The REUSE2030 project will contribute to the upcoming NiCE Conference with an interactive workshop dedicated to strengthening collaboration between SMEs, industrial actors, and public authorities in advancing circular economy practices across European cities and regions.
♻️ SMEs as drivers of circular transition
The session will explore how SMEs and industrial partners can become active drivers of circular transformation by adopting resource-efficient and low-impact practices along value chains. Building on insights from REUSE2030, the workshop will examine effective strategies for engaging resilient and often hard-to-reach stakeholders, including manufacturers, suppliers, and wider industrial ecosystems, and discuss how cities and regions can support this process through enabling policies, targeted incentives, and collaboration platforms.
🏙️ What cities and regions can enable
Special attention will be given to understanding what SMEs need from cities and regions to accelerate circular solutions, how public authorities can respond to these needs, and how multi-actor collaboration can be strengthened. The workshop will also address the potential of digital tools supporting circular practices and how these can be scaled into region-wide applications through tailored capacity-building pathways.
🤝 Co-creating circular ecosystems
Through facilitated group work, participants will co-develop concrete ideas on motivators, collaboration models, and training formats that foster long-term commitment to circular transformation. Together, they will co-develop recommendations on how SMEs and cities can mutually reinforce each other: how SMEs can positively influence urban sustainability, how cities can enable industrial circularity, and joint action can strengthen circular ecosystems across regions and sectors.
For additional information visit: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/service/dates/nice-conference-from-niche-to-centre