Globally, the circular economy concept is increasingly seen as a way forward to achieve the necessary transformation into a resource-efficient economy, and the only way to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. In the circular economy, resources are used, but not used up. By applying suitable strategies to products, components, and materials during use and after
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On 30th August 2021, the Circular Valley accelerator held its first Demo Day at ‘Gaskessel Wuppertal’, a historic gasometer turned into an event location. An audience of 180 personally invited participants from industry, politics, and culture witnessed the event, which was moderated by Carsten Gerhardt, the initiator of the Circular Valley. The Demo Day programme
read moreIn a World Economic Forum Agenda article, Henrik Hvid Jensen discusses, why digitalization is critical to creating a global circular economy. The circular economy offers new principles for doing business in a systematic, resource-preserving way that make good business sense and reduce environmental impacts substantially. A shared interoperable digital backbone for the circular economy will
read moreIn a book chapter on “Digitalisation in a Maritime Circular Economy”, the CEI Society team explains opportunities and concepts for the digitalization of the circular economy, focusing on the maritime sector. The increased strain on the earth’s resources may be mitigated by adopting the principles of the circular economy, particularly if these can be aligned
read moreIn an online event on 23rd June 2021, the first batch of startups under the Circular Valley accelerator officially started. The Circular Economy Internet Society had been selected as one of altogether 15 startups to take part in the Germany’s first accelerator programme fully dedicated to the circular economy. After introductory speeches by the organisers,
read moreWorld Bank learning series – Circular Economy and Emerging Technologies Circular Economy (CE) is a paradigm for sustainable growth that aims to transform how societies design, produce and consume goods and services towards a regenerative economic cycle (SmaCE 2019). Emerging technologies and their convergence are having a transformational effect across global value chains. The range
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