Climate Action Week for Fashion & Apparel will take place on 18 to 22 March, organised by the Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA).
This Accelerator Session of the World Circular Economy Forum will be held in Brussels on 17 April 2024, co-organized by UNECE and the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union.
The session will look into how partnerships and regional stakeholder platforms drive the circular economy transition, particularly in regions where circular practices are emerging.
A modern society needs access to all the critical raw materials (CRM) necessary to maintain and develop its industries, infrastructure and welfare. CRM are especially important for ongoing technology shifts like the European Green Deal and digitalisation processes.
Five milestones must be reached to establish Nordic secondary value chains for CRM:
A system that makes it possible to identify waste streams with CRM-recycling potential.
A system for cost-effective and efficient collection of waste streams with CRM-recycling potential.
A system for separating materials enriched with CRM from other materials in the waste stream.
A recycling technology that allows for recovery of all relevant CRM at acceptable rates.
Go Circular 2024 will focus on utilising enablers and breaking barriers to achieve plastic circularity.
It's an opportunity to discuss the main challenges in the field of plastic circularity and to identify partners for related projects. The conference covers the entire circular plastic value chain and aims to speed up the shift to a low carbon circular economy.
EuRIC, a leading voice in Europe's recycling industries, is organising an event on "Plug into sustainability: e-waste recycling", to take place on 3 June from 14:00 to 17:30 CEST, in Brussels.
It will be an opportunity to explore the latest developments and sustainable practices in e-waste recycling, bringing together industry leaders, policy makers and innovators.
On 29 February at 13:00 – 14:30 CET, the Nordic Working Group for Circular Economy will hold a webinar to present the report on 'Recycling of Critical Raw Materials in the Nordics'.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Nordic region's secondary value chains for CRMs.
The FUSTARISE Project aims to find more sustainable ways to deal with lignocellulosic waste - plant waste from agriculture and forestry. Most of this waste currently ends up in landfills - this project uses solvent-free mechanochemical techniques to transform it into products such as capsules and adhesives.
This workshop will present, highlight and discuss the state of play and future issues related to sustainability in the fashion, clothing and textiles sector. It will also launch the book on Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles, withpresentations from the editors and contributors.
There will be roundtable discussions covering key topics highlighted in the book (such as the circular economy, innovation and new business models, design and materials) and networking opportunities.
In this podcast episode the Conference Board talks to the European Commission's Malgorzata Golebiewska about the EU Green Claims Directive and its goal of preventing greenwashing and rebuilding consumer trust. Listen to the new podcast!
The CEE2ACT project is organising its first 2024 online event in the Knowledge Transfer Series. This international webinar will take place on 5 March at 13:00-15:00 CET via Zoom, and is entitled “Gearing up for Knowledge Transfer in the Circular Bioeconomy: Financial, Legal & Collaboration Issues”.
Three keynote speakers from Sweden and The Netherlands will share their experiences about:
Tackling financial barriers to the implementation of a bioeconomy
Strategies to promote legal support for and alignment on the development of a bioeconomy