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Circular Packaging insights public webinar on 24 September
Join us on September 24th (11-12:30pm) for CIRCULÉIRE's 2021 Circular Packaging Insights Webinar in collaboration with Mabbett Ltd! Is your business frustrated with increased single use packaging and considering how to reduce environmental impact? Have you heard of the circular economy to reduce waste and to retain value for longer? If you are interested in understanding the wider Irish context of circular packaging, then this webinar is for you! CIRCULÉIRE 's Expert Facilit
Leanne Conroy
Sep 15, 20211 min read
CIRCULÉIRE Founding Member speaking at The Sustainability Summit - 21/09/21
We are delighted to announce that Kevin Cronin, COO of CIRCULEIRE Founding Member Freefoam and CIRCULEIRE's Programme Manger Dr Geraldine Brennan will be joining Tom Szarky, CEO Terracycle & Loop Store to discuss the future of waste and circular economy from 2:15pm on Thursday 21st September at The Sustainability Summit. The Sustainability Summit is a 3-Day online broadcast event that will bring together some of the greatest minds, industry champions, start-ups, investors, p
Leanne Conroy
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Announcing CIRCULÉIRE’s “Circular Procurement 2020” Webinar
On Wednesday10th March from 4pm to 5pm, this webinar will share the findings from CIRCULÉIRE’s Thematic Working Group "Circular Procurement 2020” exploring some opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. “ Circular Procurement 2020” was delivered in partnership with IDDEA and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the current and future circular procurement opportunities in Irelan
Leanne Conroy
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Announcing CIRCULÉIRE’s “Industrial Symbiosis 2020” Webinar
On Friday 26th February from 11am to 12.30pm, this webinar will share the findings from CIRCULÉIRE’s Thematic Working Group “ Industrial Symbiosis 2020” exploring the opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. “ Industrial Symbiosis 2020” was delivered in partnership with International Synergies and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the current and future industrial symbiosis
Leanne Conroy
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Announcing @CIRCULÉIRE’s “Circular Bioeconomy2020” Webinar – Friday 29th January 2021
On Friday 29th January from 11am to 1pm the findings from @CIRCULEIRE’s Thematic Working Group “ CircularBioeconomy2020” exploring the circular bioeconomy opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland will be shared. “ CircularBioeconomy2020” was delivered in partnership with @Irish Bioeconomy Foundation and ran over the summer and autumn of 2020. The focus of this thematic working group was to understand the Irish circular bioeconomy opportun
Leanne Conroy
Jan 18, 20211 min read
CIRCULÉIRE to participate in the webinar series: Pathways to a Circular Economy
CIRCULÉIRE are delighted to be contributing to multiple of the “Pathways to the Circular Economy” Webinars organised by UpThink Innovation Agency in collaboration with Dublin City Council and Ireland’s Waste Regions in January and February 2021. The purpose of this webinar series is to increase awareness of the circular economy and will explore opportunities, challenges, and the benefits of circularity over the following sessions: 1. What is the Circular Economy? Wednesda
Leanne Conroy
Jan 14, 20211 min read
CIRCULÉIRE Official Ministerial Launch featured in The Irish Times
On Friday 27th November 2020, IMR’s flagship circular economy initiative, CIRCULÉIRE – The National Platform for Circular Manufacturing...
Leanne Conroy
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Join us for CIRCULÉIRE’s Official Launch – 27th November 2020
IMR in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications (DECC), the Environmental Protection Agency...
Leanne Conroy
Nov 11, 20201 min read
CIRCULÉIRE is active in Science Week 2020
CIRCULÉIRE is proud to be involved in Irish Science Week 2020 where we will be participating in multiple events highlighting the benefits...
Leanne Conroy
Nov 9, 20201 min read
CIRCULÉIRE’s Programme Manager invited to participate in launch of OECD Synthesis Report on The Circular Economy in Cities and Regions - 4th November 2020
The OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions supports cities and regions in their transition towards a circular...
Leanne Conroy
Nov 2, 20201 min read
CIRCULÉIRE and IMR featured in the national press in relation to Irish Bioeconomy Week 2020 activities
CIRCULÉIRE, the National Platform for Circular Manufacturing, are proud to have been actively engaged in Irish Bioeconomy Week 2020 and...
Leanne Conroy
Oct 23, 20201 min read
Insights from CIRCULÉIRE’s Circular Bioeconomy Thematic Working Group launched to network members during Irish Bioeconomy Week 2020
Circular Bioeconomy 2020 is the result of CIRCULÉIRE – The National Platform for Circular Manufacturing ‘s 2020 Thematic Working Group exploring the circular bioeconomy opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. During Irish Bioeconomy Week 2020, IMR and IBF will launch the findings to the CIRCULÉIRE Network. This webinar will be for the CIRCULÉIRE Network but panel members from the wider innovation ecosystem who have participated in this
Leanne Conroy
Oct 19, 20201 min read
CICERONE Online workshops – 29th October 2020 : “Cooperation for circular economy Research & Innovation”
Are you a programme owner or policy maker keen to advance the transition to a circular economy? Join us in building a circular economy joint programming platform to enable more cooperation! CICERONE is pleased to announce its third and final workshop, “ Cooperation for circular economy research & innovation “, on 22nd and 29th of October 2020 from 14:00 to 16:30 CET . Participants are welcome to choose one of the two proposed date s, which will be identical events. The coor
Leanne Conroy
Oct 19, 20202 min read
IMR industrial symbiosis demonstrator SymbioBeer profiled in EPA Green Enterprise Webinar (Thursday 22nd October 2020 @10am)
Bioeconomy Ireland Week is an annual week-long event held each October to highlight and raise awareness of Ireland’s rapidly growing bioeconomy. To mark Bioeconomy Week Ireland 2020, EPA are hosting a EPA’s Green Enterprise: Innovating for a Circular Economy* webinar where we will share the findings of the following three bioeconomy projects: 1. SymbioBeer Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) is facilitating an Industrial Symbiosis innovation demonstration pilot between St Mel
Leanne Conroy
Oct 19, 20201 min read
SCALER– Scaling the Circular Economy for Industry – 27 October 2020 @ 1pm
Want to discover the latest on industrial symbiosis and the future of sustainable industrial practices? Join the SCALER event to hear experiences and case studies from successful industrial symbiosis implementation, find out about tools and gain access to guidelines to kick-start resource efficiency. SCALER (SCALing European Resources with industrial symbiosis) is a European project aimed at increasing the uptake of industrial symbiosis. This project develops a set of tools a
Leanne Conroy
Oct 15, 20201 min read
Marking International E-Waste Day 14th October 2020 with WEEE Ireland CIRCULÉIRE Founding Member
Dr Geraldine Brennan and Damian Coughlan from the CIRCULÉIRE Team will be speaking at WEEE Ireland’s Virtual Seminar on “ Financing the Future – The WEEE Circular Economy” as they mark International E-Waste Day 2020. Line-up includes speakers from DECC; Ecosystem; WEEE Forum; University of Limerick and IMR / CIRCULEIRE. Join from 10:45am-1:30pm on Wednesday 14th October 2020 Learn more
Leanne Conroy
Oct 14, 20201 min read
C-Voucher 2nd Adopter Open Call - Webinar on October 2 @ 1.30pm
C-Voucher are organising a webinar on their new open funding call looking for European SMEs with a circular idea interested in creating a development plan. C-Voucher is a European organisation that combines design and technology to support SMEs on their way towards a circular economy. This call will awards successful SMEs with: Up to 1 month of support by an industrial designer to create a plan with a road map€15,000 equity free for covering company costs while creating a p
Leanne Conroy
Oct 1, 20201 min read
SCALER project: Two Webinars on Industrial Symbiosis on 30 September @ 10am and 1pm
SCALER (SCALing European Resources with industrial symbiosis) aims to increase the uptake of industrial symbiosis across Europe. Under the European Union’s Horizon2020 initiative, the project will develop a set of best practices, tools and guidelines, helping businesses and industrial sites work together to ensure sustainable resource use. SCALER has announced two short webinars on 30 September 2020 . They will provide a sneak peak into the key findings of the SCALER project
Leanne Conroy
Sep 28, 20201 min read
CDP Ireland Network Webinar: Managing and Reporting Value Chain Emissions 29th Sept @1:30pm
This event will address the steps organisations can take to identify and reduce their Scope 3 emissions and it will include case studies from both Microsoft and Kelloggs. Given the ambitious global targets that are being set to reach "net zero", organisations are either initiating or stepping up their carbon commitment reductions. With most large companies already accounting and reporting on the emissions from their direct operations (scopes 1 and 2), they are now beginning
Leanne Conroy
Sep 25, 20201 min read
EPA SBIR 2020 Call for Proposals: Innovating a circular economy for soft plastic in Ireland – Briefing Workshop 16/07/2020 & Tenders due 19/08/2020
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a challenge called “Innovating for Soft Plastic in a Circular Economy” under Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.
Leanne Conroy
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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