Introduction

Promoting loop-closing practices and business models organised around circular resource use in value chains, which are embedded in supportive collaborative arrangements and policy frameworks at both regional and national levels, is of strategic importance. Nonetheless, the role and impact of circular business models is currently under-examined, the market penetration of circular businesses remains limited and… Read more: Collaborative arrangements for circular bioresource use in value chains

Unsurprisingly, food, water and nutrients are among the core foci of the Circular Economy Action Plan. While the Action Plan touches upon agriculture, a broader, cross-sectoral understanding linking agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture is currently lacking. Linking green and blue sectors of the bioeconomy where circular production solutions are actively deployed and new ones are developed can… Read more: Cross-sectorality linking agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture

The widespread adoption of the reduce, reuse, recycle and recover principles inherent in the circular economy is a core aspect of future proof development that aims to reduce waste and increase efficient use of resources. In the European Union’s new Green Deal Circular Economy Action Plan the circular economy is expected to propel the smart and inclusive… Read more: Reduce, reuse, recycle and recover