CIRCO represents the Netherlands at the finals of the European Awards for Entrepreneurship Promotion (EEPA), in the category 'Supporting the sustainable transition'.
CIRCO Hub Portugal’s team organized a Track on circular business models, targeting the wine packaging value chain. They did so in cooperation with the Alentejo Regional Winegrowing Commission, in Portugal.
In collaboration with Fraunhofer IZM, CIRCONNECT organized an expert session for the Circular Design Forum.
Last month Germany's largest design event took place: the Munich Creative Business Week.
SGN presents "Toys that Last". A series of workshops for the global toy industry to stimulate the reuse, repair, and recycling of toys towards a circular economy.
On December 8, CIRCO International and five of the International CIRCO Hubs gathered. An important reason for the recurring online event is to keep connected with the community, but also…
This month Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Hong Kong as part of a larger trip through Asia. With a Dutch high profile delegation working on the intersection…
This month Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Thailand as part of a larger trip through Asia. Thailand is working hard on its Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) program and has…
6 insights about Design for Recycling within the plastics sector During the Circular Plastics Conference 2022, attention was paid to all interdependent areas in the plastics value chain. From sorting…
Last week Pieter van Os, Program Manager CIRCO International, visited Singapore as part of a larger trip through Asia. Singapore turns out not to be the easiest country to get…
Hewlett-Packard Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Management have partnered with SkillsFuture SG, Singapore’s National Education Programme for upskilling and continued learning, to uplevel the sustainable manufacturing and procurement capabilities…
There is a rapid increase in the use of especially Li-ion batteries in consumer mobility, electronics and energy systems. These chains are still mostly linear, so that new raw materials…
With the CIRCO Hub, the Efficiency Agency NRW (EFA) offers the CIRCO Track to help companies develop and design new, sustainable business models in the sense of the circular economy.…
During the month of September the Netherlands Embassy in Thailand is organizing a series of events under the name ‘Orange Green Days’. Today, as one of the events in this…
CIRCO hub Wallonia officially launched this summer. The hub is supposed support the regional strategy for a circular Wallonia. The main focus of this hub is on the metal industry.…
"You cannot become circular as a single company; you have to cooperate with chain partners. Simply get started, conduct tests and try to improve. You will accelerate the development process…
After implementing the Blended methodology for Circular Design Tracks in the Netherlands, CIRCO presented this method at their International Hub event in July. The event was attended by members of…
To realize a sound circular business case, two things are needed: a circular business model and a circular design strategy. One of the resources that makes an important contribution to…
In May 2022, CIRCO explored whether the Netherlands and China can work more closely together on the transition to a circular economy from a design perspective. As part of the…
The Effizienz-Agentur NRW takes up the CIRCO method to support companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in developing new, sustainable business models and product adaptations in the sense of the circular…
The CIRCO methodology offers a design approach with which you design your circular value proposition (product, service, business model). Experienced trainers with specific theme knowledge will guide the group, of…
The month of July was dominated by the 1000th company that completed a CIRCO Track. A wonderful milestone on the way to the goal of training 4000 Dutch companies. But…
Are you interested to learn about what is already happening in the field of circular textiles? Take a look at this selection of Circular Design best practices for the textiles…
Collaborating cross-border with embassies of the Netherlands is helping the proposition of the CIRCO Method towards potential partners. CIRCO has been working together successfully with the Embassy of the Netherlands…
Working in the cycling industry and keen to learn how to apply circular design and business models? There is another international Circular Design workshop coming up, starting 21 April!
We have collected some Circular Design best practices for the plastics and packaging industry. We will update this overview regularly. Want to know more? Let us know!
