Subscribe to our newsletter Apr 27, 2020 #24 - Carbon footprint label. EU Green recovery. Corporate sustainability & COVID-19. Revue Are you ZIRCULAR? Get to know the main trends associated with sustainability and circular economy. P April 27 · Issue #24 · View online Are you ZIRCULAR? Get to know the main trends associated with sustainability and circular economy. Powered by ZERØ. If you find ZIRCULAR useful, please forward it to your friends and colleagues 🙏. Subscription can be made here. MANAGEMENT & POLICY 💼 Two-thirds of consumers (67%) support the inclusion of labels on products that can demonstrate a reduction in carbon footprint, according to the international YouGov 2020 survey. The study was conducted in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK and the US. The Netherlands has floated proposals to ensure a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 crisis should strengthen Europe’s resolve to achieve the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement by triggering policies that maintain fossil fuel prices above a minimum level, French authorities have said. Environmental searches increased 135% in the last year and 20% more in March due to COVID-19, according to Google. Spain: in the last three years, 54 % of Spaniards have increased their purchases of food and beverages in glass packaging, while just over eight out of ten (83 %) claim to recycle these used containers. FUNDINGS, AWARDS 💰 & NETWORKS Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge. Deadline: 4 May. WRAP launches £1.5m grant fund to support textiles projects. Deadline: 18 June. PRIMA calls for proposals in sustainable projects. Deadline: 6 May DLT4EU Open Call to provide practical solutions to urgent challenges in the fields of the circular economy and digital citizenship. Deadline: 6 May. INNOVATION 🤖 & NEW BUSINESS Tools that measure circularity: ZERØ, a digital platform made in Spain that transforms operational data into key business indicators for circular-economy strategies. Google announced the launch of a new technology designed to shift the electricity demands of its largest data centers to match clean energy supply. Google is calling this a “carbon-intelligent computing platform.” RESOURCES 👁️ Report on the state of the sustainability profession. “How2Recycle Recyclability Insights” report. EVENTS 📆 Spainsif and UNED reopen their online course on responsible investment, available now until August. Virtual meetings on waste management and circular economy, aimed at companies, universities and technology centres interested in sharing project ideas and finding potential partners and customers. 4-5 May. Webinar on EU taxonomie for sustainable activities. 7 May. Digital Roadmap to COP26, organized by Climate Forum. April-June-2020. Circular Materials Conference, 22- 23 September, Gothenborg. Circular economy applied to lighting. October 23. BforPlanet, postponed to 22-23 September, Barcelona. Plastic Recycling Show Europe.27-28 October, Amsterdam. Smart City Expo, 17-19 November, Barcelona. TIME TO THINK 🤔 You’re not gonna do anything about the climate crisis until you see your house on fire. What happens to corporate sustainability amid the COVID-19 crisis? That´s all for this week. Thanks for reading ZIRCULAR by ZERØ . We will be back next week. If you find ZIRCULAR useful, please forward it to your friends and colleagues🙏. Subscription can be made here. Did you enjoy this issue? If you don't want these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here. If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe here. Powered by Revue Teimas Desenvolvemento SL, 15706 Santiago, Spain Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter
