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The Innovation Fund’s National Contact Point in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is hosting an information seminar on Wednesday 7 October from 09.30-11.00am. The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. It is expected that €10 billion will be available to be invested up to 2030to fund new and innovative technology that in the first instance delivers on the avoidance of Green House Gas Emissions. The seminar will provide you with an opportunity to engage with the Department and DG Clima to inform your application to the Fund’s first call which closes on 29 October and to hear more information on the call for small scale projects which is now planned for December. The event will take place as a live Webinar via Zoom , please note the deadline for registration is 5.00 pm Monday 5 October 2020. Learn more

C-Voucher are organising a webinar on their new open funding call looking for European SMEs with a circular idea interested in creating a development plan. C-Voucher is a European organisation that combines design and technology to support SMEs on their way towards a circular economy. This call will awards successful SMEs with: Up to 1 month of support by an industrial designer to create a plan with a road map€15,000 equity free for covering company costs while creating a planMentoring sessions on securing further funding for your project Requirements: Eligible organisations must be SMEs which are legally located within the European Union or an associated country. The project must be aligned with at least one of the circularity solutions that were developed in C-Voucher or it can adopt at least one of the circular building blocks. Learn more

SCALER (SCALing European Resources with industrial symbiosis) aims to increase the uptake of industrial symbiosis across Europe. Under the European Union’s Horizon2020 initiative, the project will develop a set of best practices, tools and guidelines, helping businesses and industrial sites work together to ensure sustainable resource use. SCALER has announced two short webinars on 30 September 2020. They will provide a sneak peak into the key findings of the SCALER project over the last 2.5 years of the project. Webinar 1: Synergies identification and potential assessment Date & Time: 30 September 2020, 10am-11am Registration link: https://forms.gle/CTrmAoRaznPXWXAk6 Presenters: ISQ, Strane Innovation & Quantis Webinar 2: Sustainable Value Creation through Industrial Symbiosis Date & Time: 30 September 2020, 1pm-2pm Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816001683779/WN_vzoB6u8VTSCcdie1EuPR7A Presenters: Dr Doroteya Vladimirova and Dr Karen Miller, Centre for Industrial Sustainability, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge Learn more

This event will address the steps organisations can take to identify and reduce their Scope 3 emissions and it will include case studies from both Microsoft and Kelloggs. Given the ambitious global targets that are being set to reach "net zero", organisations are either initiating or stepping up their carbon commitment reductions. With most large companies already accounting and reporting on the emissions from their direct operations (scopes 1 and 2), they are now beginning to focus on their full range of corporate value chain and product emissions. Emissions from along the value chain (also known as Scope 3 emissions) often represent a company’s biggest greenhouse gas impact however they can be much harder to measure than those from a company's direct operations. Value chain emissions include all indirect emissions generated by the business such as purchased goods and services, investments, business travel, use of sold products, upstream and downstream transportation. Learn more

On 16th and 17th September, Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host its annual National Waste Conference with a focus on the Circular Economy. Day 1 of this online conference is open to all interested participants and will focus on how to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in Ireland with key notes from the EPA, DCCAE, Accenture UK, Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), Rediscovery Centre and WRAP Cymru. Day 2 is open to Public Authority Personnel or NIECE members only and explores how to address illegal waste activities and evidence for the Circular Economy. Join David McCormack, IMR’s Director of Sustainable Manufacturing and CIRCULÉIRE’s Programme Director at 11:30am on the 16th September 2020 (Day 1) to learn how the Irish industry are mainstreaming the circular economy. Learn more

The National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP), led by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE). The NWPP 2019 annual report covers a period of intense change for Ireland as we move towards a low-carbon economy. The circular economy concept is gathering momentum, while consumers and businesses are engaging more than ever with the green agenda. The NWPP is responding to this increased interest through a range of major new initiatives including support for CIRCULÉIRE, the National Platform for Circular Manufacturing; enhanced activity on food waste prevention; and targeted innovation funding through the EPA’s Green Enterprise programme. CIRCULÉIRE is the first Irish public-private partnership that aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Irish industry through the implementation of circular manufacturing methodologies and business models which transform waste into a resource. Scaling circularity in Ireland represents a significant opportunity for businesses to decouple economic growth from resource use – enabling new job creation and job retention, increasing competitive advantage and resilience to external supply-chain shocks. CIRCULÉIRE are proud to be collaborating with the EPA to support the delivery of Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme and the Government of Ireland’s Climate Action plan. Learn More

MODOS is a sustainable business training programme, focusing on the circular economy, tailored to micro, small and medium size enterprises. MODOS is a joint initiative between Dublin City Council and the Waste Management Plan Lead Authority (WMPLA). MODOS 2020 training sessions will take place online during September and October. There is a Dublin MODOS programme for businesses based in the Greater Dublin Area and a National MODOS programme for businesses based in the rest of the country. There are four training modules and participants can choose whether to take part in one or more modules: Masterclass 1: Circular economy introduction & principles Masterclass 2: Sustainable procurement & supply chain and design thinking principles Masterclass 3: Resource Efficiency Masterclass 4: Customer Engagement The cost is €25 per module, or €75 for all 4 modules, payable when businesses book their place. For any enquiries or questions about the National MODOS programme, please contact modos@dublincity.ie. Join the free taster session 28th August 2020. Learn More

Circular Change is the Slovenian network for the circular economy, their annual conference is one of the key European meeting points of circular economy changemakers. This year’s 5th edition has been transformed into a “roadshow” that consists of 5 events based on 5 partnerships from June until the end of 2020! Within these 5 virtual sessions, key challenges and opportunities for the Circular Transition in the perspective of Post-COVID-19 green recovery will be highlighted. The next session is on the 31st of August 2020 and is entitled Stewarding Sustainability Transformations in Slovenia (#Event 2/5) with CIRCULÉIRE Strategic Partner EIT Climate-KIC featured as one of the key notes. The third event will take place on the 24th-25th September 2020 and is in partnership with the Managers’ Association of Slovenia entitled “Leaders of Change” (#Event 3/5) which will include the introduction of the Circular Economy Index developed by The European House – Ambrosetti. The fourth event will take place on the 2nd of October 2020 (#Event 4/5) and is in partnership with Ljubljana Forum exploring the role of city-based Networks as Enablers of Change in the context of circularity. And the fifth and final event of 2020 is Circular Economy in Everyday Life (#EVENT 5/5) – details to be confirmed. Learn more

Circularity 20 is a complimentary online event featuring inspirational plenaries, interactive breakouts, valuable networking opportunities and a virtual expo. Join industry-leading speakers and more than 10,000 professionals participating from around the world to learn, connect and accelerate the circular economy. Key focus areas include: Business Model Innovation; Design & Materials; Food & Water Systems; Logistics & Infrastructure; Next Gen Packaging and Stakeholders & Storytelling. Learn More

The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a challenge called “Innovating for Soft Plastic in a Circular Economy” under Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme. Their challenge focuses on reducing/eliminating soft plastic waste generated through the provision of school meals in Ireland. Join the EPA on Wednesday 16/07/2020 for an online briefing (11-12:30pm) on how to apply. Register for this briefing event via nwpp@epa.ie. Deadline for applications for full proposals is the 19/08/2020. Learn More

The Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund , one of the world's largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. will finance breakthrough technologies for renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage. The first call will provide grant funding of €1 billion to large-scale projects for clean technologies to help them overcome the risks linked to commercialisation and large-scale demonstration. This support will help new technologies to reach the market. For promising projects which are not yet ready for market, a separate budget of €8 million is set aside for project development assistance. The Innovation Fund aims to create the right financial incentives for companies and public authorities to invest now in the next generation of low-carbon technologies and give EU companies a first-mover advantage to become global technology leaders. The Innovation Fund will be implemented by the Executive Agency for Networks and Innovation (INEA), while the European Investment Bank will provide project development assistance to promising projects that are not ready for full application. The deadline for submission of applications to the first stage is 29 October 2020. Learn More

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. Learn More