Our global society is not sustainable. We all are facing challenges like waste, climate change, resource scarcity, loss of biodiversity. At the same time, we want to sustain our economies and offer opportunities for a growing world population. With so many pressing environmental issues, we are beginning to understand the complexities of the climate challenges …
International Council for Circular Economy is proud to announce our partnership with the Circular Regions, Norway. Circular Regions is a Norwegian non-profit organisation that maps and identifies Circular Business Models with strategies across all cycle phases through data-driven dynamic models compatible with best-in class frameworks. Our first collaboration with them will be supporting a data-driven …
The Circulars Accelerator ’22 was launched this year by Accenture in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. And there are five days remaining to apply to join the six-month programme, which is designed to catalyse actions that can accelerate the global transition to an equitable and circular economy. “We are looking for early to growth stage entrepreneurs, …
The Circulars Accelerator ’22 was launched this year by Accenture in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The six-month programme is designed to catalyse actions that can accelerate the global transition to an equitable and circular economy. Early stage companies pioneering circular economy innovations can find out more about the accelerator during a live event …
The World Circular Economy Forum 2021 got underway today. Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra is co-organising the virtual event with the Canadian government, with thousands of people worldwide signed up for the free virtual event. It is the first time the forum will have been hosted in North America, though it is a remote affair. “The World …
The circular economy is ‘based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems’, says the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. It is an ecosystem designed to protect nature and reduce biodiversity loss. Jocelyn Blériot, who works for the Foundation’s Institutions & Governments arm, will take a …
Applications for the 2021 edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators are now open. Up for grabs are three prizes of €100,000 each and a €50,000 prize for a ‘Rising Innovator’ aged 30 or younger.’ Run by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, it is open to women entrepreneurs across the EU, …