WHAT WE DO
GHG (Hotpost) Baseline
CIRCULÉIRE is raising awareness and capacity building with our member participants to explore and report not only Scope 1 & 2 emissions, but also Scope 3 emissions on an annual basis. The CIRCULÉIRE baseline assessment provides you with a Hotspot Baseline for your estimated emissions across scope 1, 2 and 3 which provide an indicator of how your organisation is performing over time. Completing a baseline assessment annually will help your organisation to:
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Inform carbon reduction target setting
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Establish internal data collection and data management practices
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Enable transparent communication about your emissions reduction efforts – as part of ESG and CSRD reporting requirements.
GHG (Hotpost) Baseline Steps
Circular Maturity Model
Transitioning from the current linear economy of ‘Take, Make and Waste’ to a circular economy where ‘Waste’ is designed out of the system is not something that is done overnight. Nor is it something that is done by one or two people within in an organisation. It requires a broader conversation across the entire organisation to make that shift from a linear to a circular mindset.
CIRCULÉIRE’s Circular Maturity Model (CMM) is an online self-assessment toolkit designed to facilitate that conversation.
Key benefits of the CMM tool are:
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Stimulate a dialogue around what circularity means for your business
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Understand your circular economy capabilities
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Establish (Annual) Circular Maturity Baseline & Benchmark Circularity Performance
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Gain recommendations to improve Circular Economy Performance
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Visual Reporting Tool - representing your current and targeted circularity levels
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Easy-to-Use Online Tool - functionality for both individual and multi-user assessments
Circular Action Plan
For those organisation's interested in finding ways to save money and add value to your business operations, we offer a comprehensive assessment and customised action plan.
Over the course of 12 to 16 weeks, our team will work closely with you through on-site visits, workshops, and interviews to:
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Understand the current environmental impacts of your production processes and supply chain, focusing on materials, water, and energy usage.
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Identify areas where circular economy strategies are already in practice.
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Analyze how resources are utilized throughout your value chain and pinpoint where inefficiencies occur.
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Brainstorm innovative ideas for reducing costs, enhancing supply chain resilience, and create new value opportunities through circular strategies.
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Develop a customized action plan outlining short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals for implementing circular economy practices, allowing for ongoing monitoring and performance tracking.
Circular Economy Entrepreneurship
From 2020 to 2023, CIRCULÉIRE in collaboration with Tangent, Trinity’s Idea Workspace delivered Ireland’s first accelerator dedicated to scaling circular ventures. This programme is a combination of non-equity funding and expert mentoring that supports mid-level start-ups to expand their innovative business models and impact Ireland’s Net-Zero Carbon ambitions. The programme empowers Ireland’s circular economy entrepreneurs to scale their circular solutions and find markets.
Now in it’s 5th year of funding, the Circular Venture Accelerator will be entirely designed and managed by CIRCULÉIRE for the first time. The programme aims to support late-stage circular economy ventures to scale by introducing innovators to System Thinking for circularity, helping them refine their customers profiling, improving their ability to leverage multiple funding opportunities, getting them familiar with tools to measure circular performance and master their storytelling. We are committed to give circular economy innovators, who wish to avail of highly specialized circularity mentorship and business acceleration support, access to a diverse pool of mentors, coaches and subject experts.
Blade Bridge
BladeBridge repurposes retired wind turbine blades into sustainable infrastructure such as bridges and e-bike charging hubs. Wind blades are made from a composite material which is incredibly strong and durable and can be used to substitute raw materials such as steel and concrete for lower carbon & lower maintenance products
Finline Furniture
Revive by Finline Furniture is an initiative that not only promotes circularity but also supports social causes and customer loyalty. This take back scheme gives old furniture a second life. We restore and resell it, reducing waste and promoting sustainability thereby making a positive impact on the environment and society as a whole.
HaPPE Earth
HaPPE Earth have created bio-digestible (compostable) Personal Protective Equipment, such as single use splash aprons, using sustainably sourced bio-resin. The PPE is used as before but this time, the value is recovered by using our HaPPE onsite medical bio-digester creating a pathogen safe, nutrient rich fertiliser, resin recapture or biofuel potential.
Rezero
Rezero eliminates waste by preventing millions of unused cigarettes from being incinerated annually, addressing a global issue. By isolating cellulose acetate from the cigarette filters, Rezero manufactures sustainable products like buttons and eyewear frames, reducing reliance on virgin materials and supporting the circular economy in the fashion industry and beyond.
Shareclub
Shareclub offers innovative circular packaging solutions for events, workplaces, and takeaway services, designed to cut costs and minimise waste. Utilising QR-enabled reusables, shareclub tracks usage and impact, providing event hosts and corporate partners with quantifiable insights on their reduction of disposable items and CO2 emissions, enhancing sustainability reporting.
European Level Funding Supports
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is European Union’s primary funding program for research and innovation. The programme funds large scale international research projects on a variety of topics including the circular economy and sustainability.
Objectives: Improving European competitiveness through innovation.
Target Audience(s): Research organisations, SMEs, multinationals.
For most call proposals you must apply as a team of at least three partner organization from three different EU or associated countries, at least one being from an EU country.
Total Funding: Budget of EUR 95.5 billion for the period of 2021-2027.
Availability: Funding opportunities all year around, deadlines dependent on specific calls.
National and All-Island Funding Supports
Enterprise Ireland Green Transition Fund
The Green Transition Fund supports companies across each of the different aspects of their decarbonisation journey – from initial planning and capability building to investment, research, and innovation. The fund is comprised of two separate streams:
The Climate Planning Fund for Business includes the following opportunities:
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Climate Action Voucher: €1,800 for advisory support to develop an initial sustainability/decarbonization/circular economy strategy and action plan
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Green Start: Up to €5,000 to fund consultancy to introduce environmental best practice systems.
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Green Plus: up to €50,000 support for training project to improve environmental management capability.
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Strategic Consultancy: Up to €35,000 support to assist large energy user to develop carbon reduction roadmap.
Audience: High-potential start-ups, SME and large enterprise can apply to all the above, except from GreenPlus which is available only for SME and large enterprise.
Availability: any time.
The Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund include the following opportunities:
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Capital investment for Energy Monitoring & Tracking Systems: Up to €50,000 for companies to put in place systems to monitor energy usage.
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Capital Investment for Decarbonisation processes: Up to €1m to support companies to decarbonise their manufacturing combustion processes.
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Innovation and R&D Grants: From €5,000 innovation vouchers to large scale R&D projects in the areas of sustainability and decarbonisation.
Audience: Manufacturing, SMEs and large enterprises.
Availability: any time.
Policy Innovation
CIRCULÉIRE's involvement in policy advisory groups and legislative discussions exemplifies our collective commitment to advancing the circular economy agenda in Ireland. Through strategic collaborations, expert representation, and thought leadership, we actively contribute to the formulation of policies that drive sustainable practices, innovation, and economic growth. As we engage with policymakers and industry stakeholders, our aim is to create an environment where circular principles thrive and pave the way for a more resilient and prosperous Ireland.
At CIRCULÉIRE, we actively engage with key policy initiatives and decision-making processes that affect our Industry members to support the adoption of their circular transition in Ireland. CIRCULÉIRE team members play an active roles in advisory groups led by government and state agencies, such as the Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications (DECC), the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). We contribute on behalf of Industry members with insights, knowledge, and industry experience to inform the policy decision making process