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Circular Economy Joint Declaration 2024
16 Apr 2024
World environmental challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss pose considerable risks to health and well-being. Linear resource extraction and processing account for half of total greenhouse gas emissions and more than 90% of biodiversity loss and water stress. Institutional and European stakeholders agree that transitioning to a circular economy could help solve these existential...
ECESP Coordination Group: So what is the circular economy?
15 Apr 2024
The ECESP's Coordination Group stars in a video! It's an overview of just what the circular economy means to them.
Become a partner in the European Commission’s #WaterWiseEU campaign
29 Apr 2024
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment is thrilled to announce the launch of the #WaterWiseEU campaign, and invites you to become a campaign partner.
The Council of the EU adopts revised rules mandating global warming potential reporting for buildings
22 Apr 2024
Global warming potential (GWP) calculations, based on the corresponding Level(s) indicator, will soon be required for energy performance certificates.
On 12 April, the Council of the EU adopted revised energy performance rules for buildings. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy poverty in the European Union.
Pioneering circular economy initiatives: building sustainable communities for a better future
16 Apr 2024
Maria Nikolopoulou, EESC member and member of ECESP's Steering Group, gives her views on ECESP, describing it as a successful initiative tasked with accelerating the EU's circular transition.
Trophées Bâtiments Circulaires: A competition for construction projects geared towards reuse
16 Apr 2024
The Booster du Réemploi, with the support of Construction 21, is launching the fourth Trophées Bâtiments Circulaires (Circular Building Awards). Projects may be submitted from 8 April to 5 July 2024!
This year, the Trophées Bâtiments Circulaires will be highlighting large-scale and, above all, reproducible buildings. The competition is...
Welcome to Site Zero - where they take plastics recycling extremely seriously!
15 Apr 2024
Located in Motala in southern Sweden, Site Zero can handle 200 000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year. Thanks to cutting-edge technology (fully automated process, real-time optimisation, artificial intelligence), it is able to recycle up to 12 types of plastic or waste. Find out more!