Documentation et références

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    Circular Buildings: constructing a sustainable future

    Circular Buildings: constructing a sustainable future
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    Diana de Graaf
    Stéphanie Schuitemaker
    Keita Hamada
    Vincent Gruis
    Publication Date
    07/2022
    Country
    Netherlands
    Language for original content

    Circular Buildings: constructing a sustainable future is the latest addition to a series of publications from Holland Circular Hotspot about circular challenges and opportunities in different sectors including infrastructure, plastics, manufacturing and textiles and apparel industries.

    It explores how circular economy concepts can help tackle challenges in the building sector, supporting the transition towards a more sustainable and futureproof industry. It provides 25 good practices from the construction value chain and offers a framework for an international shift towards circular construction comprising policies, measurement standards, collaboration initiatives and knowledge exchange.

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    Towards a Circular Economy - Competences for Youth - CESCY final conference

    CESCY
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    Author
    AEGEE-Europe
    Lowmerism
    Common Gold
    Rete Educare ai Diritti Umani
    Mentes Empreendedoras
    Zink Asturias
    Publication Date
    07/2022
    Country
    EU
    Language for original content

    The conference Towards a Circular Economy: Competences for Youth aimed to enable participants from different backgrounds to learn more about the outputs from the Circular Economy - Sustainable Competences for Youth (CESCY) project, to share their views and to hear from experts from different sectors.

    The worsening climate crisis and the growing scarcity of natural resources have increasingly demonstrated the limits of our predominantly linear economy. There is no question that our business models and practices must become more sustainable and circular. It is therefore essential that young people be prepared to contribute and lead the way towards a more circular economy in Europe and beyond.

  • Licence to Greenwash
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    Author
    Changing Markets Foundation
    Publication Date
    03/2022
    Country
    Netherlands
    Language for original content
    Key Area
    Scope

    The fashion sector is awash with certification schemes, sustainability labels and multi-stakeholder initiatives all seeking to steer the industry onto a greener course. Such schemes serve a dual purpose for the brands. As the fashion industry is one of the least regulated sectors in the world, they partially exist as a genuine attempt to move towards sustainability but they also enable ‘greenwashing’.

    This report has sought to assess whether certification schemes, labels and multi-stakeholder initiatives are fit for purpose and what role they play in addressing the damage done by the fashion industry. The findings show that the majority of schemes offer a false promise of certification for textiles and a highly sophisticated form of greenwashing.

  • Final Report
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    Rosalyn Old
    Leon-Johannes Reuss
    Isabelle Rumpenhorst
    Imke Schmidt
    Raymond Slaughter
    Publication Date
    06/2022
    Country
    Germany
    Language for original content
    Key Area
    Scope

    This report:

    • sets out the background to the Circular Electronics project of the Consumer Insights Action Panel (CIAP),
    • shares information on the multi-stakeholder circular Electronics Club at the heart of the work, and
    • provides an overview of the methodology followed in gathering insights, designing and running interventions, and evaluating results and sustainability of the pilots.

    It is designed not only to provide an overview of the project’s activities, but also to share learnings, findings and models that could support potential future initiatives in the field of circular electronics and beyond.

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    Discussing the Social Impacts of Circularity

    Social Impact Report
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    Author
    Rosalyn Old
    Isabelle Rumpenhorst
    Imke Schmidt
    Raymond Slaughter
    Publication Date
    06/2022
    Country
    Germany
    Language for original content
    Scope

    Circularity offers pathways to achieve a more sustainable production and consumption and to provide benefits to society. Although sustainability entails an ecological, economic, and a social dimension, the discourse on social aspects seems to have been less prevalent than on economic and environmental ones. Hence the need to further explore the social impacts of circularity and its potential societal benefits.

    The aim of this report is to frame, address and better understand questions related to the social impacts of the transition to a Circular Economy. The report synthesises the gathered insights into key emerging themes and identifies gaps or areas of potential in the field as part of the Consumer Insight Action Panel (CIAP) project, led by the CSCP and funded by Sitra and DBU.

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    The Taxshift: An EU Fiscal Strategy to Support the Inclusive Circular Economy

    The taxshift report
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    Author
    Femke Groothuis (The Ex'tax Project)
    Advisors: Peter Gersen, Henk van Cappelle (The Ex’tax Project)
    Research: Arnoud van der Werf, Raúl van Kleef (The Ex’tax Project)
    Knowledge partners: Cambridge Econometrics, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC
    Publication Date
    06/2022
    Country
    Netherlands
    Language for original content
    Scope

    The EU Green Deal includes a commitment to shift the tax burden from labour to pollution. EU companies seek to adopt circular practices, but financial incentives in their tax systems curb circular growth.

    This study presents a roadmap for a rebalancing of the tax mix, both at national and EU levels. It assesses the impact of 20 taxshift measures significantly decreasing the tax burden on labour while increasing taxation of resource use and pollution.

    The analysis shows that a well-considered, broad-based tax reform could lead to more jobs, higher economic growth, fewer emissions and less dependence on imports. It also shows that it is possible to design policy measures addressing environmental issues (Polluter Pays Principle) and social issues (leaving no-one behind) simultaneously.

  • Growth without economic growth
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    EEA briefing
    Author
    Zora Kovacic (European Centre for Governance in Complexity)
    Roger Strand (European Centre for Governance in Complexity)
    Silvio Funtowicz (European Centre for Governance in Complexity)
    Lorenzo Benini (EEA)
    Ana Jesus (EEA)
    Publication Date
    01/2021
    Country
    EU
    Language for original content

    By building on the insights from previous EEA reports on drivers of sustainability transitions, this briefing explores alternative ideas about growth and progress with the aim of broadening the sustainability debate.

    Economic growth is closely linked to increases in production, consumption and resource use and has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health. It is unlikely that a long-lasting, absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental pressures can be achieved at the global scale. Societies need to rethink what is meant by growth and progress and their meaning for global sustainability.

    The briefing outlines how circular economy may not deliver the transformation to sustainability when growth strategy still leads to increased material consumption.

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    Thinking beyond borders to achieve social justice in a global circular economy

    Thinking beyond borders to achieve social justice in a global circular economy
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    Yasmina Lembachar (Circle Economy)
    Joel Marsden (Circle Economy)
    Anna-Sophie von Schwerdtner (Circle Economy)
    Publication Date
    06/2022
    Country
    Netherlands
    Language for original content

    Across the globe, current approaches to sustainability are leaving lower-income countries behind. The authors of this paper believe a different vision for the future can be built, but transitioning to a circular economy, where waste is eliminated, materials are used and reused at their highest value, and nature is regenerated, won’t be socially just by default.

    It is necessary to design the transition well to ensure that workers aren’t left behind, labour rights are uplifted, social benefits are maximised, and a wide range of approaches to circularity are recognised. 

    This brief highlights where we are headed if we do not take action, and illustrates key levers to address current oversights on circularity and its relationship to power, trade and technology.

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    A Compendium of Small Scale Actions to Promote the Circular Transition in Cities

    Resourceful Cities
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    Compendium
    Author
    Eileen Crowley
    Publication Date
    06/2022
    Country
    Belgium
    Croatia
    EU
    Ireland
    Netherlands
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Spain
    Language for original content

    Small Scale Actions (SSA) are a new element introduced for this round of URBACT action planning networks (2019-2022). This compendium summarises all of the SSAs carried out within the Resourceful Cities Network. It aims to support and inspire other cities which want to accelerate their circular transition.

    A wide range of SSAs were carried out by Resourceful Cities partners, each one responding to an identified need within the individual city context. Actions included promoting citizen engagement and participation, enhancing knowledge and raising awareness of the circular economy, business support, data collection and monitoring and trialling new business models.

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    Circularity in the Built Environment in Europe

    Circularity in the built environment in Europe
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    Author
    Tamara Streefland
    Publication Date
    05/2022
    Country
    Netherlands
    Language for original content

    The built environment has a huge impact on the environment. This means that it is a key lever for achieving both the goals set by the Paris Agreement and many other sustainability objectives. Activating that lever will require a long-term transformation of the entire sector.

    The circular economy is a way to secure resources, limit impact and promote affordability.

    The Metabolic Institute, supported by the Laudes Foundation Built Environment Programme, set out to explore the circularity of the built environment in Europe. The resulting snapshot lays out key challenges, needs and opportunities in this field.

    This exploration fed into the process of shaping a new programme starting in May 2022: Accelerating the Circular Economy in the Built Environment.

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