Do you know everything you need to know about how your SME can secure financing for circular initiatives? If so, congratulations! If not, here's an opportunity to ask someone who does!

The call for expressions of interest for the next Coordination Group is now open! The European Commission is launching a call for applications to select members of the Coordination Group of the ECESP.

The plastics sector is looking for sustainable solutions - and compostable bioplastics are definitely a good option. AIMPLAS's new methodology subjects materials to simulated industrial composting conditions, so companies can see quickly which of the materials they are working on are feasible.  

EU Green Week is here! It will run from 3 to 5 June, and will comprise a huge range of events. The ECESP will be one of the organisers, and so will be involved in some sessions and hosting others. Have a look at the programme!

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!

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! 

The European Commission has just launched a public consultation on the future EU Bioeconomy Strategy. 

Have something to say? Then you have until 23 June to tell them! 

This session explored the role of biodiversity credits from a variety of perspectives, from farmers to policy to young people. Here are the highlights  - and recording! - of the discussion!

The co-chairs of the International Resource Panel have issued a call for action for 21st Century Global Materials Stewardship. They feel that international organisations need to become proactive stewards of sustainable material use and the circular economy. Agree? Then sign it!

The LIFE call for proposals on circular business models is out!

If you are working on circular business models and sustainable products, and have a broad network enabling you to deliver on-the-ground support for companies, take your chance to shape a sustainable, prosperous and competitive European future and apply!