Hollanti ja Circular Friesland ovat edelläkävijöitä alueellisessa kiertotalouskehittämisessä! 🌍 Heidän kunnianhimoinen työnsä ja alueidenvälinen yhteistyö EU-verkostoissa ja CCRI:n kautta tuo arvokkaita oppeja Suomeen, mutta myös vastavuoroisesti Suomesta Eurooppaan.
♻️ The past weeks were filled with the economic mission and Slush, but also the Nordic Circular Summit took place in Helsinki! Taking place in the scenic auditorium of the Aalto University, the Summit explored circularity in all its facets. The main program included sessions on the enterprise of the circular economy, new nature value, and circular leadership. Here, Anne Mieke van der Werf presented the work of Invest-NL, showing how impact financing can enable the acceleration of the circular transition. In addition, the Embassies of the Netherlands in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland collectively hosted a webinar in which the inspiring case of the Circulair Friesland Association was presented by John Vernooij and Nick Boersma. John explained how Omrin, a regional waste management company and recycling frontrunner, builds circular (waste) chains. Heikki Moilanen from Circular Pirkanmaa / KIPI – Kiertotalous Pirkanmaa provided a perspective from Finnish frontrunner region Tampere, where hard work is put into, in particular, circular construction. All of this under the moderation of Friso Pietersen. A big thanks to all speakers and participants! Some key highlights and take-aways: 🔹 Friesland has recently launched a unique Circular Hemp Chain-deal, which is the first fully regional biobased value chain in Europe. 🔹 Friesland aims to be Europe’s most circular region in 2025 and will celebrate this with a year filled with circular events. 🔹 Regional exchanges and cooperation are mutually beneficial and there is much to learn from each other’s ambitions, operational methods and challenges in different stages of the circular transition. #NordicCircularSummit #circulareconomy #NCS2024 Thanks for the organisation and cooperation: Milou Killaars, Els Berkers, Eva Blom (Warg), Sjoerd Smit, Atle Sommer, Yannick Schimmel, Daphne Roelands, Aimee Chan, Friso Pietersen Embassy of the Netherlands in Norway | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Denmark | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Sweden | Embassy of the Netherlands in Finland | Netherlands Enterprise Agency | Nordic Circular Hotspot