Scaling Circular Innovation in RoI&NI – a strategic, long-term approach

CIRCULÉIRE

Join us April 25th, Belfast for an exploratory co-design workshop to scale circular innovation for Textiles & Fashion and ICT & EEE sectors

Crowne Plaza Belfast, an IHG Hotel

<ul><h3></h3><ul><h3>Calling all Textiles and Fashion and EEE and ICT businesses, industry representatives and policymakers!</h3>Join us on Tuesday 25th of April in Belfast where we will host the first in a series of day-long workshops in different regional locations across the island and targeting different high-impact sectors and value-chains to explore how a future Centre of Excellence for Circular Innovation can best support industry’s goals and needs. <ul><li>D﻿ate and Time: 9.45am (Registration) 10.30am - 5.30pm (Workshop), Tuesday, 25th of April 2023</li><li>L﻿ocation: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Vc7RPKfRNZqPrP2z8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Crowne Plaza Belfast, 117 Milltown Rd, Belfast BT8 7XP, United Kingdom</a></li></ul>B﻿ackgroundWith support from the Irish Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications (DECC), Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) and <a href="https://circuleire.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CIRCULÉIRE </a>– a public-private circular innovation network - are running a series of day-long workshops to understand what industry players in two high-impact sectors – Textiles and Fashion and EEE and ICT – need in order scale circular innovation in Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI). During this interactive session, business and policy representatives from the NI and RoI will be invited to share their perspectives on what’s needed to accelerate their wider sectors’ circular transition between now and 2030. Leading this event will be key industry representatives and thought leaders, including: <ul><li>Sophie Reynolds, Circular Innovation and Policy Lead, </li><li>Dr Geraldine Brennan, Head of Circular Economy (IMR/ CIRCULÉIRE)</li><li>Ben Craig , Acting Director, International Synergies (Northern Ireland) Limited</li><li>Circular Textiles expert: Gwen Cunningham, Sustainability and Circular Economy Lead, NCAD (IE)/Circle Economy (NL) </li></ul>Workshop Objectives: <ul><li>Highlighting the current state of the Textiles and Fashion and EEE and ICT sectors in RoI and NI, and join other industry and multi-sectoral stakeholders as they reflect on the key needs, challenges, opportunities and priority actions needed for their sector to transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2030. </li><li>Identify opportunities for strategic cross-border collaboration for industry around circular economy priority actions and explore future areas for government-industry partnerships and supports to achieve shared circularity goals in both NI and RoI. </li><li>Networking and exchange with commercial and value-chain operators in the Textiles and Fashion and EEE and ICT sectors in RoI and NI who are embarking on circularising their businesses and value chain. </li></ul>Join us and have your say in shaping future circular economy business supports and circular transition opportunities for businesses and their supply-chain partners in the Textiles and Fashion and EEE and ICT sectors. </ul></ul>

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