Bioeconomy and Biomimicry

Circular Economy Stakeholder Dialogue: the report is now available!

Circular Economy Stakeholder Dialogue

28 May 2025

News type

Platform activity

Country

EU

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular design,

Governance

Scope

EU,

Coordination Group 2023-2025

Key Area

Innovation and investments

On 10 April, the ECESP held a high-level stakeholder dialogue in Brussels - remember?
Stakeholders discussed the Clean Industrial Deal, the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the Circular Economy Act and their insights will feed into EU Green Week next week. The report on this event is now ready!
Circular Economy Stakeholder Dialogue Report

Start/End date

10/04/2025

City

Brussels

Discussed key areas

Secondary raw materials,

Innovation and investments

Sectors in focus

Behavioural incentives,

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Governance

Scope

EU,

Coordination Group 2023-2025

Coordination Group activity type

Annual Conference

Abstract

On 10 April 2025, the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) held a high-level stakeholder dialogue in Brussels. The purpose was twofold: it provided a forum for stakeholders to exchange views and offer feedback on ongoing legislative proposals, and it gathered valuable insights that will contribute to EU Green Week in June.
This report summarises the discussions which took place.
FibreFuture Talks – Visions for a Sustainable Bio-based Future: Regenerating Land, Revitalizing Soils

Event registration link

02 Jun 2025

Event type

Webinar

City

Online

Key Area

Waste management,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Soils, soil improvement and restoration

Scope

EU

Organising Body

Fibsun

Bio-LUSH

The FIBSUN and Bio-LUSH projects are organising a webinar series called FibreFuture Talks – Visions for a Sustainable Bio-based Future. It will explore the opportunities, challenges and innovation potential of the bioeconomy across Europe, from the perspective of two collaborative and pioneering projects.
The second episode will focus on regenerative strategies and innovative solutions for sustainable biomass production and land recovery.
Circular Summit Fryslân 2025: Full Circle - Territories in transition towards a collaborative circular economy

Circular Summit Fryslân 2025

10 Jun 2025 to 12 Jun 2025

Event type

Conference

City

Leeuwarden

Country

Netherlands

Key Area

Waste management,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Agriculture, fertilisers and forestry,

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Circular design,

Construction, Buildings and Infrastructure,

Economic instruments,

Education and skills,

Food, water and nutrients,

Governance,

Measuring circularity,

Packaging,

Plastics, Polymers and Rubber,

Public procurement,

Refuse, Re-think, Reduce,

Soils, soil improvement and restoration,

Waste management & Secondary Raw Materials,

Water

Scope

Regional,

EU

Organising Body

Circular Friesland

ACR+

Circular Summit Fryslân 2025 will highlight the power of regions in shaping a circular future.
With keynote speeches, hands-on working sessions and inspiring field trips, this event will bring together circular changemakers with a view to fostering international cooperation.
GRECO project on greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging

Press release on the GRECO project

20 May 2025

News type

Press release

Country

Spain

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Packaging,

Plastics, Polymers and Rubber,

Research

Scope

EU

Key Area

Innovation and investments

The Horizon Europe GRECO project aims to deliver innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts.
It's starting next month - be interesting to see how it develops!
Measurlabs: a one-stop-shop for all the laboratory tests needed to develop sustainable products

Measurlabs

Organisation or Company

Measurlabs

Type of organisation or company

Business

Country

Finland

Language for original content

English

Key Area

Innovation and investments

Sector

B2B services,

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Packaging,

Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI)

Scope

International

Developing sustainable materials and utilizing recycled feedstock in material manufacturing requires a multitude of laboratory testing to ensure that the new material meets functionality and safety standards. Measurlabs performs these tests!
BioBoosters Impact Review 2024

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BioBoosters Impact Review 2024
EN

Type

Study

Publishing Organisation or Company

Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Author

Anna Aalto, Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Eva Fridman, BioFuel Region, Sweden

Anna Gajek, PRO CIVIS Foundation, Poland

Malin Hildén, Paper Province, Sweden

Eija Iso-Ahola, Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Katrin Kepp, Estonian University of Life Sciences

Gudrun Mernitz, WITENO GmbH, Germany

Franziska Kiel, WITENO GmbH, Germany

Inguna Kucina, Vidzeme Planning Region, Latvia

Riikka Kumpulainen, Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Damian Kuznowicz, PRO CIVIS Foundation, Poland

Kerli Liiv, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

Lili Veesaar, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

Svea Uusen, Pärnu County Development Centre, Estonia

Jenny Stukenbrock, Cosun Beet Company GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Lina Stanionytė, Sunrise Tech Park, Lithuania

Antanas Popiera, Sunrise Tech Park, Lithuania

Artur Sobolewski, PRO CIVIS Foundation, Poland

Marta Riekstiņa, Vidzeme Planning Region, Latvia

Magnus Persson, Paper Province, Sweden

Markku Paananen, Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Małgorzata Olesiak, Pro Civis Foundation, Poland

Ida Norberg, BioFuel Region, Sweden

Per Myhrén, Paper Province, Sweden

Kirsi Knuuttila, Jamk University of Applied Sciences

Publication Date

12/2024

Country

Finland

Language for original content

English

Key Area

Innovation and investments

Sector

Agriculture, fertilisers and forestry,

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Research

Scope

Regional

The BioBoosters community around the Baltic Sea Region are employing a business-driven hackathon concept to boost the circular transition of the bioeconomy sectors.
This publication explores nine innovation journeys of leading bioeconomy companies around the Baltic Sea.
The stories highlight the barriers, enablers and success factors of the circular transition in the bioeconomy sectors of this region. They also showcase the impact of open innovation and inter-regional cooperation. With the support of the BioBoosters innovation community, these companies have applied open innovation to find cooperation partners and solutions for greater circularity, sustainability and profitability of their operations.
Circular bioeconomy: fibres for textiles from agricultural waste

Le Marché (private) limited

25 Apr 2025

News type

Platform activity

Country

Other (Pakistan)

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Textiles, apparel and leather

Scope

Global

Key Area

Secondary raw materials

The ECESP website has a good selection of circular bioeconomy-themed content. We'll be shining a spotlight on some of it here!
This item looks at fibres for textiles from agricultural waste
FibreFuture Talks – Visions for a Sustainable Bio-based Future. Introduction

Event registration link

28 Apr 2025

Event type

Webinar

City

Online

Key Area

Secondary raw materials

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry

Scope

EU

Organising Body

FIBSUN

Bio-LUSH

The FIBSUN and Bio-LUSH projects are organising a webinar series called FibreFuture Talks – Visions for a Sustainable Bio-based Future.
It will explore the opportunities, challenges and innovation potential of the bioeconomy across Europe, from the perspective of two collaborative and pioneering projects.
Insect Farm Hub: a one-stop shop for learning how to farm black soldier flies

Insect Farm Hub

Organisation or Company

Manna Insect

Type of organisation or company

Business

Country

Finland

Language for original content

English

Key Area

Production,

Secondary raw materials

Sector

Agriculture, fertilisers and forestry,

B2B services,

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Business incubators, Startups,

Circular design,

Digital solutions,

Education and skills

Scope

Global

Insect farming is becoming more common, with plenty of people trying their hand at it. Like any other type of farming, however, it takes knowledge – and that is where Insect Farm Hub comes in. It aims to share knowledge about black soldier fly farming.