The NDC Guidance is a practical guide on identifying and prioritising circular measures regarding Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
It helps integrate existing approaches, such as the UN Toolbox on Building Circularity into NDCs. 27 activity sheets describe circular activities from a climate reporting perspective, helping with defining, tracking and reporting circular climate impacts.
RE-ZIP is an innovative, circular packaging solution designed to reduce waste in e-commerce. It provides reusable packaging options that replace traditional single-use packaging, helping e-commerce businesses lower their environmental impact.
The Sustainable Fashion Academy launched the Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) in collaboration with various apparel and textile companies. STICA aims to ensure that the Nordic region and Europe reduce their climate impacts in line with the 1.5°C global warming pathway, while transforming their businesses and the industry.
Signatories to STICA undertake to set targets on scopes 1 to 3 and report back. The focus of this report is emissions reduction, and circular business models are presented as part of the solution. The information provided by the signatory companies as part of their reporting covers circular business models, breaking down how these contribute to scope 3 reduction and their place in the companies' climate action transition plans.
Refashion's Recycle Summit brings together key stakeholders from the textile and footwear sector. It showcases significant achievements in circularity, including groundbreaking technical studies, the development of unique material libraries and measurable environmental impacts. It aims to drive collaboration and innovation, strengthening the adoption of recycled materials and positioning the industry for a sustainable and competitive future.
The 2nd World Congress on Recycling and Waste Management will explore Leading the way in advanced recycling and waste management practices.
It will foster awareness and encourage sustainable practices promoting an eco-friendly environment, delving into advanced topics in recycling and waste management, with the participation of researchers, ecologists, environmental experts and professionals in chemical, civil and mechanical engineering, environmental science and recycling.
Recycling flexible PET packaging is tricky because it is made up of layers but in Spain, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) is the only type authorised for post-consumer recycled content for food packaging.
The BOTTLE4FLEX project has taken up this challenge and aims to develop 100% recyclable flexible skinpack packaging using rPET.
This event aims to familiarise people with the Guidance on increasing NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) ambitions through circular action and the related Activity Sheets, drawn up by the German International Cooperation Society's global Go Circular programme. It will highlight their role in enhancing climate ambitions through circular economy measures.
The Circular City Centre - C3 is a competence and resource centre led by the European Investment Bank and co-funded by the European Commission as part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative. It helps cities make circular progress and identify and prepare sound circular projects for financing.
