Circular economy

In light of the EC Circular Economy Package, the European Investment Bank (EIB), as the EU bank, aims to support the transition to a circular economy (CE), in particular in the EU, but also in other parts of the world. While the EIB has a long track record of lending to projects focusing on...

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Brittany and the Ademe have set up a multi-dimensional programme to improve companies' environmental management. Five key areas are adressed: energy efficiency, waste efficiency, circular economy, eco-design and eco-innovation. Companies can contact...

The Creation Development of Eco-Enterprise is one of the largest clusters in France and Europe to work on eco-technologies, bringing together around 250 members (companies, research centres, entrepreneurs, public institutions, etc.) in the Haut-de-France region. It has developed tools and actions to...

Climaxion is the regional programme for the energy transition and the circular economy in the Grand Est region in France. It revolves around four main themes: energy efficient and sustainable buildings, renewable energies, circular economy and resource saving, climate action and sustainable...

The PIA (Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir) is an industrial policy tool that acts as a catalyst for green growth. It finances innovative projects of all sizes to bring out or develop the industrial sectors of tomorrow. The programme covers a wide range of thematic areas: renewable energy (marine...

Close the Loop is a tool that guides fashion entrepreneurs through the basics of a more sustainable and circular way of working. For each phase of a fashion product lifecycle (resources, design, production, retail, consumption, end of life), the tool formulates five resource-efficient strategies...

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) provides a special information package through a dedicated web platform to companies and entrepreneurs wishing to start or switch to circular construction approaches. RVO's Circualr Building web-page provides an overview of things that companies can take...

The Innovation Deals (IDs) instrument, set up by the European Commission, help innovators facing regulatory obstacles by setting up agreements with stakeholders and public authorities. IDs are a voluntary cooperation between the EU, innovators, and national, regional and local authorities aimed at...

The 4Ps of success SME collects and re-uses coffee grounds to produce mushrooms 25 % of turnover in 2018, concludes three years of increasing turnover PermaFungi, an urban agricultural and circular economy organisation in Brussels, collects and re-uses coffee grounds from restaurants to cultivate...

Consumers are fully aware of companies deliberately reducing the useful life of products through planned or built-in obsolescence, along with its negative impact on the environment. Extending the lifetime and durablility of products is essential to optimise the use of resources and minimise waste...

The big sustainable swap Sustainable solutions introduced by major catering services company The move away from single-use cups leads to big savings and environmental gains Sodexo provides catering services to a large IT company based in Cork, Ireland which employs around 2 000 people. Every year...

Making all the difference... Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and clean production (CP) measures make a big difference to a Black Sea hotel Savings of € 22 300 a year by cutting water, waste and energy bills Hotel Kotva is a two-star hotel located near the beach on the Black Sea coast. It was...