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The Swedish manufacturing industry expects strong competition in circularity-related areas such as recycling, remanufacturing, and repair in the near future. This conclusion is drawn in the newly published Circular Economy Outlook 2024. The report underscores reduced climate emissions, business opportunities, and cost savings as the primary drivers for circularity in the manufacturing sector. Nevertheless, significant challenges persist. Issues like limited knowledge, low customer demand, uncertain business cases, and rigid legislation are cited as key obstacles. RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is dedicated to overcoming these barriers and supporting companies in their circular transition. We offer expertise, business model development, best practices, material development, test facilities, networks, and more. Reach out to us for assistance in your transition, no matter where you are in the process. https://lnkd.in/dsqgzbQD The Circular Economy Outlook is a report series initiated by Cradlenet. This interim report for Sweden is part of a study of all Nordic companies listed on the LargeCap, MidCap, and SmallCap lists, along with a smaller selection of unlisted small businesses. The report is conducted by Cradlenet and RISE, with support from RE:Source-SIP and funding from various sponsors. The Nordic report will be published in the fall of 2024. Read the full report (in Swedish) here: https://lnkd.in/dKbHMP6T #CircularEconomy #Recycling #CircularTransition #ManufacturingIndustry #Report

Curious about the circular economy and its benefits? Check out edie's latest comprehensive guide! 🌍♻️ Sponsored by Reconomy 🌍♻️ Here's what you'll learn: 🔵 What is the Circular Economy? Understand the core principles and how it differs from the traditional linear model. 🔵 Benefits of a Circular Economy: Discover the environmental, economic, and social advantages. 🔵 Real-World Examples: Learn from successful implementations by businesses and governments. 🔵 How to Get Involved: Practical steps for individuals and organizations to embrace circular practices. Reading this guide is beneficial because it provides a clear, actionable roadmap for contributing to a more sustainable future! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eVPafcKd #Reconomy #ThinkCircular #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ExtendedProductResponsibility #Fashion #Textiles #ReDress

edie have released their latest comprehensive guide focusing on the Circular Economy! 🌍 ♻ This guide will provide a deeper understanding of the core principles and benefits of the Circular Economy and how organisations can embrace circular practices. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eVPafcKd #edie #circulareconomy #sustainability #thinkcircular

Tomorrow (29.5) we have the mid-term results webinar for TREASoURcE! 🏆 Join us for the whole day or pick and choose, which value chain you are interested to hear the most about. There is amble of time reserved for QA as well, so expect interesting discussions and dialogue with our project experts 🚀

Important read for sure. Moving away from “perfection” as a standard may help leaders and businesses engage and report and research more authentically.

#CVC2025 is a cross-industry Circular Economy event. We showcase content and circular solutions relevant for multiple sectors like plastics, packaging, construction, printing, logistics, retail as well as technology & AI. How does to Circular Economy affect your industry? ♻

Explore the endless benefits of a circular economy across all sectors. https://lnkd.in/e9Ws8YjE #circulareconomy #thinkcircular #sustainability

Consumer demand for sustainable practises is rising 📈, and businesses are looking to improve their environmental goals and contribute towards a circular economy 🔁. But, what exactly is a circular economy and why is it so important in today's global business landscape? 🌍 edie's latest guide 📜, sponsored by Reconomy, outlines the core principles of the circular economy, demonstrates the benefits, offers real world examples, and provides practical steps for how businesses can embrace circularity. At Valpak, we can help businesses contribute to the circular economy by helping them set up voluntary takeback initiatives for materials that are not currently widely recycled ♻, visit our website to find out more 👉https://lnkd.in/evN-fSf6 And, be sure to read edie's guide for important industry insights 💬, such as from James Beard, Head of Voluntary Compliance at Valpak.

Sharing some highlights from summer beach reading, Materials and Sustainability: Building a Circular Future by Paul Foulkes-Arellano and Julia Freer Goldstein. “…There are way too many people that only look at the extremes. When people are talking about sustainability, too often everybody wants perfection rather than small steps.” Reinhardt Smit, Closing the Loop. 🌎Excellent perspective with authors based in USA and Europe covering a range of materials including metals, wood, paper products, glass, and plastics related to the extraction of materials to processing, use, and disposal. 💡With 20+ Insightful interviews across industries covering the concerns of experts in the trenches including their proposed legislation ideas. 🔃Topics span rethinking product lifecycle, chemicals and toxicants, packaging, and policy impact to shift towards a circular economy. A must read for anyone looking to unravel the challenges of circularity. Order your copy here: https://bit.ly/3yRw9Ek #circularity #nextgen #textiles #plastic #sdgs #circulareconomy

Achieving #circularity is not only about innovation. Realizing true circularity requires a cross value chain approach that involves #willingness, #collaboration and #partnership.   This week, we hosted a group of industry partners and colleagues at our R&D center in Chambery, France, all motivated by the same ambition – to make composite recycling a reality.    Our visitors represented companies from across the value chain: Arkema, SUEZ and others. All share the same strategic sustainability goals: working to find solutions for a better tomorrow. Composites circularity was the core theme of our discussions. Our goal: Build a reliable value chain, where end of life composites are collected, deconstructed and treated to restore monomers and glass, and then reused to make new composites.   Thank you Pierre Gérard, Jean-Paul MOULIN, Ronan Guermeur, Ludivine MOREL, Eric Dallies, Petra Inghelbrecht and several other participants... for sharing your insights and wisdom on circularity. The power of mutually shared goals and partnership is making our shared vision become reality!    #WeAreOwensCorning #Circularity #Sustainability #IndustryPartnership #BePartOfOurDifference