Customers from the MUD brand can lease or buy their jeans, benefit from a free repair service, and return the worn out items to have them recycled into new denim products - so that the iconic piece of clothing remains in use for the longuest time. This brand philosophy saves 78% water and 61% CO2-eq per jeans compared to industry standards.
IEEFC was established in 2014 and aims to promote a community of stakeholders (including public authorities and businesses) committed to the environmental, economic and social transition.
Its focus is the functional economy: encouraging people to buy the use of an item rather than the item itself. This approach limits the amount of resources needed to meet people's needs.
The Institute fosters cooperation between public and private stakeholders. It is active in knowledge sharing and awareness raising, organising workshops and visual aids. It encourages networking and acts as a discussion forum, with a network of clubs in France and two in Brazil.
It also has a library of publications on the functional economy.
The Swedish Life Cycle Center is an initiative by the Swedish Energy Agency, hosted by Chalmers University of Technology, which strengthens collaboration and encourages more organisations to apply a life cyle perspective in Sweden.
It focuses on life cycle thinking about products. This means considering not just what happens during its production or use, but also how the raw materials were made and what happens after the user no longer wants it.
Circular Economy Club is the networking arm of the Circular Economy Institute. It wants to put the circular economy on the map, locally and globally.
It has over 10 000 members and 280 clubs in 140 countries around the world. People can sign up for free, join their local club and discuss circular issues. Clubs meet in person and online, with a view to making the circular economy a reality.
CEC aims to see all cities operating on a circular model, eliminating waste.
Circul'R is a team that has the expertise to help companies and regions shift to a circular economy.
It aims to unlock the circular economy's potential by connecting innovative startups with companies so that they can co-create solutions to accelerate their transition towards the circular economy.
Focus areas:
training on identifying the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy,
consultancy (helping companies go circular,
Circul'R Club (more than 100 companies and institutions, from large groups to local authorities, including ESG funds and committed startups. Each participant contributes to the transition towards a circular economy model),
Circul'R coalitions (aiming to bring together companies from different sectors to address specific issues and deploy circular projects).
The ECO.NOMIA portal was set up in 2016 as the Portuguese Circular Economy Information Portal. It was one of the components of the 2017 Portuguese Action Plan for Circular Economy, playing the role of a knowledge-sharing space.
It is a one-stop-shop for all things circular, in Portuguese, and intended for individuals, companies and investors. Not only does it explain the principles, advantages and opportunities of the circular economy, it also provides examples and information on financing, learning opportunities and national and international events.
The educational project Ecotic Caravan was co-financed by LIFE+ and ran from 2014 to 2016. It aimed to raise awareness about environmental protection and sustainable development by focusing on efficient management of WEEE. The caravan travelled across Romania, organised workshops with school children and was parked in the main squares so that the general public could easily interact.
SuperDrecksKëscht® promotes the creation of an environmentally friendly society that protects its energy and resources, as part of the Luxembourg waste management strategy.
Ecotrel collects and processes waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) across Luxembourg. End-of-life devices are reused or recycled, thereby complying with businesses' CSR requirements and upholding circular economy principles.
ReLondon is a partnership of the Mayor of London and London’s boroughs which aims to improve waste and resource management in the capital and accelerate its transition to a low-carbon circular city.
Generally, it wants to help London waste less and reuse, repair, share and recycle more.
