Finland

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Circular Economy Playbook for SMEs

Sitra's circular economy business models for the manufacturing industry (Playbook) is tailored to Finnish companies and SMEs, and gives examples in four sub-sectors: Machinery & Equipment; Marine; Energy; and Transportation. The Playbook specifically addresses companies that want to: • Better meet...
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Petra Waste Benchmarking

Petra Waste Benchmarking is a tool designed to follow up and estimate waste generated in companies and public organisations. Petra also calculates greenhouse gas emission caused by waste. The results can be used for environmental reporting, for instance. Data is treated confidentially by the waste...
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Material Audit Aid

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland provides subsidies to SMEs, large companies and municipalities implementing material audits. The funding covers maximum 40 % of the work and travel costs of the expert carrying out a material audit.
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Business Finland - Programes and services

Tekes is the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and offers programmes and initiatives to help businesses and public research units develop new know-how, build networks and increase their impact in a given field. One of Tekes' programmes closely related to the resource efficiency theme is the...
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Tekes Energy aid

Business Finland offers energy aid or grants to climate- and environment-friendly investment and investigation projects that promote: 1) the production or use of renewable energy 2) stimulate energy savings or improving efficiency of energy production or use 3) otherwise replacing the energy system...
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Funding for SMEs and midcap companies

TBusiness Finland is the most important publicly funded expert organisation for financing research, development and innovation in Finland. Business Finalnd offers funding and support for SMEs operating in Finland and aiming at the international markets or looking to expand their international...
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Circular economy case studies for SMEs

Case studies on advanced industrial symbiosis between companies aimed at helping regional SMEs make better use of waste streams, secondary raw materials, excess energy, spare room, etc. either by themselves or in partnership with neighbouring companies.
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Resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis questionnaire for SMEs

A service aimed at boosting regional SMEs by helping them better understand the potential uses of side and waste streams. The SME completes the survey (interview) to gain a better picture of its production and processes in order to find possible secondary raw materials, excess energy, spare capacity...
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Circular Material Library

A library containing physical material samples and a digital database of their mechanical and thermal properties, for example. The focus is on recycled materials produced in the region or those originating from outside the region, but relevant to regional companies.
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Network creation

Kouvola Innovation works to promote the circular economy in Finland according to the needs of local companies, the community and its residents, while considering the opportunities and potential inherent to the region. The initiative helps companies network across different sectors and it encourages...
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Support for industrial symbiosis

Kouvola Innovation in Finland develops new expertise, brings players together and builds networks that implement circular economy solutions. Support for the creation of industrial symbiosis, data collection, and workshops.
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Material Efficiency Audit Tool

This type of material audit is a practical tool for companies to improve the efficiency of their operations and manage their material flows better. The audit is a systematic evaluation of material flows in production, tracing direct and indirect costs, and identifying areas where improvements could...