Impact unit: Circular Governance
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CircularPSP Follower Event – From Pilots to Follower Testing
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Everything you want to know about Circular Berlin
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Position Paper on the EU Circular Economy Act (CEA)
Published by Circular Berlin, Circular Black Forest and the Steinbeis Consulting Center Circular Economy welcome the European Commission’s initiative to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy through the proposed Circular Economy Act (CEA). A framework for systemic circular transformation The draft Act marks an important step towards a more circular Europe. To achieve real impact, it needs to…
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Connecting Technology and Space for a Circular Economy
Published by How can industrial areas become drivers of a circular and resilient city?The new Guide Book “Tech & Spaces for Circular Economy” explores this question by linking technological innovation with spatial transformation and shows how collaboration between sectors can turn urban industrial sites into future-proof ecosystems. Developed by Circular Berlin and Creative Climate Cities in collaboration with WISTA Management GmbH, the…
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Politische Empfehlungen für EPR für Textilien in Deutschland
Published by Deutschland entwickelt derzeit ein nationales System der Erweiterten Herstellerverantwortung (EPR) für Textilien – als Reaktion auf die überarbeitete Abfallrahmenrichtlinie (Waste Framework Directive, WFD) (Richtlinie 2008/98/EG) vom März 2025. Diese Entwicklung ermöglicht es, die nationale Textilabfallpolitik systematisch an den Prinzipien von Nachhaltigkeit, sozialer Gerechtigkeit und globaler Verantwortung auszurichten. Während das EPR-Rahmenwerk der EU eine…
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Takeaways from the AGYLE Live Week – Circular Economy Edition
As part of the 2024 AGYLE – African German Young Leaders in Business cohort, I had the unique opportunity to join the programme´s Live Week in Berlin, from 16th to the 20th September. The AGYLE programme is a project by Deutschland Land der Ideen that aims to connect young African and German leaders from business,…
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Circular transformation does not work alone, it needs partnerships
Cities are at the center of the necessary change towards more sustainability and climate protection. Studies indicate that Circular Economy is a significant lever for reducing the climate impacts of our actions. Depending on the study, the manner of product manufacturing and usage influences 40% to as much as 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. As actors…
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An exchange program with the Or Foundation from Ghana
Between the 29th June to the 5th of July 2024 we ran a one-week exchange programme in cooperation with our partner the Or Foundation, who brought a delegation from Ghana to Berlin. The delegation was composed of designers, retailers, remanufacturing specialists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and waste management experts from the Kantamanto community. Strategically timed to coincide…
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Stellungnahme zur Nationalen Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie (NKWS)
Written by Circular Berlin, Circular Black Forest, Circular Munich e.V und das CircularPSP-Konsortium und Empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations– und Technologieforschung mbH begrüßen die umfassende und systemisch angelegte Nationale Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie (NKWS). Kreislaufwirtschaft als Vision für die Gesellschaft Der aktuelle Entwurf vom 18. Juni 2024 konzentriert sich auf Hinweise zur wirtschaftlichen Transformation, ohne eine gesellschaftliche Vision zu…
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Circular City Challenge 2.0: After intensive matchmaking, 23 circular economy solutions start implementation
In the Circular City Challenge 2.0, which was launched in August 2023, the 20-member jury, made up of city representatives from over 4 cities and municipalities, nominated the most promising solutions and approaches from the more than 120 submissions. From the large number of interesting projects, 23 concepts were particularly convincing in terms of making…
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Ghana x Germany: Paving the way for an equitable EPR
Funders Engagement Global, Landesstelle für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (LEZ), and Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung Partners The OR Foundation Dates January 2024 – December 2024 Get in touch Arianna Nicoletti Textiles & Education Lead With the overarching goal of raising awareness of the challenges and impacts of the trade and disposal of used clothing in countries of the Global South, this…
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CircularPSP: Call for Tenders is open
The EU pre-commercial procurement project CircularPSP launched a €5.64 million tender (Contract Notice on TED) for Suppliers to design, develop and test an innovative ‘circular economy solution’ (CE-solution) that enables municipalities and their staff as well as businesses in the local economy to apply circular practice more quickly, frequently, widely and effectively. Individual users at City and Business are empowered…
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Circular City Challenge 2023: Municipality Matchmaking for Climate-Neutral Transformation with Circular Economy Solutions
The appeal of metropolitan areas has not waned even after the Corona years and the associated yearning for rural lifestyles: In 2021, for example, Berlin recorded a 16.5 percent increase in new residents compared with the previous year. According to a forecast by UN DESA, two out of three people will live in urban areas…
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CircularPSP: Public service platforms for circular and resilient municipalities
Funders European Union’s Horizon Europe Pre- Commercial Procurement Programme, under Grant Agreement n° 101092208 Partners Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, TAGES, Circular Berlin, Forum Virium Helsinki, Sandyford Business District, Câmara Municipal de Guimarães, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Skupnost občin Slovenije, empirica, RISE Dates January 2023 – 2026 Get in touch Dina Padalkina CEO, Founder…
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Circular City Challenge: bringing the circular economy into the cities
Initiator 1st round: Circular Berlin 2nd round: funded by Stuttgarter Klima‐Innovationsfonds Partners 1st round: Circular Munich, Circonnact, Materialkreislauf 2nd round: Circular Munich, Circonnact, Materialkreislauf, Fab City Hamburg, Creative Climate Cities Dates 1st round: November 2021–June 2022 2nd round: March 2023-May 2024 Get in touch Dina Padalkina CEO, Founder The Circular City Challenge aimed to connect promising…
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Circular City Challenge: the winners have been announced.
Within the framework of the Circular City Challenge, answers were found to the challenges of the transformation to a circular urban system. BERLIN, May 19, 2022 – Circular City Challenge 2022 With the Circular City Challenge, Circular Berlin, Circular Munich, Materialkreislauf und Circonnact set themselves the aim of helping to shape the transition from a…
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Download DIN SPEC on Zero Waste
A consortium of NGOs, science and business formulated a DIN SPEC on a zero waste vision for companies. During the one-year development process of the DIN SPEC, Laura Grotenrath represented Circular Berlin as a delegate of the coordinating body for standardization work of environmental associations (Koordinierungsstelle für Normierungsarbeit der Umweltverbände/ KNU)
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Developing a zero waste norm for operational waste management
Funders GreenCycle Partners Koordinierungsbüro Normungsarbeit der Umweltverbände (KNU) TÜV Süd, DEKRA, Resourcify, TU Dreseden, Super Seven Dates February 2020 – December 2020 Get in touch As a delegate of Koordinierungsbüro Normungsarbeit der Umweltverbände (KNU) (trans. Coordination office for norm work by environmental associations), Circular Berlin is part of a consortium developing a new norm called…
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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg goes Zero Waste
Circular Berlin, together with BUND Berlin and GRÜNE LIGA Landesverband Berlin, has developed a zero waste concept for public spaces and events in the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The four month project collaboration was successfully completed in December 2019, with a final press conference in early January. By commissioning the concept, the district has taken on…
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Developing a Zero Waste concept for Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Client Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Partners BUND Berlin, Grüne Liga Berlin Dates August 2019 – December 2019 Get in touch The project measured the status quo on waste in the district, researched best-practices from around the world and developed 37 concrete actions which the municipality can implement. The challenge With a rising population and waste quite visible…
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Building the circular economy agenda for Berlin
Funders EIT Climate-KIC Partners Circular Berlin Dates April-August 2018 Get in touch Dina Padalkina CEO, Founder The Circular Berlin project started as an exploratory study at the start of 2018, with the idea to establish a coordinated network that connects key stakeholders in order to have more influence on local policies and regulations in the…