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Ecopreneur.eu meets with the Timmermans office

February 4, 2020

Brussels – An Ecopreneur.eu delegation met yesterday with Diederik Samsom and Helena Braun, respectively Head and Member of the cabinet of Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. The Timmermans office is responsible for, among other things, the European…

Successful ECESP Meeting in the European Parliament

January 29, 2020

Ecopreneur.eu attended a Circular Economy Breakfast in the European Parliament as a member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Coordination Group. Stakeholders from civil society, business and policy had an open dialogue and agreed on three crucial elements to create a new economy: Economic Incentives (pricing), Transparency (on producer and consumer side) and Just Transition Mechanisms.

Ecopreneur.eu calls for Circular Economy Action Plan with increased economic incentives

January 20, 2020

Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, welcomes the European Commission’s plans for a European Green Deal with a Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP). We particularly welcome the inclusion of the circular economy and the recent endorsement of a long-term strategy for climate neutrality by 2050. Depending on its realisation, it can generate strong traction to low-carbon circular products and services.

Blog: Five ways innovation policies can accelerate circular fashion

January 14, 2020

Innovation policies can accelerate circular business in the fashion industry. They can not only help but are in fact indispensible for the transition to a low-carbon circular economy. Effective ones will accelerate the new regime and destabilise the old one, fostering a better response to social and environmental challenges.

Vlog: Four priorities for circular economy policy at EU project concluding conference

January 7, 2020

At the final meeting of an important research project called "R2Pi" about circular economy policies on 24 October 2019 in Brussels, a video message by Arthur was recorded with his core message for European circular economy policies.

EU Sustainable Finance Rulebook breakthrough for investments in climate goals

December 20, 2019

Brussels, 20 December 2019: A few days ago the EU Council, Parliament and Commission reached an agreement on a sustainable finance rulebook for investments supporting the climate goals. Ecopreneur.eu welcomes the adopted regulation that will support green investments without adding…

Ecopreneur.eu Letter: Green companies urge EU to implement Green Deal with strong price incentives

December 10, 2019

Green companies including about 2900 SMEs and 100 large businesses call upon the EU to launch a Green Deal with a Circular Economy Action Plan generating strong traction to low-carbon circular products and services. Click here for the letter and…

Blog: 3 Best practices from The Netherlands for a European Circular Economy

November 22, 2019

About 50 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions are related to materials and the manufacturing of products. Strong Circular Economy policies are therefore needed to meet the climate goals. Ecopreneur.eu has worked out far-reaching proposals as input for the EU Green Deal.

EU Sustainable Finance Plan risks harming green SMEs

November 19, 2019

Tomorrow co-legislators hold another trilogue negotiation round on the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Ecopreneur.eu is concerned that the current proposal will in fact reduce the access to finance for green SMEs.

Paper: What is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

November 15, 2019

To obtain all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), tough interventions are needed that address the problems head-on. Only the transition to a circular economy can create the required systems change. A new Ecopreneur.eu paper explains how the SDGs and circular economy are connected and what measures are needed.