Cork floating islands treat wastewater
Amorim Cork Composites and Bluemater have established a partnership to develop a cork floating island – which is natural, resilient and visually appealing. This unique product is a modular cork…
Circular Economy in the furniture sector
In September 2017, EEB, The European Environmental Bureau, launched a report on Circular Economy in the furniture sector. The furniture sector in EU counts for about 25% of the global…
ARA innovation kick-off
The ARA Innovation Space had its official kick-off event on November 15th. In the opening speech, Laura Glasberg, the project manager presented the 4 core themes that the innovation space…
Two New Reports on Product Development Towards 2030
The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies has collaborated with engineering and electronics firm Brüel & Kjær to develop two reports that look at key trends in future product development, with…
Stakeholders contributing to the definition of the modules
The stakeholders’ engagement process of WP3, in a two way communication and iterative manner, is also present in the outlining of the training modules. Experts from all partner countries have…
Sustainability and Circular Economy in analysis in a publication of University of Aveiro’s teachers
“Corporate Sustainability – The New Pillar of the Circular Economy” is the title given to the print by NOVA Publishers and edited by João Carlos O. Matias, a professor in…
Opportunities for companies in Circular Economy, conference in Spain
Next 28th of November Valencia will hold the ECOFIRA Day 2017: “Opportunities for companies in Circular Economy”. Experts will analyse financing opportunities for companies that are starting new business models…
Trends in Ceramics Sector 2017-2019
We present the main conclusions of the report on Trends after the visit to Cersaie 2017, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, Bologna, Italy. Cersaie is one…
KATCH_e was at the 18th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production
The conference took place in the beautiful Greek island of Skiathos earlier this month and some of the KATCH_e partners organized a special session on sustainable design and circular economy,…
Outlining the training modules for circular economy
After identifying the training necessities of companies and analysing the educational offer and needs of the target sectors the KATCH_e team started to sketch the theoretical and practical content of…