Circular Economy Coalition - CERC’s Post

1. Harmonization of Regulations and Standards - aligning EU regulations, standards, and certifications across the EU to ensure a seamless flow of recycled materials and to eliminate discrepancies that may hinder our common objectives. 2. Promotion of Knowledge, sharing Best Practices and work through recognized EU evaluation platforms - sharing knowledge on advanced recycling technologies and circular economy strategies to implement Design for Recycling (D4R). 3. Joint Scientific Studies and Innovation Projects - encouraging collaborative research and development projects improving PET recycling technologies, designing for recyclability, and creating new circular business models. 4. Data Sharing and Transparency - developing shared data platforms to track PET production, recycling rates, and material flows across the region, providing transparency and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Time for our final Q and A of the day. This is the last time to get your burning questions answered for this exciting event.    #RoadshowInBucharest  #PETRecycling  #PETPackaging #PetPlastic #FullCircularity #PETRecyclingInEurope #CircularEconomy #RecycledPET #CircularPET #Sustainability  You can learn more➡️ https://bit.ly/3U8tnCk 

The last paper I wrote as a PhD candidate is finally finished! It is published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain and concerns how make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturers benefit from commitments to environmental sustainability practices. The analysis, which is based on responses from hundreds of manufacturing plants across the world, reveals that sustainability practices do not generate the same results for the different plant types: one type fares better than the other. If you want to find out more, the paper is available via the following link: https://lnkd.in/d6QbTDTU (It’s an open-access paper so you don’t have to pay anything.) #Sustainability #Environment #Decouplingpoint #Surveydata

"The package is really a necessary evil that comes with a product that we really want and so, by definition, packaging is waste from the second it is created." The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) aims to reduce packaging waste and increase recycling and reuse. According to research from Eunomia, the U.S. recycling industry only captures about 32% of the total value of material in the packaging waste stream, and there is an untapped economic potential of around $6.5 billion that could be harnessed through more effective recycling practices annually. It's time for producers to embrace new methods of identifying, authenticating, and tracing goods that don't rely on traditional, additive methods of identification like stickers, plastic, adhesives, labels, etc., that are destined for the landfill. FeaturePrint uses optical AI to serialize items, removing the need for these additive proxies that contribute to global waste. Not only that, irrefutable identification and improved traceability powered by optical AI allow producers to measure progress towards recycling and reuse goals. It is now possible to take ownership of the entire lifecycle of a package, reinforcing transparency, traceability, and trust with consumers and regulators. Read more about how FeaturePrint is advancing packaging sustainability and security in Packaging Gateway & Inside Packaging: https://lnkd.in/gQMnQhGg #Alitheon #FeaturePrint #OpticalAI #Innovation #Authentication #PackagingSustainability #PackagingWasteRegulation #PPWR #Recycling

I'm excited to announce the publication of our latest paper, "Shades of Green Deception: An Empirical Examination into the Consequences of Greenwashing of Innovations," now available in Creativity and Innovation Management. This research delves into the pressing issue of greenwashing in sustainable product innovations and its far-reaching consequences. Our study shows that greenwashing in innovations significantly harms consumer brand perception—even more than when products make no green claims at all. Through four scenario-based experiments, we demonstrate how different intensities and focuses of greenwashing influence these negative effects. Our findings underscore the critical importance of transparency and authenticity in sustainability claims, as consumer trust is easily damaged when environmental expectations are not met—an insight grounded in Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory. I would like to thank the editors of Creativity and Innovation Management, our anonymous reviewers, and my co-authors Slawka Jordanow, Sven Heidenreich, and Juliane Schäfer for their invaluable contributions. For those interested in exploring our findings further, the paper is available open access here: https://lnkd.in/ebnj7tZ7

🔎 The BIORADAR Project aims to help industry, policymakers and investors by providing the necessary information to step towards a more sustainable bio-based economic model. How? 👀 🌿 Improving metrics and frameworks for assessing environmental impacts and risks of industrial bio-based systems. ♻ Defining circularity indicators and developing circularity assessment framework for industrial bio-based systems. 💲 Evaluating the economic impact of closing the loop and climate change mitigation. 👨🔧 Address the social implications of circularity and sustainability in industrial bio-based systems. 📄 Identifying patterns, best practices and up-scaling opportunities to form part of policy recommendations. 💻 Developing a set of integrated digital tools taking into account the interconnectivity of all impacts. 👕🛍🌱 Demonstrating the tools in biobased textile, packaging, and fertiliser sectors. 🔊 Stay tuned for more updates on the project!

Who knew you could make lab consumables from recycled materials? And... Build a company and products focused on sustainability. Joel Eichmann talks about how they built their products with a focus on: - cutting carbon emissions and reducing carbon footprint - using renewable and plant bases raw materials - keeping supply chains as green as possible What sustainable practices would you like to see more of in biotech? (Clip from Life Sciences 360 search on YouTube for the full episode)

Great to see this article about different innovation dynamics in the third and public sector published with data from our programme! The findings of the nuanced comparison between public and third sector innovation dynamics reveal subtle yet significant differences. Read the article to find out more about the innovation disparities by clicking the link below. The article is open-access 🔐

In our last article in R&D Management "Management of patented ‘circular innovation’ in view of the circular economy" with my colleague Sabina Scarpellini, we explore whether innovation related to the circular economy's principles, defined as 'circular innovation', is closely linked to environmental disclosure and contributes to the generation of improvements in environmental performance. The article also aims to test whether waste patents, as a specific indicator of circular innovation, are more valuable assets that need specific strategic management due to their novelty, complexity, and radicalness higher than other green or conventional innovations. Please read it in open access at: https://lnkd.in/du28Qvy8

Creating new, innovative materials is vital to the industry. However, any new product raises the question of how it can be produced and later recycled in the most sustainable and climate-friendly way possible. The new EU project #DigiPass, coordinated by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, is dedicated to these questions. DigiPass promotes the exchange of digital material data between industry and research institutions, laying the foundations for a digital material and product passport. According to our vision, this passport should contain all relevant information about the material, its origin, processing and environmental impact on all stages of its lifetime. New EU project aims to help Industry developing more sustainable materials: https://lnkd.in/eass65V6 Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Dr. Natalia Konchakova, Peter Klein, Fraunhofer ITWM