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Ecomondo and Key Energy will be held online, from 3 to 15 November

Ecomondo and Key Energy had to surrender to the decree of the Italian Prime Minister presented on 25 October, which established the suspension of fairs and conferences of any kind.Two weeks for the ...

PrimaLoft Bio: the first synthetic fabric biodegradable at sea

It could be a revolution in the field of synthetic fibers for fabrics. PrimaLoft Inc., the New York-based world leader in research on high-performance insulation materials and fabrics, has presented...

The Great Food Challenge: FAO and Climate Action launch a Digital Event Series

Food, climate, health. These are the three keywords of the series of online conferences and debates organized by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) in collaboration with Climate Action. "The Gr...

Circularity 20, the largest US circular economy event, will be held online in August

The largest circular economy conference in the United States, organized by GreenBiz, will be held online, on 25 - 27 August 2020. Circularity 20 was expected to take place in Atlanta, but given the ...

Ellen MacArthur Foundation: a Manifesto for Circular Recovery

The Covid-19 crisis once and for all highlighted the close link between respect for the environment and health, for individuals and for society. The recovery must be sustainable. And the development...

Close the Glass Loop: an action plan to boost recycling in Europe

Potentially infinitely reusable and 100% recyclable, glass is the perfect circular material. And in fact, its collection for recycling rate in the European Union stands at 76%. But more can be done ...

Innovation from hemp: the winners of the EIHA “Hemp Product of the Year”

The hemp industry has become a multi-billion-dollar business worldwide in recent years. The applications of this raw material and its derivatives are almost infinite: they range from textiles to the...

Circularity for Supply Chain: a webcast from GreenBiz

For a real transition to the circular economy, it is necessary that not only individual companies, but entire supply chains revolutionize their systems. But how to get your supply chain to embrace c...

Textile: the GRETE project develops green technologies for the wood-to-textile value chain

The textile sector is, as largely known, up to today one of the most polluting industries. Along the value chain, starting from raw materials to the final product, the different production processes...

The World Circular Economy Forum postponed to 2021. In September the online event

The World Circular Economy Forum, which was due to take place in Toronto in September, was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 emergency. The most important international event dedicated to the ci...

EIHA Hemp Conference: the international event will be held online on 16-17 June 2020

The Covid-19 emergency does not stop innovation in the hemp sector. The 17th edition of the EIHA Hemp Conference, the most important international meeting on industrial hemp and cannabis, will be he...

In-House Training

It is a well-known fact that enacting industrial transformation processes is no easy feat. CEOs, CTOs and Sustainability Directors understand that they need to accelerate the transition towards circ...

Upscaling the Circular Transition

  During the WCEF2019, which brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world, we met with Professor Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environm...

The Mixed State of the European Bio-Based Economy

Looking at the current state of the bio-based economy in Europe, one has to draw a mixed conclusion. Research and technology development continue to advance and some fields, like fine chemicals and ...

Italy Has a New Bioeconomy Strategy

Sustainable and increasingly circular. That’s how the Italian bioeconomy should be, according to the updated version of the national strategy presented on 14th May at the Presidency of the Cou...

Innovative and Sustainable Packaging

Publicising and rewarding the most innovative and environmentally sustainable packaging. Favouring research into solutions with the smallest environmental impact. All of which while keeping in mind ...

The Circular Economy Club: A "Glocal" Project

As Founder & CEO of the Circular Economy Club (CEC), Anna Tarí, has had the opportunity to develop a unique perspective on the evolution of the circular economy movement, leading her to the bel...

Keeping Track of Ice

Until recently, the very effects of climate change could be described with tables and scientific papers, but at the same time it was hard to offer a clear picture. How can a century-long global phen...

The Chemical Industry Says Goodbye to Fossil Fuels

Michael Carus, in his latest paper on the process of industrial change from a fossil-fuel-based system to one founded on renewable energy, cites the concept of “creative destruction,” ta...

Bioeconomy in Italy: Adelante con Juicio

Adelante con juicio (Proceed with caution). Perhaps, the Italian Government draws inspiration from the 19th century writer Alessandro Manzoni’s famous novel “I Promessi Sposi” (The...

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