Interested in circular plastics? Join the interactive webinar "A Circular Economy for Plastics in Canada & the Netherlands" on 5 April to learn more about current policy approaches, best practices, latest technologies and market opportunities in the Netherlands and Canada.

The 70th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will take place in April 2023 in Geneva. The Commission, UNECE's highest decision-making body, will take stock of its work to promote a circular economy and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Various virtual side events on 3-5 April will look at specific aspects of the circular economy transition, including the role of policies and institutions, innovation and private sector engagement, value chains, digital solutions and networks.

The DRIVE 0 webinar "Let’s talk circular architecture" will take place on 28 March 2023 from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST. This is the first webinar of the DRIVE 0 series "Circular Talks". The session hosted by BUILD UP will be organised in cooperation with the Architects' Council of Europe.

FEDARENE’s Vice-President for Circular Economy, John Carley is pleased to invite you to the webinar on Making the Circular Economy Work which aims to guide local and regional authorities as they devise their circular economy strategies.

The objective of the event "Enhancing the circularity in the Construction Sector" on 26 April 2023 is to

• Present the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan and the latest legislative developments to make the construction sector greener (including the revised EU Construction Products Regulation)
• Present the METABUILDING platform: fostering new cross-sectoral, cross-border industrial value chains
• Showcase successful collaborative projects and METABUILDING winners on the building & recycling sector
• Discuss the circularity and recycling challenge for the construction sector: state of play and future prospects.

The focus of this online event on 18 April is on what the Interreg NSR ProCirc project partners have learned and developed in circular procurement. The event will start with a plenary session in English and the participants will then dive into the results in three breakout sessions in different national languages:

• From one circular pilot to circular economy on everybody’s lips
• Setting goals & monitoring: how to measure impact
• How to scale adoption through Joint Statements of Demand

On 28 March 2023, the European Commission will hold a webinar for the buildings sector on "Learn how certification schemes are aligning with Level(s), the EU framework for sustainable buildings."

This special webinar seeks to highlight how building certification schemes across Europe are integrating the Level(s) framework of indicators and objectives into their requirements.