Join Our Webinar: Circular Economy on the City Level, 1 April 2020 at 1pm CET

In the light of new developments related to the coronavirus, the NetWorkshop on Circular Cities>Towns>Villages and Municipal Utilities, originally planned for 1 and 2 April 2020 is postponed and will be rescheduled on a later date. However, the CSCP and Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) have put together an informative and hands-on digital programme to deliver Circular Economy insights and support municipalities in exploring their role as circular change agents.

A selected group of keynote speakers will share their expertise and insights during a 90 min webinar, taking place during the originally planned start of the NetWorkshop.

Speakers:

Circular Economy as European priority – the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the role of cities
Emmanuelle Maire, European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment, Head of Unit B1 – Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption

Starting the transition towards a Circular City – Why, how, with whom? The case of Copenhagen
Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard, former mayor of Copenhagen and CEO of Greenovation

Circular city approaches and success stories – Insights and case examples
Simon Clement, Co-ordinator, Sustainable Economy and procurement, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Join the Webinar Circular Economy on the City Level on 1 April 2020, 13:00-14:30 – an insightful session helping us to understand the relevance of circularity for cities and municipal utilities, the role of regulation as well as the opportunities and challenges facing municipalities in their journey towards more circularity.

To join the webinar, please register here.

To learn more about circularity in the context of local municipalities, please also check out our Circular Economy Guidebook for Cities.

Please contact Stephan Schaller for further questions.