Circular Ventures

The #circulareconomy is widely recognised as a promising solution to provide economic benefits while limiting the environmental pressures resulting from production and consumption systems. However, evaluating its impact and measuring our progress in the transition are not easy tasks. The #WRF23 Loudspeaker Event organised by the European Environment Agency provided an overview of developments in Europe and proposed innovative pathways to improve our effectiveness in understanding and measuring the fullness of the circular economy transition. Learn more about it in this article by Emanuele Di Francesco. Peder Jensen | Shane Colgan | Paola Migliorini | Michael Nagy | Aldert Hanemaaijer #CEmonitoring

"While the #COP28 presidency celebrates an “historic deal” to transition away from fossil fuels, we must remind ourselves that the future wellbeing of human societies in a liveable planet depends on more than that. To achieve the ultimate goal, we need to fundamentally rethink the value of natural resources and reassess their link to long-term human wellbeing." The latest op-ed by our Managing Director, Mathias Schluep, reflecting on the outcomes of COP28 and key inputs from #WRF23.

Last chances to register for our free webinar today, 15.00 - 16.00 CET, with leading experts in the field of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA)! Join the session to learn more about the latest developments in S-LCA, with a focus on the ISO 14075 standard development and the world's first Social Product Declaration published by Hitachi Rail in November 2023. With: 🎤 Marzia Traverso, Head of Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering (INaB) at RWTH Aachen University 🎤 Davide Bonaffini, Head of Eco Design at Hitachi Rail 🎤 Sonia Valdivia, Scientific Director of the World Resources Forum Free to attend, but registration required. 👉 Register & Info: https://lnkd.in/ebBV54Dg

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐑𝐅23 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞! Rethink the value of resources if we are to achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries. This is one of the overarching messages coming out of the WRF23 Report, which is now available online. As the result of inputs from over 75 international organisations, 120 researchers and 150 speakers, the WRF23 Report highlights key policy, business and financial measures across the three focus areas of #sufficiency, #valuechains and #digitalisation. With deep gratitude for the contributions of all our partners, supporters, speakers and participants, we hope these insights and recommendations will further advance dialogue and action towards sustainable and fair resource use. We can't wait to see you again in 2025 for the next WRF Conference edition! 👉 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/egsT_bXy 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eqSpGyEp