Embracing technology as a service will fuel the circular economy. Here’s how
With Earth Day coming up on Thursday (22 April), and President Biden poised to host a Leaders’ Climate Summit on the same day, I lean towards optimism.
The flag has been planted. In her 2020 State of the Union speech, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen proposed an increase in the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target from 40% to 55%. It is a target that is necessary if the EU is to meet its Paris Agreement commitments and its goal of reducing EU carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.
Moving towards a more circular economy in which economic growth is decoupled from intensive resource use and waste generation will, according to the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan, make a marked contribution towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
adidas at ISPO 2021: Moving with the EU’s Green Deal
Adrian Wilson
Adidas is on target to use 60% recycled polyester in all of its products globally this year, and to completely eliminate the use of virgin polyester by 2024.
8th February 2021
As a component of its long-term goal to achieve global climate neutrality for all of its products and across its entire supply chain by 2050, the sports giant has been collaborating with environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans since 2015 and in 2021 will produce 17 million pairs of shoes with recycled plastic waste collected from beaches and coastal regions, after making more than 15 million of them in 2020.
Council approves conclusions on making the recovery circular and green
The Council today approved conclusions entitled Making the Recovery Circular and Green in response to the European Commission s Circular Economy Action Plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe .
The conclusions aim at providing comprehensive political guidance on the broad range of actions foreseen in the Action Plan. The conclusion aim to strike a balance between an ambitious approach and the need to consider a broad range of issues when implementing the various actions, including the different starting points of Member States.
The conclusions highlight the role of the circular economy in the recovery from COVID-19 and make a link to digitalisation, underlining its importance for achieving the full potential of the circular economy.