Eclaira is the regional collaborative platform dedicated to the circular economy in the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It aims to:
Identify and highlight initiatives carried out in the region
Encourage collaborative projects in the circular economy
Promote the implementation of the circular economy in the region
Key figures:
300 instances of industrial feedback
60 regional activities and events per year
600 organisations
400 members
9000 users per month
In Auvergne-Rhône Alpes, the circular transition of companies and regions is both necessary and a real opportunity to face challenges such as employment and resources, economic development, regional planning and sustainable development.
The CircularInvest project, approved under the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), launched its first open call for circular economy projects on 28 April. CircularInvest will help circular projects become investment-ready and access financial resources through free, tailor-made support delivered by experts. CircularInvest's services will improve the selected projects' circularity, provide a business plan and guide them through the process of securing funding. Circular project promoters will also have the opportunity to participate in knowledge transfer and networking events and live pitch sessions with potential investors.
A new initiative, CircularInvest, approved under the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), aims to help circular projects become investment-ready and access funding.
The short "Making Your Project Investment-Ready - Project Pitching Session" on 17 May 2023 at 11:00 CEST will provide a snapshot of CircularInvest’s free project development assistance services and details on the first call for expressions of interest through which circular project promoters can apply to access these services.
The event will also give participants the opportunity to get acquainted with one of CircularInvest’s services and prepare them to pitch their circular economy projects to investors.
The Knowledge Hub is Circle Economy's collaborative library of circular economy case studies, gathering today more than 4800 ready-to-implement solutions from more than 100 countries with a monthly audience of 9000+ readers.
The model is open access and everyone can contribute. The Knowledge Hub is directly linked to digital products as it serves as the source for recommended solutions. It is based on the following three principles:
Everyone contributes: the knowledge base grows quicker if everybody adds case studies.
Everyone edits: It's not meddling, it's co-authoring! Version history ensures nothing is lost.
Everyone curates: See any irrelevant, duplicate or promotional content? Report it to the Knowledge Hub admins!
This WCEF 2023 accelerator session on 1 June is focused on Africa's circular journey and the power of circular economy hubs. Speakers will discuss the unique opportunities and challenges in advancing the circular economy in Africa and review the role of hubs in connecting stakeholders and accelerating the transition to a circular economy.
The panel discussion is covering best practices, public-private partnerships, technology, financing, and capacity-building initiatives to support the growth of circular economy hubs in Africa. The session will end with an outline of future collaboration plans and encourage participants to continue the conversation beyond the session.
This WCEF Accelerator Session on "Growing the Role of Circular Economy Hotspots and Hubs" will showcase successful examples of circular economy hubs from different continents and explore good practices for creating and managing circular economy hubs and strategies for engaging stakeholders. It will also discuss circular diplomacy and identify immediate action items and plans for future collaboration among circular economy hotspots.
Is your country developing and implementing a national circular economy strategy? This is a unique opportunity to get your recipe book ready for creating a national circular economy strategy!
Finland, together with Germany, the Netherlands, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA), is organising a hybrid Accelerator Session on 1 June in connection with the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in Helsinki.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) invites representatives of the public sector, companies, startups, business incubators, accelerators and higher education institutions to participate in a survey on innovative entrepreneurship for the development of a circular economy in their countries.
To learn quickly how to fund and put in practice circular solutions, join this webinar on 3 May (16:00-16:30 CEST) to listen in and ask questions to Luisa Marques, Senior Consultant with expertise in Sustainability and Circular Economy at Innovayt.
This year, ACR+ is organising not one but three events:
The ACR+ General Assembly 2023 (31 May) to help shape the direction of the network: organisations and ACR+ members will introduce, discuss and challenge ideas and solutions,
The Circular Economy Hotspot (29 May – 1 June), which will explore three key themes: Policy in Practice, Citizen Engagement and Innovation & Collaboration,
The 14th EWWR Awards Ceremony (1 June), which will assemble the 16 most outstanding initiatives on circular and sustainable textiles from among the 16 000 carried out during the EWWR 2022