Moving On: Towards a Circular and Sustainable European Society

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12-13 October 2023Stanhope Hotel Brussels

Welcome to a 2-day workshop

An industrial transition is a necessary part to shift to a more circular and sustainable society. Such a transition is necessary to reach environmental and climate objectives and realize the vision of a Circular Economy and at the same time enable and accomplish a reindustrialization of Europe.

This transition will require that several preconditions are in place, including a well-designed regulatory framework, the right economic incentives, the development of circular business models, improved product design and new developments in standardization.

On 12-13 October Mistra REES with partners will chair interactive workshops devoted to this transition. Listen to industries and other experts discussing developments in policies, standards and business models and contribute to the discussion!

12th of October – Policies and standards

09:30-10:00 - Welcome coffee and networking.
10:00-10:10 - Introduction – Mattias Lindahl, Professor in EcoDesign and Ph.D. in Machine Design, Linköping University, Member of the Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy.
10:10-10:30 - Key measures to boost circular economy at the EU level – Sarianne Tikkanen Policy Officer on Circular Economy, The European Commission.
10:30-10:50 - Product regulation: developments and challenges – Carl Dalhammar, Associate professor at IIIEE, Lund University, Sweden.
10:50-11:10 - The new European (CEN) technical committee on circular economy – Raul Carlson and Laura Linnala. Raul Carlson is managing director of the technical committee and senior researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Laura Linnala is project manager specialized in circular economy and biodiversity at the The Swedish Institute for Standards.
11:10-11:30 - How to create more value with less? – Anders Wijkman, Honorary President of the global think tank Club of Rome; Member of the International resource Panel: Director Climate-KIC Foundation.
11:30-12.30 - Panel discussion and question from the audience – Mattias Lindahl.
12:30-13.30 - Lunch.
13:30-14:10 - The view from industry – Marcus Wangel, Environmental policy expert Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. James Lundström, CE expert Volvo Car.
14:10 - 14:25 - Trade Rules for a Circular Economy – The case of used lithium-ion batteries Isaac Ouro-Nimini Hansen, Trade Policy Adviser at the Swedish National Board of Trade.
14:25-15:10 - Industry panel with questions from the audience – Mattias Lindahl.
15:10-15:40 - Coffee break and networking.
15:40-16:45 - Chatham House Rules Round table workshop: What are the major obstacles to transition Europe and its industry into more circular ones?
16:45-17:00 - Wrap up – Mattias Lindahl.
17:00-18:30 - Mingle and networking.

13th of October – Design, assessment and BMs

09:30-10:00 - Welcome coffee and networking.

Design and business models – a key for a CE-transition

10:00-10:05 - Introduction – Mattias Lindahl.
10:05-10:30 - State-of-the-art – Tomohiko Sakao, professor, Environmental Technology and Management, at the Linköping University, Sweden.
10:30-11:10 - Industrial examples – Andreas Mucke, Managing Director Circular Valley. Tom Schalenbourg, Toyota Material Handling Europe Director Sustainable development.
11:10-11:50 - Panel discussion with questions from the audience – Mattias Lindahl.
11:50-12:00 - Wrap up – Mattias Lindahl.
12:00-13.00 - Lunch.

Assessment to secure a CE-transition success

13:00-13:05 - Introduction – Mattias Lindahl.
13:05-13:30 Measuring the environmental benefits of a more circular economy – Maria Ljunggren, professor, Environmental Systems Analysis, Technology Management and Economics at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
13:30-13:50 - Fast fashion in transformation – the changing textile industry – Laura Linnala, project manager specialized in circular economy and biodiversity at the The Swedish Institute for Standards.
13:50-14:00 - Examples and challenges – Raul Carlson, managing director of the technical committee and senior researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
14:00-14:25 - Panel discussion with questions from the audience – Mattias Lindahl.
14:25-14:30 - Wrap up – Mattias Lindahl.
14:30-15:00 - Coffee break and networking.

Outlooks and ways forward

15:00-15:05 - Introduction – Mattias Lindahl.
15:05-15:30 - Outlooks – Pär Larshans, sustainability manager, Ragn-Sells.
Henning Wilts, Wuppertal Institute. Nancy Bocken, professor, Maastricht University.
15:30-16:40 - Chatham House Rules Round table workshop.
16:40-16:55 - Sup-up – Mattias Lindahl.
16:55-17:00 - Wrap up – Mattias Lindahl.
17:00-18:30 - Mingle and networking.

If you have questions please send an e-mail to Mattias Lindahl, Professor in EcoDesign and Ph.D. in Machine Design, Linköping University, Member of the Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy - mattias.lindahl@liu.se

Stanhope Hotel Brussels

Rue du Commerce 9 Nord-Est 1000 Bruxelles Belgien

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Selected speakers

Anders Wijkman
Co-president of the global think tank Club of Rome, member of the International Resource Panel (IRP) – a UN appointed expert body, chair of the Association of Recycling Industries in Sweden.

Laura Linnala
Project manager specialized in circular economy and biodiversity at the The Swedish Institute for Standards and committee manager of the European committee on circular economy.

Raul Carlson
Managing director of the technical committee and senior researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.

Pär Larshans
Director of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells, chairman of the ICC work for a circular economy globally, in Paris. In 2013, 2014 and 2020 listed as one of TOP Thought Leaders by the Trust Across America.

Marcus Wangel
Environmental policy Expert at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Department of Sustainability and Infrastructure. Primary focus and responsibility for policies on the circular economy, product regulation and chemicals.

Mattias Lindahl
Professor in EcoDesign and Ph.D. in Machine Design, Linköping University, Member of the Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy.

Organized by

Mistra REES

The Mistra REES research program is a collaboration between leading academic environments, industrial companies and societal actors with the aim of creating knowledge about more resource-efficient and effective solutions (REES) based on a circular economy. The research has been ongoing since 2015, and behind the initiative is a consortium of three universities – Linköping University, Lund University and Chalmers – as well as a number of small and large companies. Since December 2019, the research program’s focus has been expanded to also include financial analysis and business economics aspects of the circular shift.

Welcome to a 2-day workshop

Selected speakers

Anders WijkmanCo-president of the global think tank Club of Rome, member of the International Resource Panel (IRP) – a UN appointed expert body, chair of the Association of Recycling Industries in Sweden.

Laura LinnalaProject manager specialized in circular economy and biodiversity at the The Swedish Institute for Standards and committee manager of the European committee on circular economy.

Raul CarlsonManaging director of the technical committee and senior researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.

Pär LarshansDirector of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells, chairman of the ICC work for a circular economy globally, in Paris. In 2013, 2014 and 2020 listed as one of TOP Thought Leaders by the Trust Across America.

Marcus WangelEnvironmental policy Expert at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Department of Sustainability and Infrastructure. Primary focus and responsibility for policies on the circular economy, product regulation and chemicals.