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♻UNECE unveils the CES Guidelines on Measuring the Circular Economy️ 🌟 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has just released its guidelines on measuring the Circular Economy, paving the way for measuring sustainable resource management worldwide. 🌍 With nations increasingly prioritizing sustainability, understanding and quantifying the Circular Economy has become paramount. Yet, achieving a unified definition and measurement approach has posed significant challenges. For statistical insights to drive real change, a common understanding among policymakers and the statistical community is essential. 🤝 In productive collaboration, UNECE and OECD - OCDE have joined forces to tackle this issue head-on. The UNECE Task Force on Measuring Circular Economy, comprising ten countries and ten international organizations, under the leadership of Tilastokeskus - Statistics Finland, has crafted a conceptual framework, indicators and a measurement framework the Circular Economy. 💡 This guidance emphasizes the pivotal role of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) in Circular Economy measurement, highlighting the importance of SEEA for addressing some of our most pressing societal challenges. 📢 Dive deeper into publication here: https://lnkd.in/dXg2khmw. Or if you're attending the Joint OECD-UNECE Seminar on SEEA Implementation from 18-20 March in Geneva (https://lnkd.in/dJinYeGY), be sure to grab a copy of the publication! #ECE #ECESD #CESUNECE #CES #CircularEconomy #SEEA  

“It is possible to make circularity the next megatrend.” Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. 🆕Did you know that 🇪🇺the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships announced a Circular Economy Resource Centre during the World Circular Economy Forum WCEF 2024? The 4-year action intends to set up: ✅A Circular Economy Knowledge Lab ✅A Circular Economy Policy Lab ✅A Circular Economy Business Lab 🙌 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3U1tgaB Enabel EU Environment and Climate Susanne M. Müller #CircularEconomy

This year's World Circular Economy Forum WCEF is held in Brussels in the the midst of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024 and the #euelections preparation. The key take-aways of the first day are coming from the panel discussion between Joss (Jocelyn) Blériot, Veerle Slenders, Hans Bruyninckx and Khattabi Zakia on innovation investments (in line with the Global Resources Outlook Report from the International Resource Panel (IRP)). My personal key takeaways: 1️⃣ We need to make a strong economic case. The Circular economy is bringing a huge economic opportunity, yet it is underestimated. 👉 Totally agree, yet we should also be self-critical and acknowledge there is still a lot of work needed in optimising circular processes regarding yields and transport in order to become profitable and competitive. 2️⃣ There is a need for clear legal governance that couples incentives for the good practices and disincentives for the linear practices. 👉 Agreed, yet let's not only use taxation, but also product design requirements as a tool to guide the industry towards an efficient and profitable circular economy. 3️⃣ Put the money where the mouth is: billion Euro investments are not sufficient to shift our 100 Trillion Global Economy. 👉 Couldn't agree more, but let's make sure we invest in the right infrastructure that allows us to achieve high process yields and competitiveness in the global economy. Let's indeed not choose between economy and positive impact - but for both at the same time! 💚 - Thank you European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) for having Resortecs at your booth! 🙏

WCEF 2024: Markets for secondary materials picking up too slowly RECREATE representatives visitied this year’s World Circular Economy Forum WCEF that once more kicked off with an opening keynote speech by Janez Potočnik, former EC Commissioner for the Environment and Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel. The Finnish innovation agency SITRA, organiser of the WCEF and the Belgian Presidency agreed to host it in Brussels and bland it with the annual appointment of the EU CE Stakeholder Platform (CE stakeholder EU). Warnings about continuous extraction policies and insufficient decisiveness in the implementation of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan have been pervading the atmosphere in several sessions. And the lack of profound understanding of circularity has often been cited as a major obstacle. Little was new, besides the notion that the World is still firmly moving in the wrong direction and that it would take much more coordinated effort to transit away from the linear, exhaustive socio-economic model. This year’s Circle Economy’s Circularity Gap shows that the World is only 7.2% circular, which represents a further decrease from previous year. Markets for secondary materials are picking up too slowly. Or rephrasing it from the emphasis made by Potočnik, circularity is in the core of our challenge to mitigate climate crisis, resource exhaustion ad biodiversity loss, but we still mostly consider it as an option for how to approach the most compelling civilisational issue of all times, perhaps, one day in the future. Visit www.recreatecomposites.eu and see how our initiative is tackling these issues. #innovation  #sustainablematerials #RECREATEcompositesEU #circularity #circular #sustainability #sustainable #innovation #composites #technology  #horizoneurope Foto: SITRA

📢 🗓 SAVE THE DATE!   💰 🛠 Do you want to implement circular economy investment projects at local and regional scale but are hesitant where to start? Have you been facing challenges while implementing such projects to support local actors? 🔥 Mark 9 October in your calendar and join us in Brussels (and online) for the DECISO annual conference! Together we will reflect on the financial viability and sustainability of #circulareconomy investment projects. 🔥 During this conference, co-organised by DECISO and the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) Coordination and Support Office, you will: 👍 learn about the DECISO experience and discover our 4 pilots which have been receiving technical, economic and legal expertise to be ready to launch investments by the end of the year 👍 know more about the CCRI's goals 👍 hear from other international projects developing advisory and technical assistance services for circular economy projects such as Horizon CCRI-PDA funded projects, Regional Innovation Valleys, and European Circular Innovation Valleys.    💪 Let’s build together a living community of cities, regions and local actors implementing circular systemic solution! All the details you need to know: 📢Cities and regions investing in circular solutions: from idea to practice 📆 09 October 2024 📍Brussels (BE) and online 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dx2-3pSs   Agenda and registration to come, stay tuned! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #circulareconomy #circular #SustainableEconomy #GreenTransition #Ecosystems #SystemicSolutions Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ACR+ | Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management OV Group SpA (Officinae Verdi Group SpA) KOYS srl IrRADIARE University of Western Macedonia Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) European Research Executive Agency (REA) InvestCEC project DEFINITE-CCRI — Deal Engine with Finance, Investment and Technical Expertise Circular Cities EU Vessela Stoyanova-Monteleone

Oisin, I appreciate your valuable report and feedback from our round table discussion at The World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam. As a supplier of hydrogen, I regularly encounter what is often referred to as the "chicken egg scenario," which has prompt me to explore downstream applications like Green Steel, Iron Fuel, and heavy mobility. I strongly believe these elements should become fundamental components of our potential funding models, alongside other financing approaches. Rather than exclusively focusing on funding and developing hydrogen, it is imperative that we collectively shift our focus towards integrating industries into the funding equation. This approach ensures that industries become integral off-takers within the entire hydrogen value chain. These ideas of us are presented as a creative strategy to achieve a zero carbon footprint, not just by being hydrogen suppliers, but by collectively involving industries in our comprehensive collaboration model.

Are you ready to bring about meaningful change? Dive into the realm of sustainability and the circular economy with Rome Business School's Executive Master in Sostenibilità ed Economia Circolare. The Master, in a one-year on-campus format, aims to provide a solid foundation in sustainability management while also offering the opportunity to understand the benefits of the circular bio-economy and contribute directly to it through the transformation of existing businesses, the creation of sustainable products and the implementation of sustainable development goals. Why choose this master's program? ✅Sponsored by the CNR, National Research Center and the RES4AFRICA foundation. ✅Preparation for E.G.E. (Expert in Energy Management) certification. ✅Advanced modules in Sustainability and Circular Bioeconomy ✅EU Funds to learn how to build a project that can access EU funding. If you are looking for international experience to distinguish yourself as an innovative and socially responsible leader, Rome Business School's master is the right choice. Read more about Rome Business School's Executive Master in Sostenibilità ed Economia Circolare. : https://lnkd.in/dY9YigcA

The second call for abstract submission has started! 🔊 A sustainable economy focuses on ensuring the long-term health of the environment, promoting social well-being, and achieving economic prosperity. It aims to address present needs while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their own requirements. This shift requires a reassessment of traditional economic models to integrate sustainability principles. 🔔 join us at the first edition of the Sustainable Economy and Ecotechnology (SEE) which will be held as an Online Conference on November 27-28, 2024. Here are the key points you need to know about SEE Conference: • The SEE 2024 Proceedings will be published in "Sustainable Economy and Ecotechnology" (SEE) book by Springer. • The deadline abstract submission (Round 2) on 10 July 2024 For registration/ submission: https://bit.ly/3U7WrJk Contact us, if you need more information: submission@ierek.com #IEREK #SEE #Ecotechnology #CircularEconomy #RenewableEnergy #GreenTech #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #ClimateChange #Environment

IEMA was formed 25 years ago this week... Since 1999, the #environment and #sustainability profession has been transformed, moving from the fringes of the global economy, right to the centre. Our membership has been instrumental in setting the standard for environment and sustainability professionals, ensuring we evolve and adapt to challenges from a local to global level. Over the coming weeks, we will feature content created with a range of the longest standing (and some more recent) IEMA members discussing key moments for the environment and sustainability profession over the last 25 years. IEMA at 25 years: https://bit.ly/3XzYcAO #IEMA25Years

JUST PUBLISHED 📌📝 I am happy to share our novel contribution published in the Journal of Cleaner Production (IF: 11.1; AIS: 1.481) ♻️ In this study, we focus on the impact of #circular #economy (CE) practices in achieving long-term organisational and network #resilience after #Covid-19 in the case of an #industrial #symbiosis within the area of Central and Eastern Europe. Our original findings show that: ✔️ Circular economy practices trigger organisational resilience through resilience capabilities, flexibility, and cooperation. ✔️ Companies with a higher level of Circular economy practices demonstrate greater resilience over the long term compared to their peers. ✔️ Industrial Symbiosis plays a significant role in overcoming the current chimera of dysfunctional “Western concepts” in the CEE territories. Many thanks go to my co-authors Agnieszka Karman and Ana Beatriz LOPES DE SOUSA JABBOUR 👏 The paper was also created as part of the authors' cooperation within the EU COST Action CA22110 – Cooperation, development and cross-border transfer of Industrial Symbiosis among industry and stakeholders (LIAISE COST ACTION EU) ☘️ #research #cooperation #crisis #circulareconomy #sustainability #journalofcleanerproduction