Itelyum has been circular since before the concept was even defined. Thanks to a series of strategic acquisitions (discussed in issue 27 of Renewable Matter, ed.) the company has expanded its range ...
Name: Laserfood Sector: Packaging Pros: Natural Branding with laser technology that reduces the impact of labelling by over 99% Characteristics: Patented laser technology th...
Name: Nature Coatings Sector: New materials from processing waste Pros: Organic-based black pigments as a by-product of the wood industry Characteristics: These pigments hav...
Name: Reverse Resources Sector: Digital platforms Pros: Digital supply chain management that maps, measures and gives visibility to waste fabrics Characteristics: Waste from...
Name: Wase Sector: Energy from waste Pros: The technology functions at up to ten times the speed of others in current use Characteristics: Decentralised wastewater treatment...
In terms of circular economy in the waste management sector, the European Commission was able to accomplish a significant portion of its reform goals: a year ago, on 4 July 2018, the “Circular...
Since 2010, the circular economy has moved beyond a niche topic, to an area of research and practice, and an undeniable trend around the world. Faced with the current stalling take-make-waste model,...
Coupled with stark warnings issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last October on the impact of 1.5C and 2C warming above pre-industrial levels, and the dev...
Coupled with stark warnings issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last October on the impact of 1.5C and 2C warming above pre-industrial levels, and the devastating e...
In recent years the concept of Circular Economy has received growing attention, both in the worlds of science and of policy making. Some scholars and practitioners present it as a novelty, but we ha...
We have the opportunity to change the course of our shared history with the amount of information we have gathered so far. By learning from scientists and experts we can propose new governance and c...
It is a fact. The circular economy has been a pillar of the outgoing EU Commission and Parliament. “The political power of this idea is obvious,” explains Frans Timmermans – Vice-P...
As a EESC member, Peter Schmidt, has a first-hand view of how food can take on a leading role in reaching sustainability objectives and how it is affected by regulation, policies and the p...
Environmental Communication Should be More Emotive Interview with Thierry Libaert, member of the EU Social and Economic Committee by I. N. B. As an expert...
There is an interesting conversation to be had on stakeholder engagement. It is now common in many processes that aspire to achieve a transformation of one kind or another to incorporate some aspect...
Abundant natural resources, highly skilled workforce, important petrochemical industry and a government that sustains the decarbonisation process with conviction and a plan to increase the bioeconom...
Kamikatsu, a rural municipality with 1,500 inhabitants located on the wooded island of Shikoku in the Japanese archipelago, performs a record household separate waste collection with 45 different ty...
Looking at the current state of the bio-based economy in Europe, one has to draw a mixed conclusion. Research and technology development continue to advance and some fields, like fine chemicals and ...
Sustainable and increasingly circular. That’s how the Italian bioeconomy should be, according to the updated version of the national strategy presented on 14th May at the Presidency of the Cou...
A few years ago, in his book Corporation 2020, economist Pavan Sukhdev explained how companies going forward would have to behave differently to those in the so-called “brown economy&rdqu...
