The report presents the progress the Commission has made in implementing the 2022 strategy for the outermost regions. It shows that the Commission has delivered on its commitment to reflect the outermost regions’ characteristics in legislative proposals, policy initiatives and programmes.
The outermost regions have high potential to develop circular economy solutions. Cohesion policy supports circular economy development there. Both the ERDF and Interreg support waste management and recycling, for instance in Réunion with EUR 18 million of ERDF funding dedicated to the circular economy. Outermost regions also benefit from support under the LIFE programme. Several of these regions have designed circular strategies, such as the Circular Economy Conference of the Azores.
CIRCULÉIRE, Ireland's National Platform for Circular Innovation, will be holding its annual conference under the banner The Future of Business is Circular.
The conference will focus on Pathways to 2030 decarbonisation, Building future markets and Showcasing industrial circularity. It will bring together leaders in climate innovation, policy and government to discuss circular advancement in Ireland.
This paper reviews digital tools that support the transition to a circular economy in the built environment.
It explores how computer-aided design, building information modeling and computational plugins can assist architects and engineers in creating more sustainable buildings. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) remains the main approach for evaluating environmental impacts, the study highlights other methods and tools that can help assess circular design strategies, such as computational methods to design with reused elements and circularity indicators. The paper identifies both the strengths and limitations of these digital tools.
This research is useful to academics and to practitioners designing buildings aligned with circular economy principles.
Are you interested in seeing how the circular bioeconomy can drive the development of sustainable agri-food systems across rural and urban areas in the EU? The EESC is organising a webinar on this very issue - hear what they have to say and ask your questions!
The 29th ReNess Conference on Shaping the Transformation – Instruments and Levers for the Implementation of a Competitive Circular Economy will focus on the macroeconomic potential of the circular economy.
The UNLOCK project focuses on turning waste feathers into products for the agricultural industry, such as mulch film. It is organising a networking event focusing on advancing the circular economy within the agricultural sector. Come and discuss the benefits of feathers!
Nordic Circular Summit 2024 is the biggest conference on the circular economy in the Nordic region and an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event. It will focus on the enterprise of circular economy. Can entrepreneurs and startups close the Nordic circular economy gaps? Come and find out!
It's a five-day event dedicated to the circular economy and sustainable development, with a rich programme of sessions and the main event: European Sustainability Congress 2024. Some sessions are hybrid or online.
BUILD UP, the European portal for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, is hosting the fifth in a series of six webinars organised with the CircularB COST Action project. This one is on Contractors, Builders and Manufacturers of Construction Products.
Are you working on a topic related to the circular economy? Are you new to the circular economy but want to find out more? Then don't miss Circular Wallonia's Quinzaine de l’économie circulaire 2024 (Circular Economy Fortnight 2024)!
