"Eco-innovation Action Plan Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

Circular models and pollution targets: It’s a process of elimination (12/07/2021)

A budding pan-industry European Partnership under Horizon Europe, Process4Planet, seeks to transform the European process industries for a sustainable society. It is early days, but momentum is set to gather pace alongside announced European zero-pollution targets.

Zero pollution and how to achieve it (12/07/2021)

Mankind’s negative impact on the planet – and its health and environmental consequences – can be summed up in one word: pollution. Environmental and health policies seek to reduce pollution, often on a case-by-case basis, such as by banning or restricting a specific activity or substance.

Partnerships driving major change (12/07/2021)

As Europe sets its sights on ambitious new zero-pollution targets, EcoAP News takes a look at 2ZERO, a fledgling European Partnership that takes up this challenge on behalf of the continent’s road transport sector.

Eco-Innovation in the EU (12/07/2021)

The EU Eco-Innovation Index Policy Brief 2021 is out! The report provides an overview of the trends across EU27 over the last ten years as well as the European policies and initiatives that are expected to drive a better eco-innovation in the EU.

Eco-Innovation Index (12/07/2021)

The Eco-Innovation Scoreboard has been updated with the latest data and now displays EU Member States' scores over the period 2012-2021.

EU SME Performance Review 2021 (12/07/2021)

Increasing needs for eco-innovation: EU SMEs have stalled as regards their progress in the green transition, with about as many SMEs indicating they were offering sustainable products or services in 2020 as in 2015. Around a third of EU Member States do not have support measures in place to help SMEs comply with environmental and energy regulations and green public procurement is still not yet widely adopted.

World Circular Economy Forum 2021 (12/07/2021)

The landmark circular economy event of the year, the World Circular Economy Forum, will be held in Toronto, Canada on 13-15 September 2021. Hosted for the first time in North America, jointly by the Government of Canada and Sitra, the WCEF2021 will be virtual once again.

Ecocity World Summit (27/09/2021)

Ecocity 2021 is the 14th edition of Ecocity World Summit, which promotes the rethinking and rebuilding of human civilisation to exist in balance with living systems.

Networking for eco-innovation in the Baltic Sea Region (28/09/2021)

The event is organised in the context of the Interreg project Ecolabnet.

Daring Cities 2021 (04/10/2021)

Created by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn, Daring Cities is a virtual, action-oriented forum to recognize and empower courageous urban leaders to disrupt business-as-usual and shift towards business-as-possible.

EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2021 (25/10/2021)

The EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place on 25-29 October 2021 under the theme: ‘Towards 2030: Reshaping the European Energy System’.

Financing the Transition (26/04/2021)

The Green Recovery Tracker assesses the contribution of EU member states’ national recovery plans to the green transition.

Mobilising Industry (26/04/2021)

First Innovation Fund call for large-scale projects: 70 projects invited to submit full application by 23 June.

ETV (26/04/2021)

A new EU Environmental Technology Verification Programme has been re-launched to promote the uptake of new environmental technologies.

European Innovation Council (26/04/2021)

2021 edition of the EIC European Social Innovation Competition, dedicated to ‘Skills for tomorrow’.

European Research and Innovation Days (23/06/2021)

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. The event will take place online on 23 and 24 June 2021, allowing everyone to get involved from anywhere. Registration is mandatory.

LIFE Awards 2021 ceremony (02/06/2021)

The European Commission has chosen the 15 finalists for this year’s LIFE Awards. A ceremony announcing the winners will take place on 2 June as part of EU Green Week. This 15th edition recognises excellence in three categories: nature protection, environment and climate action.

The Future City: The Core of Green and Digital Transitions in Europe (15/06/2021)

The conference, organised by Forum Europe, will gather over 1,000 European and national policy-makers, regional decision-makers and city representatives as well as top level industry experts across two days to discuss the role that European cities can play in the twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership.

Third ICC City Lab: Open days (01/06/2021)

The Intelligent Cities Challenge will organise its third City Lab across the month of June. On June 1st and June 3rd, open days will welcome the public in the context of the EU Green Week. On June 1st, participants will hear about air pollution and cities for climate. June 3rd will focus on Initiatives at European level on the green transition of cities.

Environmental Technology Verification: how does it work? (26/04/2021)

ETV is a straightforward process that reassures your customers and gives you a competitive edge based on rigorous test data. Verification bodies in a range of EU countries test and validate the performance of your environmental technology to provide a guarantee to your market.

Educating the next generation for a green, digital, inclusive economy (26/04/2021)

Spirited and well-informed, young people are vital to Europe’s ‘green growth’ ambitions. EcoAP News explores how education, training and career development shape a future where innovation brings economics and the environment closer together.

Reskilling for the green transition (26/04/2021)

There are more and more examples of initiatives to promote re-skilling and upskilling, giving workers the knowledge they will need in a greener economy. A major expansion of such initiatives will be needed in the next few years to reach a European net-zero emissions economy in 2050.

EU LIFE Programme supports promotion, market acceptance and recognition of ETV (26/04/2021)

The LIFEproETV project aims to explore the potential of Environmental Technology Verification (ETV), communicate it to stakeholders and thereby boost the market acceptance and recognition of the scheme. The project is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE Programme and its activities will run until December 2022.

Green and digital ‘twin’ transition also spurs inclusive ‘eco-recovery’ mindset in waste management (05/03/2021)

In this edition, we explore how Industry 4.0 developments, advances in robotics and smart tech are going to speed up the circular economy (CE) transition and get the European Green Deal done in unexpected ways – from waste recovery to social innovation.

ZenRobotics: applying artificial intelligence to waste sorting (05/03/2021)

The power of artificial intelligence is being brought to bear on the labour-intensive activity of waste sorting by a Finnish company, which has developed a ‘brain’ that manages the functioning of waste-picking robots.

Robots boost sustainability by reducing travel needs (05/03/2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the enforced physical isolation of individuals or small groups of people because of the need to prevent the spread of infection. But the pandemic has not reduced the need for contact between people, either in professional, educational or health settings, or in terms of contacts with friends and family.

Circular Metrics (05/03/2021)

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development releases its Circular Transition Indicators V1.0 – Metrics for business, by business

CINEA opens! (05/03/2021)

With the implementation of the new long-term EU budget, some EASME managed programme are moving to the new European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). From 1st April.

Global Cooperation (05/03/2021)

The European Commission, UNEP and UNIDO launch the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE)

Circular Businesses (05/03/2021)

The Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland publishes a report on Circular Business Models.

Foresight for the Environment (05/03/2021)

The EU Environmental Foresight System (FORENV) – final report of 2019-20 annual cycle: emerging economic, business, technological and social innovations in the green economy of the future.

EU Green Week 2021 (31/05/2021)

The European Green Week 2021 will be dedicated to the ‘zero pollution ambition’.

Forum National des Eco-Entreprises (08/04/2021)

The French Forum of eco-businesses is organised by ADEME and PEXE. Join more than 500 participants to the 12th edition to exchange on cleantech and green innovations.

CEPS – How to measure the climate and circularity impact of the recovery plans? (18/03/2021)

What kind of approaches can be adopted by governments for classifying different budget lines and measuring the impact on climate change and circularity? How can potential trade-offs be measured and monitored?

The quiet process of eco-innovation: the Industrial Emissions Directive (13/01/2021)

Eco-innovation can take many forms. Sometimes it is about stand-out ideas that catch the eye and make a big public impact. Sometimes it is about setting targets. But sometimes eco-innovation is about processes. Work to improve processes, in particular industrial processes, can be highly technical and not easy for anyone other than experts to understand.

Everything-in-a-box pollution ‘analyser’ (13/01/2021)

Miro Analytical Technologies, a Swiss-based company, has pioneered a solution that simultaneously monitors ten of the most common greenhouse gasses and pollutants. It’s good news for industries looking to keep their emissions in check using affordable and adaptable technology. It’s even better news for the EU in achieving its ambitious zero-waste and zero-emissions targets.

Optical sensor catches ‘fugitive’ gasses (13/01/2021)

By their nature gasses are illusive. But with the latest sensor technology even the most sly gas leaks and ‘fugitive’ emissions from industrial sites can be picked up. This is where Sensia Solution’s innovative infrared cameras come in. Thanks to some well-timed EU funding, the growing Spanish firm’s thermal imaging technology is considered state of the art in the field of ‘leak detection and repair’ (LDAR).

Sustainable Industry (13/01/2021)

Spintex presented successfully its innovative idea of a next generation textile at a prestigious pitching event in the Silicon Valley

Mobilising Research (13/01/2021)

Breakthrough biotechnology for monitoring of local environment

Mobilising Research (13/01/2021)

Fostering environmental-oriented activities through Smart Specialisation (S3) – Results from the call for contribution

European Innovation Council (13/01/2021)

How to help ReSET economy and environment through spatial planning

Consultation (13/01/2021)

Express your view on promoting EU algae production – Until 18 January!

Digital Innovation (13/01/2021)

Connectivity for sustainable agriculture

CircLean - Industrial Symbiosis as an opportunity for carbon neutrality (23/01/2021)

Launch event

Kick-Off meeting of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities (28/01/2021)

Kick-Off meeting of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities

Eco-Innovation, a decade of observation and insight (13/12/2020)

In 2009, the OECD organised a global forum on eco-innovation at which experts in the then nascent field discussed how industry can do a better job at ‘innovating’ its way towards a greener planet, supported by insightful policies and tools. A decade later, the Eco-Innovation Observatory of the European Commission has become a bellwether in eco-innovation thanks to sophisticated monitoring activities.

‘We’re in this for the long haul!’ (13/12/2020)

This is a powerful notion that runs through the EU’s vision where digital developments and eco-innovation feature in a safer, greener, smarter economy. EcoAP News spoke with Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak, senior researcher in circular economy at the Wuppertal Institute and lead author of the new EIO biennial report on Eco-Innovation and Digitalisation.

An indicator for eco-innovation as part of the European Green Deal (13/12/2020)

The indicators tracking progress towards the European Green Deal goals will have a lot of work to do: helping policymakers and people more generally understand whether the green deal is being delivered successfully in all its breadth, and what more needs to be done.

The new Eco-Innovation Observatory: monitoring Member States’ performance (13/12/2020)

After more than a decade of monitoring green economy developments across the EU, the Eco-Innovation Observatory (EIO) has helped to build a shared understanding of what eco-innovation is, as well as why and how it should be supported by policy interventions, businesses and consumers.

Eco-Innovation Observatory (13/12/2020)

Read the Biennial report, focusing on the EU Green Deal and Digitalisation.

Sustainable Industry (13/12/2020)

Resource efficiency in the innovative and conservative stages of a firm's evolution: examples from Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

Health and Sustainability (13/12/2020)

Saving Lives and Saving the Planet: The Readiness of Ireland’s Healthcare Manufacturing Sector for the Circular Economy.

No Agro Waste Final Stakeholder Webinar (18/01/2021)

Online event

International Green Industry Innovation and ICT (15/12/2020)

Matchmaking

How to talk about Climate (16/12/2020)

Online event

Sustainable chemicals for a circular economy (18/11/2020)

To better understand the extent to which substances of concern are present in products, and to ensure their safe handling by waste operators, companies will from 5 January 2021 have to submit data to a new European Union database managed by the European Chemicals Agency. The database, known as SCIP (Substances of Concern In Products), was mandated by a 2018 revision of EU waste laws.

Certification drives green gains in Spanish biotech (18/11/2020)

A&B Laboratorios de Biotecnología is a growing Spanish biotech and chemical business built around respect for the environment and a quest for greener alternatives. And EU Ecolabel certification is a key feature of its market appeal.

Using nature’s tools to crack a tough ‘chemical synthesis’ nut  (18/11/2020)

European researchers are working to crack a tough nut: how to cut waste streams in chemical production. The team is developing a new chemical reactor platform that mimics the dynamics of how living cells elegantly and economically synthesise a huge variety of complex products. Their vision is a green ‘chemical factory of the future’.

Sustainable Industry (18/11/2020)

Technology innovation system analysis of decarbonisation options in the EU steel industry

Start-Ups Innovation (18/11/2020)

Goal heterogeneity at start-up: are greener start-ups more innovative?

Improving Legislation (18/11/2020)

Consultation on the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: have your say!

Digital Transformation (18/11/2020)

The bridge between digital and circular economy policies: a review of current policies by Member States to use advanced and digital technologies to deliver circular and climate neutral solutions

Pollutec 2020 (01/12/2020)

Online event

Innovative solutions for a circular economy - European Policy Centre (25/11/2020)

Online event

Circular economy research & innovation for a green recovery (01/12/2020)

Online event

Circular Innovation Fair 2020 - early stage circular innovations pitching event (26/11/2020)

online event

Vitoria-Gasteiz, a City That Stays Green (26/10/2020)

Vitoria-Gasteiz is a sustainable city that has worked for years on a city model that also embraces its landscape, even as it grows. At times, during the 20th Century, the city’s population multiplied by four in just a decade, but planning ensured that it stayed inside city limits in order to respect natural spaces and boundaries.

From Mechelen to Lahti: new green municipality ideas (26/10/2020)

By being ‘ambassadors for change’, Green Capital and Green Leaf title winners inspire other towns and cities in Europe. We talked with representatives of both cities to learn more about their sustainability projects.

Water managers take the digital plunge (26/10/2020)

An EU-backed innovation project, digital-water.city (DWC), is keen to bring water management into the digital era, showing how smart technology can boost the integrated management of water systems in Europe.

Smarter Water – Greener cities (26/10/2020)

Infographics: Smart sensors, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things... These technologies are transforming how we source, treat and use water. Scroll down to explore how smarter water can shape greener cities!

Biodiversity (26/10/2020)

First EU-wide Ecosystem Assessment concludes that none of the EU 2020 biodiversity targets will be met

2020 LIFE Awards (26/10/2020)

EU recognises best nature, environment and climate action projects at the EU Green Week

Preserving Ecosystems (26/10/2020)

New State of Nature report points to persisting pressures on Europe's nature

Circular Economy (26/10/2020)

Circularity for circularity's sake? Scoping review of assessment methods for environmental performance in the circular economy

Farm to Fork (26/10/2020)

Unlocking challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 pandemic for cross-cutting disruption in agri-food and green deal innovations: Quo Vadis?

Sustainable Industry (26/10/2020)

An overview of factors for the adoption of energy efficient eco-innovation: The cases of the Dutch brewing and paper industry

The Business Booster by EIT InnoEnergy (04/11/2020)

The Business Booster is an annual two-day international networking event that showcases 150+ sustainable energy technologies under one roof. This year, The Business Booster will be re-imaged in a digital context, to bring you TBB.Connect! This online event will bring together innovators and industry from all corners of the world – giving you the chance to create and trigger new business opportunities and foster the adoption of sustainable energy solutions.

Ecomondo 2020 (03/11/2020)

Ecomondo – the Green Technology Expo 2020

SUM 5th Symposium on Urban mining & Circular economy (18/11/2020)

To achieve a virtuous application and optimization of current practice, urban mining and circular economy are dependent on the appropriate combination of three worlds (TRIANGLE concept): research and technology (private and public) / administration, economy and industry / policy and regulation. This combination is equally important in other fields of waste management, although is of paramount relevance for a Circular Economy. SUM 2020 will focus on all relevant and innovative aspects relating to these three worlds.

EU Green Week 2020 (01/06/2020)

EU Green Week will explore possible pathways for change and examine how a range of EU policies like the European Green Deal can help protect, restore and sustainably manage nature, leaving it room to recover and thrive.

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2020 (23/06/2020)

Sessions organised by the European Commission and energy stakeholders focus on sustainable energy issues, debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas.

Making industrial symbiosis ‘business as usual’ for Europe’s circular economy (30/03/2020)

Keeping resources in productive use longer through industrial symbiosis is critical to Europe’s circular economy transition, say experts in Cir©Lean, a new European IS business network.

Rewards for recycling (30/03/2020)

What happens to old mobile phones when they reach the end of their useful lives? The most likely fate might be ‘hibernation’ – old phones go into drawers and cupboards to be forgotten.

Tackling the toughest circular economy challenges (30/03/2020)

Some materials fit more easily into the circular economy than others. Nearly all food and drinks cans and other steel packaging, for example, are recycled. But some materials present a much tougher challenge.

Preserving Ecosystems (30/03/2020)

EU launches new forest information system

Mobilising Research (30/03/2020)

EU research results: Circular economy innovations for industrial and urban waste management

Zero Pollution (30/03/2020)

German Environmental Agency releases report on plastics in the environment

Mobilising Industry (30/03/2020)

Video: Slovenian SME MSORA explains how eco-innovation contributes to their wooden windows business

Mobilising Industry (30/03/2020)

Future Brief: Eco-Innovation in SMEs, by Science for Environment Policy

Circular Economy (30/03/2020)

Haven't you heard? The new Circular Economy Action Plan is out!

VIRTUAL EVENT: CHATHAM HOUSE CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONFERENCE (01/04/2020)

This virtual conference will bring together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build the pathways for achieving this vision. The conference will build on previous and ongoing research by Chatham House, and others, to drive forward an inclusive circular economy agenda and promote a just transition from linear to circular economic models.

Webinar - Circular Economy on the City Level (01/04/2020)

Together with the Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP), DBU have put together an exciting and stimulating programme. Their intention is to honour all the hard work that went into this by finding alternative ways to deliver Circular Economy insights and support municipalities in exploring their role as circular change agents. All challenging situations offer opportunities for innovation and we are exploring new ways of sparking the discussion. As a first step, a selected group of keynote speakers agreed to share their expertise and insights during a 90 min webinar, that will take place during the originally planned start of the NetWorkshop. Join the webinar for an insightful session helping us to understand the relevance of the topic, the role and initiatives of European regulation as well as concrete opportunities and challenges that municipalities may face when “going circular”.

The second International Conference on Green Energy and Environmental Technology (29/07/2020)

The 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Environmental Technology (GEET-20) is organized by academics and researchers belonging to different scientific areas of the University Complutense of Madrid, University Carlos III of Madrid, University of Extremadura and University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the technical support of Sciknowledge European Conferences.

Farm to Fork (20/01/2020)

SMART PROTEIN aims to industrially validate and demonstrate innovative, cost-effective and resource-efficient, EU-produced, nutritious plant (fava bean, lentil, chickpea, quinoa) and microbial biomass proteins from edible fungi by up-cycling side streams from pasta (pasta residues), bread (bread crust) and beer (spent yeast and malting rootlets) industries.

Clean Energy (20/01/2020)

You have until 3 March to nominate outstanding Women in Energy for the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), held from 22 to 26 June 2020!

Financing the Transition (20/01/2020)

Call open until 27 February! Grants supported under the Blue Economy Window call for proposals 2019 will address the challenge of developing and bringing to market new products, services, and business models for SMEs that could ultimately create profitable activities.

Mobilising the Industry (20/01/2020)

Spain: Supporting innovation and climate action - EIB provides EUR 20m in Investment Plan for Europe financing for AMES Group's RDI strategy and expansion

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (10/03/2020)

The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI20), ‘Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity’ will be a science-policy meeting, held over three days, from 10-12 March, at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. It is jointly organized by the UN FAO and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), together with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI).

EU LIFE information and networking day (30/04/2020)

The European Commission is organising an information and networking day on the 2020 LIFE call for project proposals. The event is open to potential applicants presenting project proposals on green technology, nature protection and climate action. Participants will be invited to a morning information session on the 2020 LIFE call. The afternoon will be dedicated to networking with fellow participants to share experiences, match with potential new partners and meet representatives of the LIFE programme from the European Commission. Registration will open in spring 2020. More information and the draft agenda will follow in February.

SYSTEMIC workshop for biorefineries (22/04/2020)

The event will discuss ways in which European policy frameworks can better enable the financial viability of nutrient recovery from waste in Europe.

Inspire Conference 2020 (12/05/2020)

The conference will focus on sustainable digitalisation (digital transition) and digital sustainability (social, economic and environment) – in line with the Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030. The idea is to address both, how digitalisation could help towards a more sustainable Europe, but also what are the environmental issues and risks with digitalisation.

Incentivising new circular economy business models in the context of the European green deal (19/03/2020)

Circular economy features as a key priority in the European Green Deal, which signals the new Commission’s ambition to accelerate the circular transition, and recognises the importance of developing markets for climate neutral and circular products. Some key questions that need to be addressed in the coming years are the following: How can we encourage consumers and businesses to engage in circular approaches and business models? How do we create the business case and ensure consumer buy-in? Introducing the right incentives for circular economy business models and consumers will be key to achieve the circular economy potential.

Infographic – Monitoring biodiversity (18/02/2020)

Monitoring biodiversity helps us to keep track of living species and understand changes affecting them. As the EU is about to release its renewed Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, what is the state of play?

Farmland biodiversity win-wins … policy and innovation imperatives (18/02/2020)

Farmland biodiversity in Europe is under huge pressure as farming intensifies, landscape features are removed and habitats are lost. Innovation in the agricultural sector – supported by smarter, greener policies and good practices like precision farming underwritten by satellite technology and better data use – can make a vast difference in the coming decades.

Living laboratory: research to help halt biodiversity decline (19/02/2020)

Under Horizon Europe, a new biodiversity partnership will be organised. It could help underpin the 2030 biodiversity strategy by identifying the causes of species and ecosystem loss and coming up with durable solutions to arrest the decline.

Doubling up on the benefits of solar power (19/02/2020)

What’s better than one solar panel facing up towards the sun and generating zero-carbon electricity? Two solar panels – or more specifically, double-sided solar panels that maximise power generation twice a day.

Circular Economy (19/02/2020)

Policy guidelines in six sectors now available! The H2020 project R2Pi ‘from linear to circular’ finished its work at the end of 2019, resulting in policy packages for 6 priority sectors: construction, textile, plastic, water, food and eletronics

European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (20/02/2020)

The ECESP is currently gathering feedback on its platform to enhance its support to circular economy stakeholder. Have your say!

Sustainable Development (18/11/2019)

New OECD report on innovation policies for sustainable development, focusing on low-carbon energy and smart-city initiatives

H2020 Calls (19/11/2019)

€318 mln EUR is waiting for projects in the field of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials. You can submit your proposals by 13 February 2020.

Decarbonizing Economy (19/11/2019)

Horizon 2020 and Life-funded projects together for decarbonizing EU economy and developing carbon-neutral pathways

Nanomaterials Innovation (19/11/2019)

EU-funded researchers have developed a fresh 'benign-by-design' approach to balancing the commercial and societal benefits of nanomaterial innovations and their environmental impacts.

Leading The Way In Closing The Loop: Circular Flanders (20/11/2019)

The Circular Flanders partnership acts as a hub for development of the circular economy in the Flemish region. Circular Flanders spokesperson Jan Verheyen provided details on its structure and approach, and in particular, its work to encourage circular economy thinking in purchasing decisions made by companies and public authorities.

The Netherlands Adds A Circular Building Touch (20/11/2019)

How smart policy innovation is transforming economic thinking and inspiring urban renewal and green building projects.

Industrial Symbiosis: Turning Wastewater Into An Agricultural Resource (20/11/2019)

Since resource scarcity and waste management are among the biggest issues of the century, the Water2REturn project decided to tackle them by establishing an industrial symbiosis between three key industrial sectors: agriculture, food processing and wastewater treatment.

EU Water Innovation Conference 2019 (11/12/2019)

Accelerating action to tackle water pollution and enhance EU preparedness to water-related climate change impacts

Communication Webinar For Life Beneficiaries (26/11/2019)

The LIFE team welcomes LIFE beneficiaries to join this webinar on communications best practices.

Winter School: From Linear to Circular Thinking (02/12/2019)

The School aims at discussing and promoting some of the central themes of the KIC Raw Materials, like circular economy, product sustainability, life cycle assessment (LCA) L and life cycle cost assessment (LCCA). The target audience will be a mix of research students, researchers and industry professionals with scientific, technological and economical background. This choice is meant to promote stimulating and fruitful interactions among participants, that will be particularly important in team work and game activities, both of them central in the program of the School.

3rd International Conference on “Smart And Sustainable Planning For Cities And Regions – SSPCR 2019” (09/12/2019)

- Discover how cities and regions are evolving into living labs, i.e. open innovation ecosystems - Explore processes and procedures of co-creation, which integrate public, private, research and civil society actors - Contribute to the conference’s overall aim of shaping means of increasing the quality of life in smart cities and smart regions.