Join RREUSE, Europe’s largest network of social enterprises active in reuse, repair and recycling, for a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges of public procurement as a way to advance climate and social goals.
This half-day conference on 18 April, followed by a chance to network, will bring together EU policy makers, public procurement practitioners and experts, representatives of social enterprises, their networks and Brussels-based NGOs.
The event will also be an opportunity to present RREUSE's report "Advancing climate, environmental and social goals through public procurement".
Circular Computing’s Sustainable IT Summit will take place on 23 April in the United Arab Emirates. It aims to welcome the leaders of some of the largest companies in IT and will combine theory and practice to identify tangible and workable solutions including circular processes such as remanufacturing.
The European Commission is calling on European cities committed to sustainability to apply for the 2026 European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards. The call for applications is open until 30 April 2024.
SUSTAINair is a project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. It aims to revolutionise aviation through groundbreaking technologies and impactful solutions.
Circular Aviation in the EU, SUSTAINair’s final conference, will bring together researchers, industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss the future of aviation sustainability. This flagship event will take place in Vienna on 11-12 June.
Climate Action Week for Fashion & Apparel will take place on 18 to 22 March, organised by the Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA).
This Accelerator Session of the World Circular Economy Forum will be held in Brussels on 17 April 2024, co-organized by UNECE and the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union.
The session will look into how partnerships and regional stakeholder platforms drive the circular economy transition, particularly in regions where circular practices are emerging.
In 2022 the Podravje region (Slovenia) became part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) and was selected as one of the 12 CCRI pilots being supported for the implementation of Circular Systemic Solutions (CSS) which could provide answers to major challenges beyond resource management and waste/water recovery.
The region is now developing a circular bioeconomy strategy which is the key document describing the available regional resources and linking them to suitable CSSs.
So far, two rounds of consultations with regional stakeholders have been organised and 9 key CCSs have been identified as the key activities within 4 priority areas:
Linked to the BATRAW project that develops circular approaches for electric vehicle batteries, this CEPS report delves into the new EU regulatory framework for batteries and the expanding EU digital product passport landscape. It identifies key opportunities and challenges for battery passports based on data collected from companies at different stages of the battery value chain.
The data suggest that the battery passport can help break down information silos among supply chain actors and support recycling and reuse. It also provides opportunities for increasing transparency about carbon footprint impacts across battery supply chains, while creating a level playing field with horizontal requirements for all supply chain actors.
Enterprise Europe Network Flanders, Flanders, Wallonie Entreprendre and Hub.Brussels are organising an official WCEF2024 side-event: a global online matchmaking session focusing on circular innovation. There'll be an online part (8-14 April) and an in-person part (17 April).
The BRILIAN project workshop "Seeds of Change in Rural Areas" will address several crucial policy-related topics, including developing new materials from agricultural feedstocks.
There will be presentations by representatives of the European Bioeconomy Bureau, the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC), as well as a round table session on unlocking resources from agricultural produce and waste.