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Project proposes policy packages for servitisation
13/07/2015
Project proposes policy packages for servitisation
Servitisation, or selling the functions offered by a product rather selling the product itself, could play a major role in a more circular economy in the future. Servitisation already exists in a number of forms, such as the leasing or hire of vehicles or appliances, but in many other areas there...
United Kingdom
Study sets out basis of life-cycle sustainability assessment for buildings
26/01/2016
Study sets out basis of life-cycle sustainability assessment for buildings
Buildings have a huge environmental footprint. Their construction and use consumes about half of the extracted materials and energy used in the European Union, and is responsible for about a third of EU water consumption. Construction and demolition of buildings also generates about a third of the...
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Economy of plastics must go circular, report argues
26/01/2016
Economy of plastics must go circular, report argues
The environmental costs arising from the production and use of plastic currently outweigh the plastic industry's global profits, but a “new plastics economy” based on circular principles is possible, according to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum. The...
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Resource efficiency research projects close with joint final conference
31/03/2016
Resource efficiency research projects close with joint final conference
A pair of European Union-backed resource efficiency projects teamed up in February for a joint final conference that set out recommendations on the right combination of policies to create an effective framework for a circular economy. The two projects, DYNAMIX (DYNAmic policy MIXes for absolute...
Manifesto maps out Europe's future bioeconomy
18/05/2016
Manifesto maps out Europe's future bioeconomy
A high-level conference held in Utrecht, the Netherlands in mid-April, under the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has published a manifesto that sets out a roadmap for the development of the bioeconomy in the EU. The manifesto defines the bioeconomy as: “those parts of the...
Netherlands
InnovFin offers advice on financing research into cutting-edge technologies
13/07/2016
InnovFin offers advice on financing research into cutting-edge technologies
Eco-innovative companies could benefit from an advisory service attached to the European Union's InnovFin – EU Finance for Innovators initiative. The advisory service is targeted at large-scale projects that require a minimum of €15 million in research and innovation (R&I) investment, and that...
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