Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy
Funds companies and researchers that build and demonstrate at scale new circular business models — reuse, repair, sharing, product-as-a-service.
Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy is a Horizon Europe Innovation Action from the European Commission that funds companies and researchers to build and demonstrate at scale new circular business models — reuse, repair, sharing, product-as-a-service. It is funded as a lump sum, with the Commission expecting to fund two projects from a …
The European Commission wants proposals to develop and demonstrate, at large scale, business models that make products more reusable, repairable, refurbishable and durable, including product-as-a-service models. It wants applicants to quantify the environmental, social and economic impact of these models on consumers, SMEs, municipalities and regions, and to analyse what shifts consumer demand toward circular products and services.
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