stakeholders, with a deadline to apply by 25 September 2024.
The Single Market Programme grants are managed by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).
The aim of the call is to support stakeholders in their actions to prevent and reduce the amount of food waste generated at consumer level.