As part of London Circular Economy Week, CLG Europe’s Materials and Products Taskforce will be hosting a webinar setting out EU circular economy policy.

The European Union is one of the global leaders in fighting climate change and promoting  sustainable economic growth. In December 2019, the EU launched the European Green Deal, which aims to reform a broad range of European policies and mandates full climate neutrality by 2050. Whilst the most prominent legislation has been on climate, there has also been a growing focus around building a more circular European economy. In 2020, the European Commission presented the second Circular Economy Action Plan, a policy instrument which aims to mainstream the circular economy as a strategy decreasing GHG emissions and benefitting nature, society and the EU economy.

By endorsing the Action Plan, the EU Council highlighted circularity as one of the key principles that must drive the economic recovery of European industry. The stories of European companies that have incorporated circularity into their daily operations prove that it is a viable economic strategy which helps derisk business operations and opens up new possibilities for growth. The Corporate Leaders Group Europe and its Taskforce for climate neutral and circular materials and products, both convened by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), have published a number of reports showcasing the advantages of circularity.

This event will be an opportunity to learn about best practices and policy recommendations from the CISL team and several of the companies involved in the work of the taskforce.

Speakers include:

• Anthony Abbotts, Director of Group Public Affairs & Sustainability, ROCKWOOL Group
• Representative from Norsk Hydro
• Krisztina Zálnoky, Senior Research Project Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
• Tahmid Chowdhury, Moderator, Programme Lead, Materials and Products Taskforce, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

The webinar will take place on 17 October at 11:00-12:00 CEST. Register.