| Posted June 21, 2022

Setting a Baseline for Innovations in Multi-Layer Plastic Packaging Recycling

With a yearly volume of over 3 million tonnes, which is about 17% of all plastic packaging in the European Union, multi-layer plastic packaging waste is a significant part of the current waste stream. A circular plastics economy reduces the environmental issue of multi-layer plastic waste. This baseline study sets the foundation for future innovations and solutions within the scope of our MERLIN project. By 2030, the EU will ban single-use plastics that are not reusable or recyclable. Multi-layer plastic packaging is known for its excellent packaging characteristics that both protect as well as brand goods of daily use. This packaging […]

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The Consumer Insight Action Panel on Electronics Reveals Social Impacts of the Circular Economy

The Circular Economy is seen in the EU as the great hope on the road to a more sustainable economic system and climate neutrality. The potential is enormous, not only in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also when it comes to conserving resources and protecting biodiversity. While the Circular Economy can score in environmental terms if done right, as part of the CSCP programme, Consumer Insight Action Panel (CIAP), we raised the question: What about the social dimension? Major societal transformation processes also entail major social upheavals: who is affected by this and in what way? According to the […]

| Posted June 20, 2022

20 CSO Representatives Join the Second Round of Our weiter_wirken Programme

To accelerate the sustainable transformation but also ensure that it is equitable and inclusive, behavioural knowledge is a valuable asset. Yet civil society organisations (CSOs) often lack access to knowledge and tools for behavioural change. For the second time in a row, our programme weiter_wirken offers representatives of civil society organisations the opportunity to learn about and use behavioural science knowledge to support their work. In April 2022, 20 CSO representatives from sustainability and One World projects in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) met for a first face-to-face workshop to discuss how to facilitate and enable behaviour change for more sustainability. In this […]

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The CATALYST Project Is Launched: Accelerating Vocational Education and Training for a Circular Economy

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is key when it comes to a long-term and systemic shift of European economies toward more sustainability and resilience. New skills are also needed in order to leverage opportunities stemming from the sustainable-digital transition. The transition to a climate-neutral Europe and the digital transformation are changing the way we work, learn, participate in society and live. It is clear that Europe can only seize these opportunities if its citizens develop the right skills. The Covid-19 pandemic also had a profound impact on millions of people, many of whom lost their jobs or suffered significant income losses. […]

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Sharing Knowledge: Our Train-The-Trainer-Workshop on the Circular Economy

How can such a diverse group as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany be reached with a challenge as big as the Circular Economy? There are no off-the-shelf solutions, but through our train-the-trainer workshop within the project Competence Centre eStandards for SMEs we have supported those who regularly build capacity in SMEs. Building capacity within peers is one of the best ways to increase impact on a larger scale. The idea is simple. Instead of trying to reach the target group directly, others in the same field of work can be reached and taken along through multiplication effects. Train-the-trainer workshops […]

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Climate Neutral Week: A Greek City’s Journey to Becoming Climate Neutral

Cities account for only 4% of the EU’s land area, but they are home to 75% of EU citizens. They are very energy intensive, consuming over 65% of the world’s energy and are responsible for more than 70% of the global CO2 emissions*. Thus, cities can and should play a key role in achieving climate neutrality – one of the main goals of the EU Green Deal. The city of Kozani in Greece, one of the pilot cities in the European project SCALIBUR and a lighthouse in the HOOP project, has been selected among the European Mission 100 cities to become […]

| Posted June 17, 2022

The Albano Laziale Circular Economy Week: Cities Paving the Way For a Circular Future

With around 75% of the European population living in urban areas, a great share of consumption, waste production, and emission of greenhouse gasses occurs in cities. That’s why cities can have a central role in the transition toward a circular and bio-economy and thus lead the effort to solve the climate crisis. As part of our SCALIBUR and HOOP projects, the Italian city of Albano Laziale has topped up its efforts toward becoming a bio-economy champion. The circular and bio-economy offer an opportunity to respond to urban resource challenges by rethinking how we use materials, products, and assets as well as […]

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Nurturing a Circular Tourism Mindset in Vietnam

Now that global tourism has started to rebound after the pandemic, sustainability and circularity can play a big role in integrating resilience into the sector. This is especially true as tourism contributes substantially to global emissions as well as food and plastic waste. As we move toward a post-COVID era, one thing is clear: the world has changed. The effects of the pandemic have accentuated even more the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and deforestation, and highlighted the need for deep transformations. The tourism sector in particular need to be redefined and become more resilient. In November 2021, the CSCP […]

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Registration for Our BOOM Summer Camps 2022 is Still Open – Spread the Word!

In the first of our four BOOM camps this year, the participants built bird houses and bamboo sofas, explored how wool is made, upcycled textiles into new products, and learned more about local healthy herbs. During the camp, which took place from 10 to 15 April 2022 in Hessen, participants (14-17 years) got to explore handicraft professions and sustainable lifestyles. The call for our three upcoming summer camps is still open – spread the word! For the third year in a row, our BOOM holiday camps invite teenagers and young adults to explore future jobs in various fields such as ‘daily […]

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Co-Design the Second Circular Futures Festival – 14 & 15 September 2022!

Are you promoting the Zero Waste Agenda of the city of Dresden? As a municipal waste management company, do you deal with the issue of reusable packaging? Are you experimenting with circular business models in your company? Are you developing a digital platform to introduce XaaS in a completely new industry? The Circular Futures Festival is going into the second round! Colourful, diverse, practical – we are excited to announce that the programme for our second Circular Futures Festival on 14 – 15 September 2022, is in the making. This festival is aimed at all those who professionally deal with the […]

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