The Western Balkans Circular Economy Hub is excited to announce the launch of the 100 best circular practices initiative from the Western Balkan region! Has your company/organisation gone circular? Could what you've done be an inspiration for others? Then apply!
The European Union’s Bioeconomy Strategy is at a pivotal point of revision.
As the EU seeks to advance its transition towards circular economy, civil society organisations – backed by academic insights – are calling for a bioeconomy strategy that places sustainability, environmental resilience and social well-being on an equal footing.
This paper, prepared by the ECESP's Leadership Group on Bioeconomy, provides a multi-actor perspective. It focuses on sustainability, economic development (especially in rural areas) and regulatory frameworks. It highlights gaps in the existing strategy and proposes policy recommendations for policymakers and research institutions.
EU policies require effective data and analyses, which are provided by Eurostat. This data is extremely useful for seeing how waste and the circular economy in the EU are evolving. Eurostat data on food waste, packaging and municipal waste paint a vivid picture. Part of it is good, other parts definitely less so.
The aim is to boost circular construction in Noord-Holland, use fewer raw materials and thus contribute to the region's objective of switching to a fully circular economy by 2050 and reducing the use of primary raw materials by 50% in 2030.
The deal stipulates that all Participating Parties will:
apply circular harvesting as standard;
where possible, disclose how much released material has been processed in a circular manner and by what means;
share knowledge and collaborate on creating new circular chains and identifying and linking up existing chains, platforms and circular raw material hubs.
See also the Dutch and German versions of the deal.
CirkArena is an R&D centre for the circular economy. Focusing on waste, it aims to help transform the local ecosystem and answer people's questions on the plastics value chain.
As sustainability regulations tighten and supply chain risks grow, the offshore industry should embed circular economy principles. In addition to simply complying with regulations, circularity builds resilience by securing materials and safeguarding operations in turbulent markets.
This workshop will enable industry professionals to get to grips with key issues in offshore supply chain management.
This webinar brings together experts and representatives of EU institutions and local initiatives to discuss the latest policy developments and practical solutions. It will spotlight how territorial cooperation helps drive innovation and sustainability across Europe.
Come and see how cooperation across borders can deliver tangible impact - and how these efforts can shape the future of EU environmental and economic policies!
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) is hosting a LinkedIn Live webinar in collaboration with EU Green Week. It will bring together experts from science, industry and policy to raise awareness about fibre fragment loss and release throughout the lifecycle of a product.
The Urban Circular Bioeconomy Hub is operated by the HOOP project. It provides resources and tools to improve the exploitation of biowaste and wastewater by cities and regions.
Users can:
network with municipalities and waste/wastewater management companies around Europe.
evaluate their circular performance and the financial attractiveness and maturity level of your circular projects.
make use of resources related to the implementation of urban circular bioeconomy solutions, including handbooks, manuals, factsheets and videos on technologies and financial engineering for circular bioeconomy projects.
get technical support from project developers and investors and mobilise green financing.
register for the forum and put questions to the circular bioeconomy community.
