Circular Tourism and support from local authorities: How local authorities can support small-medium size tourism enterprises in coastal destinations in six strategic steps
The EU Interreg 2 Seas project FACET focuses on implementing circular solutions in the tourism and leisure sectors.
The circular economy is about migrating from the current business-as-usual linear system of production and consumption toward a system that focuses on valorising and circulating resources for environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
This white paper proposes a six-step framework for local authorities in their efforts to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
This framework builds upon the experiences of the FACET project, which has accelerated the implementation of circular solutions in four local areas in the 2 Seas regions, as well as other existing literature and past European projects.
Annual Conference 2023: Recovery, Open Strategic Autonomy and Resilience
The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee will host the 2023 European Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference on 27 and 28 February 2023.
The Circular Economy Competence Framework for Young People is the outcome of research by the Circular Economy-Sustainable Competences for Youth (CESCY) project team. The project has identified the competences that young people need when adopting a circular economy approach.
The CESCY initiative aims to bring together stakeholders with a specific knowledge set to contribute to the creation of a competence framework for youth work on the circular economy.
Based on their findings, the team has created a competence framework that helps young people to take an active role in the transition to circular societies.
Plastic is used in many ways and in large quantities across Europe. Environmental concerns make this a key focus for policy. Currently, most policy actions focus on plastic packaging, even though a large proportion of plastics are used for non-packaging applications, such as construction, furniture and consumer electronics.
Improved reporting on the flows of non-packaging plastics is needed to inform the development of effective policies and measures that target this significant waste stream and increase resource efficiency, in line with the aims of the Circular Economy Action Plan.
