After its first three-year cycle, CIRCULÉIRE are delighted to announce that it has received continuation funding for 2023 activities Read the official announcement on the website of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications CIRCULÉIRE – Ireland’s first industry-led circular innovation network – and its secretariat Irish Manufacturing Research are delighted to share the news that we have been granted continuation funding. This announcement was made by t

Primary School from County Westmeath will visit IMR’s Lab in Mullingar and learn about Circular Economy Check the raffle recording: Congratulations to St. Oliver’s Plunkett BNS for winning the competition. Next week we will welcome Sinead White’s class into #IMRScienceWeek2022. The 5th-class students will learn about the circular economy and interact with cutting-edge technology being used in IMR’s Lab in Mullingar, like 3D printing, collaborative robots and virtual real

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Primary Schools from County Westmeath can win a visit to IMR’s Lab in Mullingar and learn about Circular Economy. Entries must be submitted by 7/Nov 5th-class teachers and students based in County Westmeath: Apply here Update: As a Halloween gift, we decided to extend the deadline and facilitate the process! If you are a 5th-class teacher based in County Westmeath, you just need to register your class by the 7th of November 2022. See details below: Apply here by register

Check our second report aimed at supporting industry players in high-impact Irish sectors to transition to a circular economy Check here the full report See the executive summary Read Sectoral Guide #1 Construction & Built Environment here CIRCULÉIRE has made the Fashion and Textiles Good Practice Sectoral Guide publicly available. The Guide is intended for those involved in the apparel and textiles industry, including economic operators in the value chain – such as retaile

Join us on 23/Nov to learn about the cross-sectoral Innovation Pilots funded by CIRCULÉIRE. Register now using the link below! Register for our conference here Check here the final agenda We are delighted to announce that Minister Ossian Smyth , Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and the Circular Economy will be delivering the keynote address at CIRCULÉIRE’s 2022 Conference. Our event is taking place virtually on 23 November 2022, from 10 am to 1 pm,

Register & join us on Fri, 7th Oct., at 11 am, via Zoom Click here to register Transitioning to a circular economy requires a significant increase in circular finance and funding instruments to support the development and scaling of circular economy pilots, business models and infrastructure. Yet both industry and the financial and funding sectors encounter considerable challenges. For one, regulations, markets, investment tools and practices, including financial risk asses

Congratulations to CIRCULÉIRE Industry Members Aryzta Ireland , Boston Scientific , Kerrygold and Wyeth Nutrition who were some of the winners at the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards , which took place on 16 September 2022, at Kilashee Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare. CIRCULÉIRE Members won awards across the following categories: Aryzta Ireland - Health & Safety Project of the Year Boston Scientific - Smart Factory Manufacturer of the Year Sponsored By Bank of Ire

16 Sept. - Co. Kildare, Ireland - From left, Robert Devlin, General Manager and Executive Director at Meade Farm Group; Eileen Hanan, HR & Payroll Manager at Meade Farm Group; David McCormack, Director of Sustainable Manufacturing at IMR; and Marty Whelan, Irish Radio Personality, during the 2022 IMR Manufacturing and Supply Chain Awards. Photo: Paul Sherwood.

Join us on the 28th of September to discuss the challenges & opportunities associated with scaling industrial symbiosis and the circular economy Check the full agenda here Register for the CircLean event Register now to join us for the upcoming CircLean Open Innovation Workshop to be hosted by CIRCULÉIRE’s Industry Member Aryzta , in Grange Castle Business Park and online. The event will take place from 1:30 to 5 pm on 28 September 2022 This open innovation workshop will p

CIRCULÉIRE sponsors the first circular economy award of its kind in Ireland. Check out the six companies shortlisted. Congratulations to Cirtex, HealthBeacon, iQuTech, Meade Farm Group, Novelplast and VivaGreen Group for being shortlisted for the Circular Economy Leadership Award at the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards #IMRAwards. This is Ireland's first circular economy award and CIRCULÉIRE is proud to sponsor the category and commend all the companies who appl

Register to participate on Wed, 14th Sept., at 11 am, via Zoom Click here to register Join us for CIRCULÉIRE’s free-to-attend Public Webinar showcasing the findings from our 2022 Thematic Working Group on End-of-Waste and By-Product Notification. End-of-waste and by-product notifications play a key role in a circular economy by helping to establish a market for a wide range of secondary raw materials, improving resource management, encouraging symbiotic industrial practices

Ceremony takes place on September 16th at Kilashee Hotel, Co. Kildare The finalists for the 2022 IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards have been announced and nine of CIRCULÉIRE’s Industry Members hold twelve nominations across all categories open for submission this year. See the list below: APL a Comar Company - Best Training & Development Programme Award Sponsored By Ibec; Best Use of Robotics Award Sponsored By Mitsubishi Aryzta Ireland - Health & Safety Project of

The first of a report series aimed at supporting industry players in high-impact Irish sectors to transition to a circular economy Check here the full report See the executive summary CIRCULÉIRE has just made the Circular Construction & Built Environment Good Practice Sectoral Guide publicly available. The Guide is intended for those involved in the construction industry, including economic operators in the value chain, as well as policymakers. It profiles the sector in Ire

We want to hear from Irish industry about their journeys toward a circular economy model. Click to participate! Click here to go to the survey See the full survey in pdf format We would like to hear from Irish industry - new ventures, micro-enterprise, SMEs and large enterprises alike - about your journeys’ toward a circular economy model: including key challenges/barriers, your circular economy best practice and key areas of support you might need over the next 3-5 years.

We are looking for CE specialists in Advanced Technologies and Digitalisation to deliver our latest Thematic Working Group . Deadline for applying is midnight July 18th, 2022 . Click here for the Background document Download Click here for the Application Form (Excel) Download Are you an expert in Digital Transformation, who recognises the enabling role that Advanced Technologies and Digitalisation can play in supporting Irish manufacturers’ and their supply-chain partner

LLLB is one of the circular economy demonstration pilots funded by the CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund Recording: CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund...

Meet the awardees and take a deep dive into their innovative circular business The five awardees were announced during CIRCULÉIRE’s panel at the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo on the 25th of May 2022. On May 31st CIRCULÉIRE, in partnership with Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Space , kicked off the 2022 Circular Venture Innovation & Mentoring Programme. In this first meeting, the new cohort had the opportunity to meet their fellow awardees’ peers and take the first step towar

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Deadline for applications is 31st of July and the award ceremony takes place on September 16th, at Kilashee Hotel, Co. Kildare Click here to apply for the Circular Economy Leadership category Click here to apply for the Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year Updated on 27th June 2022: the deadline for applications was extended. The new deadline is 31st of July 2022. Don’t miss this opportunity! CIRCULÉIRE is pleased to sponsor Ireland’s first “Circular Economy Leadership”