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Dr Geraldine Brennan’s work on CIRCULÉIRE – The National Platform for Circular Manufacturing profiled by Silicon Republic

Read in this Silicon Republic interview in Science Uncovered about how CIRCULÉIRE’s Programme Manager, Dr Geraldine Brennan came to work on the circular economy and how the power of the circular economy comes from viewing it as an umbrella concept and developing circular configurations from combining multiple circular strategies.

CIRCULÉIRE’s 2020 Thematic Working Groups Go Live

CIRCULÉIRE’s 2020 Thematic Working Group (TWG) Series is now live with our Circular Bioeconomy TWG kicking-off in mid-June chaired by IMR in collaboration with the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation.

EPA Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy 2020 Call open until 14th August 2020

Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy is an annual funding programme to support circular innovation projects demonstrating B2B and B2C circular solutions.

CIRCULÉIRE publishes Policy Summary on EU Circular Economy Action Plan and COVID-19 Recovery

In this CIRCULÉIRE Policy Summary gain insights into: the evolution of the EU Circular Economy strategy from 2015-2020 and centrality to Europe’s COVID-19 recovery roadmap; the 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP 2.0)

IMR Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day – Exploring the role of the Circular Economy in Climate Action

The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action, the single biggest challenge facing humanity. The last four years were the four hottest on record, glaciers and ice sheets in polar and mountain regions are already melting faster than ever.

IMR’s Director of Sustainable Manufacturing takes a leadership role on the NSAI Circular Economy Mirror Committee of ISO Technical Committee 323

The National Standard Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is currently working with the ISO Technical Committee 323 to develop an international standard to implement circularity. Standardization in the field of Circular Economy seeks to develop frameworks, guidance, supporting tools and requirements for the implementation of activities of all involved organizations, to maximize the contribution of circularity to Sustainable Development.