Events

July 19^th to 30^th 2021 (online)

SOILdarity, a H2020 project, has organized a multi-module course on the “Optimisation of the use of treated wastewater as a source for alternative fertilisers”. The course is totally free of charge but places are limited. To know more about this event, please visit: https://www.soildarity.eu/treated-wastewater-fertilizer-training/.

September 9^th and 30^th 2021 (online)

The upcoming edition of the FSLCI (Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation) Life Cycle Summer School will be organized again in 2021, in virtual form. This year’s edition will focus on the theme “Life cycle approaches to sustainable building and construction in regions”. To know more, visit: https://fslci.org/news/events/2021/04/apply-now-life-cycle-summer-school-2021/.

October 18^th and 19^th 2021 (online)

July 7^th 2021 (online)

Smart Waste Portugal Young Professionals (SWYP) will organize its 1st Online Conference on July 7th entitled Circular Economy: Make It Happen. This free conference presents an excellent platform for young professionals to meet, share ideas and provide insights to support the transition to circular economy models. To know more about this event, please visit: http://www.smartwasteportugal.com/pt/atividades/smart-waste-portugal-young-professionals/online-conference-2021-circular-economy-make-it-happen/.

July 6^th 2021 (online)

The European Green Deal, the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) and the New Industrial Strategy for Europe identified the textile industry as a priority sector for the EU’s move towards sustainability. EuRIC, RREUSE, RVO, SMEunited and ECESP are organising a #EUCircularTalks policy Q&A to bring elements on how to create a functional policy framework for textiles, creating conditions to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of the European textile sector while improving the European market for circular textiles. To know more, visit: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EUCTs-how-can-EU-policy-drive-circularity-in-textiles.

July 5^th and 6^th 2021 (online)

CIM Região de Coimbra, one of the CircLocal consortium partners, will host the 2^nd Interregional Workshop on 5 and 6 July 2021, between 10:00 and 12:00 (CEST). The workshop will showcase good practices in circular economy encouraged by the region of Coimbra (Portugal) in the fields of public procurement, materials reuse, forests and waste, energy, among others. To know more, please visit: https://circlocal.eu/2021/06/29/the-2nd-international-workshop-will-be-held-online-next-5-and-6-july/.

June 30^th 2021 (online)

Health Care Without Harm Europe and EcoQUIP+ are organising an online event to present and discuss the opportunities for increasing circularity and sustainability in healthcare by leveraging the sector’s purchasing power to stimulate innovation. To know more, please visit: https://noharm-europe.org/articles/news/europe/event-driving-circular-economy-healthcare-through-innovation-procurement.

April 15^th and 16^th 2021 (online)

On 15 and 16 April 2021, the Netherlands and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra will welcome representatives of governments, international organisations, knowledge institutes, the private sector, and citizens from around the globe to our virtual conference platform, to digitally meet up and discuss the crucial role of a circular economy in achieving climate neutrality. The programme and registrations are available here: https://www.wcefplusclimate.com/.

March 23^rd 2021 (online)

Food for Life Scotland is hosting Scottish local authority decision makers and influencers for a webinar with international and local speakers offering inspiring insight on public food. This free webinar will discuss how the public plate can help build a green recovery and the role of Public procurement of sustainable and local food. Visit the event’s website to register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/publicfood/register?session=1.

March 17^th – April 30^th 2021 (online)

Registration is now open for the upcoming interactive online seven-week learning programme — Inside the Circular Economy: Beyond the Basics., a global learning programme designed for professionals and postgraduate students organised by Ellen MacArthur Foundation. To know more about the programme and registration process, please visit: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/learning-opportunities/inside-the-circular-economy.

June 1^st – 2^nd, Essen

The Plastics Recycling World Expo is a dedicated free-to-attend marketplace for the plastics recycling industry that will include plastics industry exhibitions – the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Polymer Testing World Expo and Plastics Extrusion World Expo -, plus all their related conferences. Originally scheduled for June 3^rd-4^th of 2020, the event will now take place at Messe Essen in Germany on October 1^st and 2^nd of 2021. More information about the event here: https://eu.plasticsrecyclingworldexpo.com/.

March 22^nd 2021 (online)

As part of the EU Industry Days 2021, FEAD will hold an online event organised in partnership with the European Commission. The event aims at pointing out how batteries’ recycling can substantially contribute to the circular economy and, more generally, to climate neutrality. To know more about this event, please visit: https://eu-recycling.com/Archive/Veranstaltung/batteries-recycling-energising-the-eu-green-transition.

February 9^th 2021 (online)

FEDARENE‘s upcoming Webinar Series on Circular Economy will take place next February 9^th. This Webinar is part of FEDARENE’s Circular Economy Webinar Series and will touch upon the many different aspects of circular economy, from biogas production to public procurement, waste management and recycling. To learn more about this Webinar, please visit: https://www.fedarene.org/events/circular-economy-beyond-energy-recycling-and-reducing-waste.

January 19^th 2021 (online)

Next January 19^th, taking inspiration from recent research by Circle Economy, Zero Waste Scotland and HIVA, this webinar will provide regions with insights for advancing their work on the circular economy through the lens of employment. It will explore the role subnational regions can play in driving labour market development in the circular economy. To learn more, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-subnational-regions-drive-circular-labour-markets-tickets-132238201019.

October 28^th – December 16^th (online)

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is running a seven-week interactive online programme, “From Linear to Circular: Open to All”. The programme is free and anyone can take part. It includes seven weekly webinars led by the Foundation’s experts, featuring guest speakers, question and answer sessions, and interactive challenges. Circular design, business models, plastics, fashion, cities, agriculture and food, among other topics, will be discussed. To know more, please visit: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/from-linear-to-circular/circular-economy-programme.

November 30^th until December 3^rd, 2020 (online)

The Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Conference 2020, to be hosted by the Chair of Societal Transition and Circular Economy at the University of Freiburg and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will take place in an online format. To know more about this event, visit the following page: https://www.circulus-project.de/icec-2020/.

November 24^th (online)

Next November 24^th, the StratKIT project will organise an Online Conference on Sustainability in Public Procurement and Catering Services, to discuss the challenges and solutions for rethinking organics, green public procurement (GPP) and food waste. Several caterers, procurers and researchers from all over the Baltic Sea Region will present and discuss the situation and local solutions. To register, please visit: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/107984/lomake.html.

November 19^th (online)

The 2020 Online Conference “Circular Economy Hotspot Catalonia” will take place on the 19^th of November, with the participation of representatives from the public and business sectors of Catalonia and from all over the world, to involve the global Circular Economy community in the discussion on the latest successful initiatives, research and development projects and government strategies and collaborations. For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.cehotspot.cat/en/home#p_p_id_56_INSTANCE_q8NI_.

November 11^th (online)

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is organising a side event about the benefits of circular construction, in the context of the World Circular Economy Forum, to take place next November 11^th. This event aims at identifying opportunities for harnessing the circularity potential of buildings and identifying synergies with other policy areas such as climate change. It is addressed to policy-makers, NGOs, academia and also the wider, interested public. To know more about this event and proceed with your registration, please visit: https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/waste/resource-efficiency/world-circular-economy-forum-2020.

November 3^rd– 6^th

The ECOMONDO is the benchmark event in Europe for technological and industrial innovation. An international event with an innovative format that brings together all sectors of the circular economy on a single platform: from the recovery of materials and energy to sustainable development. To know more about this event, please visit: https://en.ecomondo.com/.

November 3^rd – 4^th (online)

Every year, the European circular economy community from businesses, public authorities, NGOs to knowledge communities and civil society organisations gathers here to discuss the transition to a circular economy. It is the flagship event of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, a joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). To know more about the upcoming event, please visit: https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/annual-circular-economy-stakeholder-conference-3-4-november-2020.

October 26^th – 29^th (online)

During the upcoming month of October, the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community will organise the 4^th G-STIC Conference, to discuss the necessary strategies to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals and the development of the necessary integrated technological solutions. To know more about this event, that will engage companies, social and economic actors and policy makers, please visit: https://www.gstic.org/2020/.

October 20^th (online)

The 18^th European Week of Regions and Cities is taking place during the upcoming month of October. The REPLACE project, in which CCDRC is one of the partner entities, will be present in two of the sessions dedicated to the theme of Circular Economy. On October 20^th, it will join the Participatory Lab “Developing pathways for circular economy”. To know more about the event and register for this session, please visit: https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions/1320_en.

October 10^th – 17^th (online)

The CineEco – Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival, is the only film festival in Portugal, totally dedicated to environmental issues, in its widest sense. Takes place in Seia, annually in October, and continuously since 1995, by the initiative of Municipality of Seia. The 26^th edition will take place between the 10^th and 17^th of October. To know more, please visit: https://cineeco.pt/.

October 14^th (online)

The Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (aicep Portugal Global), in preparation for the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2021, is organising a side event for the European Week of Regions and Cities on “Sustainability and Innovation in Portuguese Regions and Cities”. The event will be held entirely in digital format and will take place on the 14^th of October 2020 at 15:00 (Brussels time). To know more about this information, please visit: https://forms.gle/fazbNB2TiGkHncdJ6.

October 13^th

The 18^th European Week of Regions and Cities is taking place during the upcoming month of October. The REPLACE project, in which CCDRC is one of the partner entities, will be present in two of the sessions dedicated to the theme of Circular Economy. On October 13^th, it will join the Pitch “How to assess Circular Economy projects?”. To know more about the event and register for this session, please visit: https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions/1535_en.

October 6^th to 9^th (online)

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and EASME are organising a series of webinars to showcase successful LIFE and Horizon 2020 projects in the areas of agriculture, food systems, forestry, and the bioeconomy. These online events will feature project representatives, experts from the EU Institutions and agencies as well as other key stakeholders. They will discuss best practices, lessons learned, and future policy initiatives. To know more about these events, please visit: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/climate-neutral-food-and-wood-showcasing-best-climate-practices-agriculture-forestry-food-systems?pk_campaign=LIFE-nl-sep20.

October 8^th (online)

Circular Economy Policy Research Centre of Fladers is organising an online workshop on the topic of reuse, to further present the measures adopted by the region to promote a more efficient use of materials and a better environment. To register for this session, that will take place next October 8^th, please visit the following link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/OVAM1/OnlineSeminarLETSTALKABOUTREUSE.

September 30^th – October 2^nd (online)

The City of Mannheim will welcome the 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, to happen online. In partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, they will bring together local and regional leaders, European and international institutions and some of the brightest minds working on cutting edge research, businesses and the civil society to forge a more sustainable Europe. More information is available here: https://conferences.sustainablecities.eu/mannheim-2020/.

September 29^th – ^30th (online)

Registrations are open for the Raw Materials Summit 2020, organised by EIT Raw Materials, to address strategies concerning supply and access to raw materials, the European Union industrial competitiveness and the innovation capacity as well as entrepreneurship and innovation in education. More information can be found here: https://www.eitrmsummit.com/registration2020.

September 29^th and 30^th (online)

Next September 29^th and 30^th, the upcoming edition of World Circular Economy Forum will dive into why and how a circular economy can help reboot and build resilience in the economy. You can join circular economy change-makers from around the world as they share practical circular economy examples that will help us rebuild our economies stronger, greener and better. To know more about this event and proceed with your registration, please visit: https://www.sitra.fi/en/projects/wcefonline/.

September 28^th (online)

ICLEI and the city of Turku will co-host an online session, next September 28^th, as part of the World Circular Economy Forum 2020 to support local governments in putting the circular economy in practice. During the session, cities from different world region will showcase tangible examples of multi-stakeholder collaboration for the circular transition and discuss specific challenges they are facing. To know more about this event, please visit: https://iclei.org/en/media/world-circular-economy-forum-side-event-putting-the-circular-city-into-practice.

September 22^nd and 24^th (online)

The European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event. Between the 22^nd and 24^th of September, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the general public will jointly debate the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. One of the many topics to be addressed throughout the different sessions will be the European Green Deal, with a session dedicated to the upcoming call. To know more information and register, please visit: https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu/.

September 21^st and 22^nd (online)

The 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development will happen online on September 21st and 22nd! This year’s theme is “Cross-Cutting Solutions for the Decade of Action.” To know more about the event please visit the website here: https://ic-sd.org/.

August 26^th – 28^th (online)

The upcoming Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC 2020) will happen in a virtual format. Looking at both innovative approaches and methods to address sustainability challenges as well as innovative products and services that will help us transition towards a more sustainable world, the event will take a systems perspective when discussing sustainable innovation. To register and know more information about this event, please visit: https://fslci.org/lcic/lcic2020/registration/.

July 23^rd 2020 (online)

In the context of EfS Initiative and the Strategic Area “Climate, Energy and Mobility”, the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (iiiUC) will host an event dedicated to the European Green Deal, tomorrow, July 23^rd. The event sessions will be available through Zoom. To register, please visit https://surveys.uc.pt/index.php/516479?lang=en.

July 17^th – 18^th an (online)

The upcoming 3rd International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Young Professionals Group Online Conference will take place on July 17^th and 18^th, with the theme “transition to a circular economy: innovation and sustainability in waste management systems”. To know more information about this conference and go through with you registration, click the following link: https://ypg.iswa.org/3rd-online-conference/conference-registration-and-program/.

Jule 7^th (online)

Zero Waste Europe is organising an online event with the theme “A methodology for zero waste municipalities” to discuss ideas and solutions that can help cities accelerate their progress towards zero waste and the circular economy. The webinar platform has a maximum capacity of 100 virtual seats. More information and the registration link can be found here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BrEbFz3US52AC5kL5UvGkQ.

July 6^th – 7^th (online)

The Organising Committee of the International Society for Circular Economy (IS4CE) is organising an International Online Conference on Circular Economy from 6^th to 7^th of July 2020. The purpose of IS4CE is to synthesise and evolve the intellectual frameworks, knowledge, evidence and experience base to underpin a shift from a linear, extractive economy to a circular, regenerative and restorative economy, with research contributions from academics, practitioners, civil society and policy makers, working in the field of circular economy. To register and access more information, please go to https://www.is4ce.org/en/society-for-the-circular-economy.

July 6^th (online)

The European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development’ is organising a webinar on the importance of materials for the promotion of the EU Green Deal. Moreover, this event will be an opportunity to discuss how the circular economy, as a major part of the climate policy toolbox, can become an enabler for climate action. To register, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/183394549251484683.

July 3^rd (online)

The OECD, WWF and EDF, in collaboration with the World Bank, have organised a series of high-level virtual dialogues. On July 3^rd, the session will focus on health and the environment. These conversations will inform policymakers as they move forward with recovery policies, and as well as influencing delegations for ongoing international processes including the SDGs, biodiversity and climate change COPs.

July 1^st – 2^nd (online)

Calls are open for the 5th International Conference on New Business Models, to take place between the 1^st and 2^nd of July, online. More information is available here: https://www.nbmconference.eu/.