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DESCRIPTION:A circular economy for bio-based materials can unlock new reven
 ue streams\, drive innovation and strengthen supply chain resilience. Most
  bio-based materials are still produced and consumed within linear systems
 . A circular economy approach changes that by enabling regenerative sourci
 ng\, keeping materials in use\, giving value to by-products and residues\,
  and building business models that decouple revenue from virgin resource e
 xtraction.\nThe transition to a circular bioeconomy is essential for achie
 ving Europe’s climate neutrality\, biodiversity protection and resource re
 silience objectives. Europe already has a growing ecosystem of initiatives
 \, projects and regional strategies supporting circular bioeconomy solutio
 ns – and this is all expected to grow with the help of the EU Bioeconomy S
 trategy which was adopted last year. \nHowever\, there are still significa
 nt challenges in terms of scaling implementation\, connecting stakeholders
  across sectors\, and translating policy ambition into practical tools and
  market solutions.\nThis EU Circular Talk marks the European launch of a n
 ew report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Circular by nature: a policy 
 agenda for bio-based materials in a circular economy outlines key principl
 es and recommendations for circularity in the production and use of bio-ba
 sed materials. It discusses how these principles and recommendations can b
 e integrated into the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy\, and p
 rovides key updates regarding the strategy's implementation.\nProgramme\n
 \nWelcome and introduction: Marianne Kettunen | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
 \nPresentation of the EMF report: Guilherme Suertegaray | Ellen MacArthur 
 Foundation \nPanel discussion\n\nSilvia Forni | DG ENV\, European Commissi
 on\nAna Jesus | European Environment Agency (EEA) and co-coordinator of th
 e ongoing EEA study on circular business models for bio-based resource use
 \nMarco Rupp | Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC)\nCorina Murafa | Europ
 ean Economic and Social Committee (EESC)\nAgnieszka Sznyk | INNOWO\, Coord
 inator of the ECESP Leadership Group on Advancing an Integrated Circular B
 ioeconomy\, and Observer to the European Commission Expert Group on the Im
 plementation of the Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable 
 EU Bioeconomy\n\n\n\nThis event will take place at 13:00 to 14:00 CEST on 
 15 July.\nRegister here. https://www.takethedate.it/Eventi/55149-circular-
 by-nature-a-policy-agenda-for-bio-based-materials-in-a-circular-economy.ht
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SUMMARY:Circular by nature: a policy agenda for bio-based materials in a ci
 rcular economy
URL:https://www.takethedate.it/Eventi/55149-circular-by-nature-a-policy-age
 nda-for-bio-based-materials-in-a-circular-economy.html
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