Britta Scheffel’s Post

🌟 At dss+, we're thrilled to announce our involvement in the CircThread Project EU - a Horizon Europe 2020 project! Alongside numerous partners, we've collaborated on a significant report/policy that elucidates the current landscape, challenges, solutions, and recommendations surrounding #DigitalProductPassports (#DPPs). 🔍 The policy brief we've contributed to offers invaluable insights and recommendations for EU policymakers as they design legislation for the EU's Digital Product Passport. This document is the first of four policy briefs aiming to enhance sustainability and circularity through increased transparency and traceability. 🌍 The EU's introduction of Digital Product Passports for most items sold in the EU is a monumental step toward sustainability. DPPs provide comprehensive environmental and user-related data, crucial for businesses wishing to sell products in the EU market. 💡 While the specifics of the DPP system are still evolving, our policy papers serve as a guide, shedding light on the current policy landscape. They provide businesses with essential information to anticipate and prepare for the forthcoming DPP implementation. 📥 Download the policy brief here: https://lnkd.in/d8nDN9wT Join us in shaping a more #SustainableFuture through enhanced transparency and circularity! #CircThread #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

The culmination of work by our team (Amba C., Caroline Heinz, Margaux Le Gallou (she/her) to consolidate and summarise the complex world of Digital Product Passports! If you are lacking in time (or inclination) to read a huge document, try our "bite-sized" set of 4 policy papers that get to the point in just 8-10 pages!

This 2nd report in our series of 4 about how a Eco-design via Digital Product Passports can improve circularity of electrical items is particularly close to my heart! I truly believe that so many sustainability solutions can be found through eco-design. As one of the authors, these reports are purposely written to be short, easy to digest and gets to the point....enjoy! #ecodesign, #dpp #design

♻️ Disruptive processes for sorting, delamination and recycling of multilayer rigid and flexible plastic containers. ♻️ This has been the achievement that has brought the MERLIN project (#Horizon2020), coordinated by ITENE, to an end. Thanks to innovations such as the use of optical sensors, artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced delamination and repolymerization processes, we have sought to recover and #recycle multilayer #packaging waste in Europe. To showcase these advances, this week ITENE hosted the Final Conference of the MERLIN project, marking the culmination of four years of collaborative work between 14 European partners. 🔵 IRIS Technology Solutions 🔵 ROVIMATICA 🔵 PreZero España 🔵 Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna 🔵 Ioniqa Technologies 🔵 Indorama Ventures Europe b.v. 🔵 Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives 🔵 Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP). 🔵 Particula Group 🔵 ITC Packaging 🔵 Icimendue 🔵 ENCO Engineering and Consulting srl 🔵 European Plastics Converters | EuPC We thank all partners for their commitment and innovative solutions that have made this project a benchmark in sustainability and circular economy. MERLIN's impact will continue to transform the packaging industry! 🌟

Easy to assemble, easy to use, resilient, lightweight, and utilize a minimal amount of space when unloaded. The world's first modular, reusable, 3D industrial packaging solution is lighter and stronger than traditional solutions, and due to the ability to stack the modules when unloaded, it is significantly more space efficient! Switzerland Global Enterprise Solar Impulse Foundation Verein Netzwerk Logistik Switzerland - VNL Switzerland ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS) Swiss Climate Foundation Impact Hub Switzerland Technology Fund #IndustrialPackaging #Efficient #Circularity

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲-𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐈𝐗 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 The expansion of our cleanroom at Brainport Industries Campus marks a major step in achieving KMWE Group’s circular economy goals. Thanks to our collaboration with SRBA Group, ABN Cleanroom Technology NV, and PNO Consultants - Nederland, we are reducing our ecological footprint and ensuring a sustainable future. We are eager to share our experiences and case studie to help other companies benefit from similar sustainable advancements. Through this collaboration businesses can explore how the energy-efficient #VIX concept contributes to achieving both sustainability goals and financial advantages. Below, you’ll find more details about our case, including the partners involved and the results achieved. A short recap: companies in the Netherlands can apply for subsidies based on energy efficiency. Recently, ABN Cleanroom Technology’s energy-efficient VIX concept was officially recognized as qualifying for an energy investment allowance subsidy. This means that cleanrooms equipped with the VIX concept are eligible for subsidies. “𝑨𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕, 𝑲𝑴𝑾𝑬 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚-𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑽𝑰𝑿 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕,” says Jo Nelissen, CEO of ABN Cleanroom Technology NV. This aligns with the ESG guidelines (Environmental, Social & Governance guidelines), where PNO Consultants - Nederland has played a highly supportive role throughout the entire subsidy process. Their expertise demonstrated that there are various pathways indicating that subsidies are available for energy-efficient cleanroom projects. “𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆, 𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆,” Lucas Linnebank, Clustermanager Sustainability at PNO Consultants. Being the main contractor of this project, SRBA Controlled Environments provided KMWE with the cleanroom wall and ceiling system and coordinated the entire project at BIC Eindhoven. #CleanroomInnovation #CircularEntrepreneurship #SustainabilityInTech #SemiconductorIndustry #InnovationPartnership #Industry40 #Manufacturingthefuture

Ponera offers an effortlessly user-friendly and secure packaging solution for industrial needs. The modular solution is not only reusable and recyclable but also robust, showcasing resilience against both humidity and water damage. The lightweight modules provided by Ponera enable swift and tool-free on-site assembly of industrial packaging in any desired size, eliminating the necessity for tools such as hammers or ladders. #Logistics #IndustrialPackaging #Recyclable #Efficiency Solar Impulse Foundation Verein Netzwerk Logistik Switzerland - VNL Switzerland ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS) Swiss Climate Foundation Impact Hub Switzerland

The finalists for the Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award 2024 have been revealed! Let’s take a closer look at these outstanding Swedish finalists and their innovative projects that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability technology and innovation: 🏆 Finalist #1: Mölnlycke Health Care Mölnlycke's ProcedurePak® enhances efficiency in the Operating Room and helps decarbonise healthcare by reducing waste and GHG emissions. It offers a sterile customised tray, cutting set-up time by up to 40% and packaging waste by up to 90%, simplifying procurement, and ensuring patient safety. 🏆 Finalist #2: Novatron Fusion Group AB Novatron Fusion Group strives to establish fusion energy through the NOVATRON concept as the leading large-scale, clean, safe, and reliable source of fusion power. The first reactor is now being assembled by world-leading physicists, engineers, and academics at a test facility, housed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. 🏆 Finalist #3: Reselo Reselo transforms birch bark residues from the pulp and paper industry into sustainable bio-rubber. Their patented process offers an eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to fossil-based and natural rubber, reducing CO2 emissions and deforestation. The Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award 2024 is an acknowledgment of the extraordinary work these companies are doing to address the most pressing challenges of our time. 💪🌱 Each of these finalists has demonstrated dedication and innovation in sustainability technology, and the question now is, who will be the Swedish winner? The award ceremony will be held in Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo on November 25th, where we will announce one winner from each Nordic country, as well as one overall winner across the Nordics. Stay tuned to learn more about the finalists from the other Nordic countries, all leading up to the grand finale. 🌱 #CapgeminiNordic #GetTheFutureYouWant #CapgeminiNordicSustainabilityTechAward #Sustainability #Innovation #NordicSustainabilityTechAward2024

🤔Do you remember International Recycling Day? ♻️MAY 17th! During that week, we set up some questions to test your knowledge 😜Here are the results 👉To the question: In which of these fractions neodymium is found when the metal scrap is recycled? ✔️38% of the people answered: In the ferric fraction ✔️13%: In the aspiration ✔️50% answered: In the non-ferric fraction 👏Congratulations to 38% of the participants!!! 👉Neodymium is used to produce, e.g., powerful permanent magnets – it can be found in the ferric metal scrap fraction 👉Join the CircThread Project EU Stakeholder Community! https://lnkd.in/dgwS5uFj 😊We will learn from you and you will learn from us! ✨CIRCTHREAD PARTNERS: UNI Ente Italiano di Normazione, Aarhus University, Altroconsumo, BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMONS, Bosch Italia, CEGASA Energía , S.L.U., Comet Global Innovation, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), Domusa Teknik | Calderas de calefacción, ACS y climatización, ECOS, EcoWise Ltd, Ekodenge Inc., Erion, Hisense Gorenje Austria GmbH, IDP Ingeniería, Medio ambiente y Arquitectura, Irish Manufacturing Research, OTUA, INESC TEC, Mondragon Assembly Group, MONDRAGON Corporation, OCU, Onyx Solar Energy, REYDESA RECYCLING SL, SabancıDx, SIMAVI Software Imagination & Vision, SISTRADE, SkyLabs d.o.o., dss⁺, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Surovina, WEEE Forum, ZEOS, d.o.o. #circulareconomy #circthread #openaccess #reusereducerecycle #H2020 #euronews #DPP #DigitalProductPassport #recycling #disassembly #EUCommission

🚀🌿 CIIP at #InnovationZero2024 Conference 🌿🚀 🚀 Last week, CIIP's Zongshuai FAN joined a panel discussion at Innovation Zero in London. The session, coordinated by UN-ECE Transformative Innovation Network (ETIN), explored how platforms can drive the #circular #transition in the #electric #vehicle (EV) #battery sector. ⚡ Zongshuai and Sebastian B. from Circunomics discussed the crucial role of platforms in fostering a circular economy, particularly for EV batteries. These platforms are game-changers, connecting stakeholders, streamlining resource flows, and enabling efficient reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling. During the session, the panel shared insights on: 🌍 Key policy initiatives in leading countries focusing on recycling and reuse of EV batteries. 🔍 Current trends and challenges in the EV battery sector. 🇬🇧 Policy measures that the UK could adopt to boost circular business models in the clean tech industry. 📊 Metrics for assessing the impact of circular platforms, focusing on resource efficiency, waste reduction, and overall sustainability. "The circular transition is critical for achieving our sustainability goals. It was a privilege to discuss these important topics and contribute to the conversation on how platforms can lead us to a more sustainable future. I look forward to continuing this discussion and collaborating with industry leaders to make a lasting impact." 🌱 #circulareconomy #EVbatteries #sustainability #InnovationZero #cleantech IfM Engage Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge