Circular economy
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New European Bauhaus aims to bring the EU Green Deal to life
The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to living spaces, calling on Europeans to build a sustainable and inclusive future. It will bring a cultural aspect to the Green Deal, aiming to demonstrate how sustainable innovation can positively impact daily life. In this...
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New resources available under Science for Environment Policy
Does your company work in Circular Economy or Resource Efficiency? New resources are available for you to explore under the Science for Environment Policy (SfEP)! The SfEP is a free news and information service, aiming to help stakeholders and policy-makers stay informed with the latest...
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Four COSME projects help to make fashion more sustainable
The fashion industry can play a big role in reaching the objective of climate neutrality by 2050. In this context, the European Commission is committed to supporting a more sustainable industry. There are huge opportunities for businesses in the fashion industry; five million people are directly...
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European Green Deal to transform economy and society
Achieving a reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is crucial to Europe becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent and making the European Green Deal a reality. The European Commission has presented new legislation to deliver on the targets agreed in the European...
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Basque Country supports innovation and the circular economy
The second challenge of the Basque Country Circular Economy Strategy 2030 focuses on innovation through materials, processes, and products. Innovation allows the challenges established in European policy instruments to be converted into business opportunities. 36 new innovative projects in the...
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DigiCirc tools for SMEs
DigCirc brings companies together with the goal of making the economy more sustainable. Supported by the EU, the project includes clusters, business experts, circular professors, tech developers, consultants, and designers. As well as open calls, an accelerator programme, and events, the DigiCirc...
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Circular Economy in Textiles: Examples from Denmark
In the meeting on 2 March, the European Alliance Against Coronavirus travelled virtually to Denmark to talk about circular economy and examples from the textile ecosystem. Betina Simonsen, Lifestyle & Design Cluster, presented the cluster activities to support and implement circular economy...
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How can plastics be more sustainable?
Thanks to their versatility, plastics have become key materials in strategic sectors such as packaging, building and construction, transportation, renewable energy, medical devices, and even sport products. There are about 60,000 European companies in the plastics industry, mainly SMEs, employing...
Calls
AEC EUROCLUSTER call for proposals for Go international
AEC EUROCLUSTER (ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION EUROCLUSTER FOR FUTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT) - Euroclusters project open call Go international is to financially support AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) SMEs internationalization in order to establish business with non...
Community News
The implementation of green transformation through clusters
The paper addresses a poorly documented issue in the literature, namely the role of clusters in green transformation, including processes related to green, low-carbon, and circular economies. The purpose was to identify and understand the practices of clusters in this area. The adopted mixed...
Calls
Call for innovation funding of RE-CENTRE project is open
RE-CENTRE project supports SMEs from the three sectors involved (traditional furniture and living sector, IT sector, and green/circular economy sector) in the development of innovation projects and new business models to become more competitive and resilient trough collaboration. The general...
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The Packaging Cluster presents 4 projects to support the circular economy in the ARC programme
The Catalan Waste Agency regularly calls for a public funding package to support the sustainable transition of the Catalan territory This year's budget amounts to 1.3 million euros The Packaging Cluster, which has been participating in this initiative since 2016, submitted 4 proposals in February In...