Organized by the Shifting Economy administrations, Unizo and UCM, the Shifting Economy Week is a one-week meeting for all Brussels economic actors to lay the foundations of the regional transition. From 18 to 24 November 2022, a multitude of workshops, conferences, company visits and other activities await to inspire you, guide you, and collectively consider the transformation of all economic sectors in the Region.
Enviroo is organising Circularweekend, consisting of an event in Madrid (in person and online) on Thursday 20 October 2022 and a series of sessions on the Circular Acceleration Programme (online) which will take place each Thursday from 20 October to 24 November. All events and sessions will be in Spanish.
There are three good reasons to attend Circularweekend:
it will help you make your business model circular
you will learn about the benefits and potential of the circular economy
you will see real examples and a specific methodology.
The Erasmus+ GREENER project, which aims to improve the skills of companies (with main focus on SMEs) to facilitate their involvement in Circular and Green Public Procurement, is organising its final conference on 24 November in Brussels.
Infrastructure makes up a significant part of the built environment and is the backbone of a healthy economy. Delivering infrastructure, however, is becoming increasingly challenging. The sector has a significant environmental impact from material use, waste production and CO2 emissions.
As European economies are highly material import dependent, closing infrastructure material cycles at the European level is essential to address these challenges. It reduces pressure on the environment, enhances material supply security, increases competitiveness, innovation, and growth and creates jobs. But how can we achieve that? What challenges and opportunities for closing material cycles in infrastructure through European cooperation?
The ECESP leadership group on Building and Infrastructure invites you to identify blind spots and activate European cooperation for closing infrastructure material cycles. Join our panellists in an open discussion about closing material cycles at the EU level: what are the stakes, obstacles, and opportunities? What should be arranged at the EU level from a policy and market perspective to make that happen? Can the different value chain stakeholders collaborate on that?
The theme for the 23rd European Consumer Day, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on 17 November in Brussels and online, is "Empowering consumers for a more sustainable world". The objective is to reflect on how to give consumers the information they need and how to help them make the best choices when purchasing a product.
Construction work using secondary raw materials recovered from selected waste streams at local level may offer genuine opportunities for cities and construction companies with circular ambitions. The Horizon 2020 CINDERELA project presents technical solutions tested in the real environment and a digital tool enabling cities and the construction sector to create business environments for circular construction projects based on locally available resources.
The conference on CinderOSS - a tool for building circular construction digital hubs in cities will take place on 17 November at 9:30-12:30 CET. It is the final event of the H2020 CINDERELA project, a European initiative striving to make urban construction more circular by recovering and using secondary raw materials that are available locally. It is a side event of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) taking place in Barcelona on 15-17 November 2022.
The EPR Club, a platform gathering key stakeholders and experts to exchange and debate about Extended Producer Responsibility in Europe, is inviting participants to a hybrid event on 16 November 2022 titled "How can EPR promote sustainable consumption and production?" to reflect on the link between EPR and sustainable consumption and production.
During the event not only potential wider impacts of EPR on producers and consumers, but also how EPR schemes can support local initiatives on reducing waste and promoting sustainable consumption (public awareness, boost repair activities) will be analysed.
Functioning ecosystems that supply water, nutrients, soil and energy are critical to human health, economy and livelihoods and enhance climate resilience. We need a radical shift in the current economic model to sustain our ways of life and biodiversity while ensuring a sustainable future for all. Tackling these global challenges requires rethinking how we produce, consume and manage raw materials.
The circular economy is about optimising production and consumption systems, not only by sustainably reducing waste, but also by doing business in an environmental and biodiversity-friendly manner.
The European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform's (ECESP) Coordination Group members will organise a COP27 side-event at the EU Pavilion on 12 November, 15:00 - 16:00 CET. The event will be an opportunity to show practical examples of how an inclusive circular economy can reduce waste and provide measurable impacts on climate and biodiversity protection.
UNEP and Global Fashion Agenda are holding a COP27 side event on Circular Systems for a Net Positive Fashion Industry in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on 12 November at 18:00 EET. This in-person talk show event with industry leaders will discuss the path to a circular fashion system, from circular design to business models and recycling to public behaviour.
Data is widely seen as an enabler for future circular economy. It is needed to design sustainable solutions and value chains, from raw materials management to end users in a circular economy.
Data can be used to extend the lifetime of products, to replace tangible products with services, to create a resource-based business, and to boost the reuse of materials.
