How can companies strengthen their market position and accelerate the circular transition?

A dynamic EU Circular Talk exploring how the EU Ecolabel acts as a ready-to-use tool helping businesses deliver circularity, meet rising legislative expectations, and gain a competitive edge across EU markets.

Through concrete business cases, policy insights and an interactive round table, this 90-minute session demonstrated how the EU Ecolabel supports companies - including SMEs - in sustainable product design, legal compliance, increased brand trust and access to public procurement opportunities.

See the recording here:

An event organised by the European Commission - EU Ecolabel, in conjunction with the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. 

Main takeaways: 

• What circularity means in practice for companies who invest in the EU Ecolabel
• Concrete steps your organisation can take towards a more circular approach
• Proven EU Ecolabel business value: cost savings, risk reduction, new markets access etc.
• How the EU Ecolabel aligns with current legislation  

Moderator: Arthur Ten Wolde (Executive director and circular economy expert at Ecopreneur.eu)

• Malgorzata Golebiewska (Team Leader EU Ecolabel, European Commission)
• Business cases
  • Melanie Kenway (RESH Director - Global Environmental Processes at Essity (SE))
• National insight, Ineke Vlot (Competent Body NL representative)
• Interactive round table
• Q&A
• Closing

View the presentations (PDF)