The documents here disclosed are the ones considered relevant for the regional stakeholders involved in promoting the transition to a Circular Economy in Centro Portugal. Other documents, as well as information on funding opportunities for Circular Economy are available at Eco.nomia, the main reference site for sharing content on Circular Economy in Portugal.
European
- 2015 – Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy. Here
- 2015 – Towards a Circular Economy: Business Rationale for an Accelerated Transition. Ellen Macarthur Foundation. Here
- 2015 – Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe. Ellen Macarthur Foundation. McKinsey Center for Business and Environment. Here
- 2016 – Circular economy in Europe. Developing the knowledge base. European Environment Agency Report No 2/2016. Here
- 2019 – Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan. Here
- 2020 – Circular Economy Action Plan – The European Green Deal. Here
- 2020 – Proposed Mission: 100 Climate-neutral Cities by 2030 – by and for the Citizens. Report of the Mission Board for climate-neutral and smart cities. Here
- 2020 – Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. A new Circular Economy Action Plan, For a cleaner and more competitive Europe; COM(2020) 98 final. Here
- 2020 – Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2020 summary for business Implications and next steps. Implications and next steps. World Business Council For Sustainable Development. Here
National
- 2017 – Portuguese Circular Economy Action Plan: 2017-2020. “Leading the transition”. Here
- 2017 – Resolução do Conselho de Ministros N.º 190-A/2017 (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2018 – ANI – Economia Circular Em projetos de I&D cofinanciados no QREN e PT2020 (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2019 – FCT – Agenda Temática de Investigação e Inovação – Economia Circular. Abril de 2019, versão final (em fase de edição) (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2021 – Avaliação geral da realidade do tecido empresarial em Portugal em matéria de Economia Circular (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2022 – CIP – Recomendações Para Um Portugal Mais Circular (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2023 – Plano de Ação para a Economia Circular (PAEC) proposto para o horizonte 2023-2027, documento para discussão pública (only in Portuguese). Here
Regional
- 2018 – Contributo da perspetiva de Metabolismo Urbano para o desenvolvimento da Agenda Regional e Plano de Ação para a Economia Circular do Centro (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2019 – Centro’s Regional Agenda for the Circular Economy. March 2019 (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2019 – Industrial Symbiosis potential for wood waste in the Centro region. Here
- 2019 – Fast forward towards a circular Centro Region (Part of the European Commission project ‘Boosting circular economy’). Here
- 2022 – JRC – Towards Green Transition in EU regions – Smart Specialisation for transformative innovation. Here
Other documents
- 2012 – Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Towards the circular economy Vol.1: Economic and Business Rationale for an Accelerated Transition. Here
- 2013 – Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Towards the circular economy Vol.2: Opportunities for the consumer goods sector. Here
- 2014 – Ellen MacArthur Foundation – Towards the circular economy Vol.3: Accelerating the scale-up across global supply chains. Here
- 2020 – Circular Economy Club – Circular Cities Week Report. Here
- 2020 – Circle Economy – Circularity Gap Report 2020. Here
- 2020 – Circular Flanders – How to Run a Community of Practice on Circular Procurement: Guide Based on the Experiences Green Deal Circular Procurement in Flanders. Here
- 2021 – Copper8 – Aquisição Circular em 8 Etapas (only in Portuguese). Here
- 2023 – Banco Europeu de Investimento – Towards European Circular Cities: A Guide for Developing a Circular City Strategy. Here
