economy

CBAM, Commissioner Hoekstra announces exemptions for 80% of EU companies

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Following the increasingly probable step back of the Omnibus package on CSRD, CSDDD, and the Taxon...

Jon Smieja, “Join us at Circularity25”!

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano It's the largest circular economy event for corporations and professionals in the US: Circularity2...

Ireland’s booming economy is ruining its nature. Can it restore the balance?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ireland has every reason to be proud of itself. The global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 dealt ...

Bio-based Polymers worldwide: Status and Outlook

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano As the New Year begins, let's take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We lo...

The Trump avalanche on the economy, energy, and climate: what will change and what will remain

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A flurry of measures and proclamations marked Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President of...

China in 2025: What to Watch

While the year marking the transition to the second quarter of the century carries symbolic weight for many, for China, 2025 stands as a critical moment of assessment and trial by fire. The tariff w...

Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A few years ago, I remember reading about houses on a Danish island thatched with thick layers of ...

Biomethane, energy from circularity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, driven by the decarbonization goals of the Fit for 55 package and the energy cris...

Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Although vital for certain purposes, some plastics used in farming can be sources of micro and nan...

The circular economy of grapes

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From grapes we naturally derive vinegar; it is the art of man that turns it into wine. But it is t...

Roasting chestnuts, recycling walnuts: turning festive treats into sustainable new materials

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Dr Notburga Gierlinger, an Austrian researcher specialising in the study of the structure and...

Circular economy and sustainability: how do we measure them?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Measurement and reporting are crucial to the success and growth of the circular economy, requiring...

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Using a mycelium-based technology, Smush Materials transforms agricultural by-products into a comp...

Advancing Malaysia’s Green Growth through Circular Economy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent months, several countries in Asia experienced massive typhoon, flash flood, and extreme ...

Rebound effect: an invisible brake on circular sustainability

European measures for the circular transition seem to be struggling to take root: over 87% of resource consumption in the European Union continues to rely on virgin raw materials. In line with the r...

The Circular Economy in the Chemical Industry

Circular economy means taking a regenerative approach to resource usage, in order to meet the needs of all 8 billion people on the planet. The Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation’s butterfly diagram r...

Startup, Mykor: building insulation from mushrooms

Mykor uses biotechnology to produce insulation from industrial residues and mycelium, aiming to decarbonise the construction industry. The startup's first product, MykoFoam, is an acoustic and therm...

Circular economy stimulates responsible finance and provides lower default risk

Published in mid-July by the UN Environment Programme, as part of a single framework of principles for responsible banking in line with the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement, the two reports ...

Cities Advancing the Circular Economy through Pre-Commercial Procurement, AI & Digital Solutions

The transition to a circular economy is not just a lofty environmental goal; it is a critical imperative for cities worldwide. Urban areas are the engines of global economic growth, responsible...

Garry Cooper: From Circular Economy to Quantum Computing, Collaboration is the Key to Success

At Circularity 24, the leading circular economy conference in the United States, one of the central themes was collaboration as a tool for promoting sustainability and innovation. Among the spe...

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