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Exploring the Social Impacts of the Circular Economy – Meet us at the Circular Week on 14 & 15 October 2021!
14 Oct 2021 to 15 Oct 2021
Exploring the Social Impacts of the Circular Economy – Meet CSCP at the Circular Week on 14 & 15 October 2021!
CSCP

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Wuppertal
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Germany

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Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production

The economic and environmental benefits of the circular economy are always on the forefront, but what about its social benefits? How are the livelihoods and well-being of specific communities affected by the transition? What about social norms, consumer behaviour and the social trade-offs that lie at the heart of the circular economy?

The Electronics Club of the CSCP's Consumer Insight Action Panel (CIAP) initiative is looking for pathways that address social implications in the circularity journey.

https://www.diageo.com/en/society-2030/

Spirit of Progress 2030: Diageo's action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world

Diageo
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Diageo
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Other (Global)

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Commitment Targets
  • Other (Sustainable management of water)
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November 2030

Reduce water use in Diageo's operations with a 40% improvement in water use efficiency in water stressed areas and 30% improvement across the company.

  • Other (Sustainable management of water)
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November 2030

Replenish more water than Diageo uses for their operations for all their sites in water-stressed areas by 2026.

  • Other (Sustainable management of water)
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November 2030

Invest in 150 projects to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in communities near Diageo sites and local sourcing areas in all of Diageo's water-stressed markets.

  • Other (Sustainable management of water)
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October 2021

Engage in collective action in all of their Priority Water Basins to improve water accessibility, availability and quality and contribute to a net positive water impact.

  • Recycling (also including specific waste streams)
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November 2030

Achieve zero waste in Diageo's direct operations and zero waste to landfill in Diageo's supply chain.

  • Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
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November 2030

Ensure 100% of Diageo's packaging is widely recyclable (or reusable/compostable).

  • Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
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November 2030

Continue to reduce packaging and increase recycled content in Diageo's packaging (delivering a 10% reduction in packaging weight + increasing the % recycled content of the packaging to 60%).

  • Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
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November 2030

Ensure 100% of Diageo's plastics are designed to be widely recyclable (or reusable/compostable) by 2025 and achieve 40% recycled content in Diageo's plastic bottles by 2025, and 100% by 2030.

  • Other (Sustainable agriculture management)
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November 2030

Provide all of Diageo's local sourcing communities with agricultural skills and resources, building economic and environmental resilience (supporting 150,000 smallholder farmers).

  • Other (Sustainable agriculture management)
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November 2030

Develop regenerative agriculture pilot programmes in 5 key sourcing landscapes.

  • Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
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November 2030

Become Net Zero carbon in Diageo's direct operations.

  • Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
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November 2030

Reduce Diageo's value chain carbon emissions by 50%.

  • Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
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November 2030

Use 100% renewable electricity across all of Diageo's direct operations.

Let's Get Talking: Exploring Social Value in the Circular Transition
07 Oct 2021
Let's Get Talking: Exploring Social Value in the Circular Transition, with EU Commissioner Sinkevičius
RREUSE

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Brussels
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Belgium

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RREUSE

EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius will join RREUSE to explore the meaning of social value in the circular economy and whether social dynamics have been inherent factors in developing EU policies related to the green transition.

The webinar on 7 October 2021 will also focus on the way forward in ensuring that tools such as the Social Economy Action Plan and the Circular Economy Action Plan work together to create a more favourable policy and funding environment for social enterprises, safeguarding a socially fair and inclusive circular transition.

European Commission | Environment | GACERE
09 Sep 2021
Follow GACERE's first high-level meeting online!
Web banner UNIDO

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You are invited to follow GACERE's (Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency) first high-level meeting online on 14 September 2021 in the sidelines of the upcoming World Circular Economy Forum.

19th European Week of Regions and Cities
13 Oct 2021
Circular solutions for regions and cities – how to make them work: a #EURegionsWeek Info Session
#EURegionsWeek

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Brussels
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Belgium

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European Commission - DG Research and Innovation

The participatory info session Circular solutions for regions and cities – how to make it work will take place on Wednesday 13 October, 11:00 a.m. (CEST). Participants will learn more about the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), which offers possibilities for cities and regions, ranging from knowledge-sharing and technical expertise to financial opportunities, and get insights and experiences from the local perspective.

France's Anti-waste and Circular Economy Law

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https://policy.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/frances-anti-waste-and-circular-econ...

France’s Anti-waste and Circular Economy Law: eliminating waste and promoting social inclusion

France’s Anti-waste and Circular Economy Law

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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09/2021
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United Kingdom

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France’s Anti-waste and Circular Economy Law is a great example of cross-sectoral collaboration. Policymakers, municipalities, NGOs and businesses worked together with the public administration to identify a richer range of needs, solutions, and policy measures. As a result, the law is ambitious and contributes to a system-wide transition towards a circular economy.

This case study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is part of a series of case studies that exemplify elements of the Universal circular economy policy goals (2021) in practice.

https://www.agroklub.com/agrogalerija/knjiznica-alata-u-belom-manastiru-2249

Knjižnica alata: borrow a tool instead of buying it

Tool Library Croatia
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Knjižnica alata

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Croatia

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Knjižnica alata is an initiative in Beli Manastir, Croatia, which was started seven years ago by Duško Kostić. This project is the only one of its kind in the country, and consists of a tool library where people can borrow the tools they need.

https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/case/emma-safety-footwear-circular-safety-shoe...

EMMA Safety Footwear: Sustainable safety shoes

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EMMA Safety Footwear

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Netherlands

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Back in 1931, EMMA was founded as a social enterprise for injured workers from the Dutch State Mines. Hence, social entrepreneurship is in the DNA of EMMA Safety Footwear. Today, EMMA still employs about 100 people who need some additional support in the labour market. Making sustainable safety shoes was, therefore, a logical next step in EMMA’s journey towards a positive footprint.

https://green-alley-award.com/

Green Alley Award: rewarding the most innovative circular start-ups

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The Green Alley Award

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EU, Germany

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The Green Alley Award is Europe’s first prize for start-ups active in the circular economy, launched in 2014 by the Landbell Group.

The initiative aims at supporting a climate-neutral circular economy by encouraging and promoting promising business ideas to turn waste into resources and fight the abundance of plastic waste in our economy.

https://www.signify.com/global/sustainability/circular-economy

Circular lighting by Signify

Signify logo
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Signify

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Netherlands

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Signify was the first lighting company to develop 3D printing of luminaires at scale. As part of its commitment to doubling its positive impact on the environment and society, Signify has committed to doubling its circular revenues to 32% by the end of 2025.

https://kringlooplapoubelle.nl/nieuws/

La Poubelle: A bank for secondhand goods

La Poubelle
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La Poubelle

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Netherlands

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Charity shops are the most basic form of circular economy-driven supply chains: people donate unwanted items rather than throwing them away so that they can be put to use by someone else. La Poubelle is a variation on the theme of charity shops: it's a goods bank tailored specifically to the needs of people facing hard times.

https://www.laressourcerie.be

Ressourcerie Namuroise, a cooperative collecting, recycling and reusing waste

Bulky waste
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Ressourcerie Namuroise

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Belgium

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The Ressourcerie Namuroise in Belgium provides collection and processing services for bulky household waste, while also helping people with scant marketable skills to break into the labour market. In 2017, the cooperative established a partnership with Namur's waste management authority, which enabled municipalities to outsource the collection of bulky items with a view to their reuse.

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10 Jun 2021
Quantifying the Environmental Impact in Rare Earth Value Chains: Knowledge Sharing Roundtable on Life Cycle Assessment - an EU Green Week Partner Event
Green Week

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Online
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EU

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SUSMAGPRO, SecREEts, REIA - The Global Rare Earth Industry Association

This roundtable discussion on 10 June 2021 will bring together experts from Europe and beyond to share knowledge and best practices in life-cycle assessment approaches, particularly in the rare earth sector.

Circular Week 2021
11 Oct 2021 to 17 Oct 2021
Circular Week 2021: submit your event and help to close the circle
Circular Week 2021

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Warsaw
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Poland

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INNOWO

Circular Week, an international campaign consisting of a series of events and initiatives devoted to circular economy and sustainable development, will take place on 12-18 October 2021 throughout Europe. Its goal is to promote the idea of a circular economy, support sustainable business models and establish cooperation between interested stakeholders.

RTDS Group - The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy
08 Jun 2021
The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy
The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy

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ONLINE, Vienna
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Austria

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cross-sectional
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RTDS Group, Tech4Effect , SUSBIND, SUSFERT, BIOVEXO, SUSTAINair

The Market-driven Circular & Bioeconomy EU Green Week Partner Event on 8 June 2021 brings together representatives of European projects based on industry-academic partnerships in the fields of biodiversity, forestry, engineering, chemistry, agriculture, and transport.

http://www.staramaki.gr

Staramaki – a straw made naturally from wheat

Staramaki wheat straw
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Staramaki Social Cooperative Enterprise

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Greece

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“Staramaki” is a straw made of wheat. It is produced by a social cooperative KoinSep in Kilkis, northern Greece. The most widely produced local product wheat is used to create a viable eco-friendly alternative to single use plastic straws. At the same time they create employment opportunities and promote social cohesion, as well as local and regional development.

UNEP - InTex
04 May 2021
Innovative Business Practices and Economic Models in the Textile Value Chain (InTex)
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EU, Other (United Nations)

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"Innovative Business Practices and Economic Models in the Textile Value Chain" (InTex) is a three-year UNEP project funded by the European Union. The InTex project has five components, two with global reach and three focusing on national implementation in three African countries: Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia.

https://www.ciraa.eu/udrzitelne-projekty-strategicke-poradenstvi-k-vyberu-dodava...

Consulting goes circular with CIRAA

CIRAA logo
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CIRA Advisory s.r.o.

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Czech Republic, EU

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CIRAA is a company active in promoting circular economy principles and helping businesses ensure that their plans and projects abide by those principles.

Climate Change Mitigation through the Circular Economy

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https://www.circle-economy.com/resources/circular-economy-interventions-to-go-be...

Circular economy intervention to go beyond the existing climate action in developing countries

Climate Change

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Circle Economy
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Circle Economy, Shifting Paradigms
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03/2021
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Netherlands

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Commissioned by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), which advises the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and co-authored by Circle Economy and Shifting Paradigms, this report uncovers the range of socio-economic and environmental co-benefits that circular mitigation interventions can bring to GEF countries of operation.

The report supports strategic advice by the STAP to the GEF and its implementing partners, and helps carve out a role for these bodies in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon circular economy. Its findings will be highly relevant to the development of future GEF projects and programmes across its different focal areas.

https://cecolab.pt/events/ppue
20 Apr 2021 to 21 Apr 2021
Europe: a Knowledge & Science Bridge Towards a Global Circular Economy
EUROPE event

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online
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Portugal

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CECOLAB

For the occasion of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, from January to June 2021, CECOLAB (Portuguese COLAB for the CIRCULAR ECONOMY) was invited by the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education to organize an International Conference on circular economy on 20-21 April 2021.

Growth-positive zero-emission pathways to 2050

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https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/growth-positive-zero-emission-pathways-to-2...

Growth-positive zero-emission pathways to 2050

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Sitra
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Paul Drummond, Daniel Scamman, Paul Ekins (UCL), Leonidas Paroussos (E3-Modelling), Ilkka Keppo (UCL and Aalto University)
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04/2021
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Finland

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Sitra commissioned this study to investigate whether and under what assumptions and policy measures the decoupling of CO2 emissions from economic growth could occur at a sufficient rate for CO2 emissions to decline to net zero by 2050. The analyses were carried out on a global level.

The results of this study show that deep CO2 emission cuts in line with the 1.5 °C target and positive GDP growth can occur at the same time.

A natural next step would be to analyse in detail the decoupling of other harmful environmental impacts from economic growth. For example, a global shift to more circular business models could reduce CO2 emissions and help cut the use of materials and natural resources while maintaining economic growth.

The winning recipe for a circular economy

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https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/the-winning-recipe-for-a-circular-economy/

The winning recipe for a circular economy

Sitra publication

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Sitra
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Maria Hughes, Reetta Kohonen, Antti Lehtinen, Anu Mänty and Mika Sulkinoja (Sitra), Lauri Byckling, Nina Ahola, Ella Tolonen, Nicolas Dolce, Miikka Simanainen (Deloitte Finland), Olivier Jan, Pierrick Drapeau, Andreas Mitsios, Khai Linh Lhomme, Laura Plamondon (Deloitte France), Akira Kato, Arisa Fukuoka (Deloitte Japan), Joe Solly, Jillian Rodak, Tamara Luisce (Deloitte Canada)
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04/2021
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Finland

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The study The winning recipe for a circular economy by Sitra set out to find diverse circular economy solutions that are viable and scalable, that drive systemic circularity, and that have exceptionally positive environmental and social impacts. Over 200 organisations around the world submitted their solutions for consideration.

The study presents 39 outstanding examples of circular economy solutions that are closing material loops and driving the circular transition while being very relevant to their own environment. These solutions demonstrate the benefits of circular business operations and how different organisations across society can use circular thinking to improve the value of their business and progress towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The Danish Knowledge Centre for Circular Construction launches a network for professionals

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VCØB Videncenter for Cirkulær Økonomi i Byggeriet

VCØB aims to guide, support and involve actors from the construction value chain in Denmark. They help identify issues and barriers to the circular economy in construction, through increased knowledge sharing and dialogue.

Ultimately, VCØB wants Denmark to have a flexible market for the circular economy. It is working on:

  • gathering and providing technical expert knowledge, facts and figures on the circular economy for all actors in the construction value chain
  • developing new knowledge and tools, both as part of their own activities and in collaboration with other networks and stakeholders
  • conducting a number of activities, such as partnering with networks/projects, conferences, workshops and webinars.
https://stopfoodwaste.ie/

Stop Food Waste: learn how to buy, store and cook better in Ireland

Stop food waste
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Stop Food Waste

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Ireland

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Stop Food Waste is an Irish initiative which aims to prevent food waste through better buying, storage and cooking, as well as through home composting.

https://www.zurbana.com

Zona Urbana's unique design products with recycled materials

Zona Urbana wallet
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Zona Urbana

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Bulgaria

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Zona Urbana is a fashion company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since 2004, it designs and manufactures products with recycled materials, mainly bags or wallets.

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