Eco innovation as a stepping stone for Circular Economy

The “Resource Efficiency and Eco-innovation in Developing and Transition Economies” project, funded by the European Commission and implemented by UN Environment in collaboration with partners across multiple countries, was a four-year project that created the tools, capacity, and policy framework to promote and enable the adoption of eco-innovation approaches in small and medium-sized companies and their value chains, in conjunction with service providers and policy makers.

This webinar sseeks to share some of the insights that resulted from this project and prompt the discussion on how can eco-innovation, and other similar initiatives, further contribute to a circular economy.

The objectives of the webinar are:
- Provide an overview of the eco-innovation approach, and related tools and methodologies
- Share insights and lessons learned on the implementation of eco-innovation from a technical and policy perspective
- Discuss how eco-innovation advances efforts towards a circular economy

Agenda:
0:00 - Introduction to webinar and overview of the ‘Eco-innovation’ project (Elisa Tonda, UN Environment)
6:49 - Why eco-innovation and how does it contribute to the circular economy (Peter Czaga and Thibault Portevin, European Commission)
28:32 The Eco-innovation approach: methodology, tools, and resource methodology (Jamie O’Hare, DTU; Adria Garcia i Mateu, Holon)
58:08 - Eco-innovation on the ground: technical component, the Vietnam experience (Nguyen Hong Long, Centre for Creativity and Sustainability)
1:16:16 - Eco-innovation on the ground: policy component, the Colombia experience (Adriana Alzate, Centro Nacional de Producción Más Limpia y Tecnologías Ambientales)
1:28:31 - Conclusions + Q&A