The EU Circular Economy Act: a key opportunity for sustainable resource use, long-term competitiveness, and strategic resilience
The joint statement is a collaborative effort by seven prominent European civil society organisations: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Environment Coalition on Standards (ECOS), European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises (RREUSE), and Zero Waste Europe. The statement aims to ensure that the Circular Economy Act fully embeds circular economy principles in Europe’s entire economic system.
The statement reinforces the role of the circular economy as key for the EU to reach its three main priorities: competitiveness, strategic resilience, and decarbonisation. It urges the European Commission to ensure that the upcoming EU Circular Economy Act delivers an ambitious, systemic shift in how Europe manages its material use, specifically with:
– Setting science-based targets on resource use.
– Harnessing the potential of keeping products and components in use, not just materials.
– Accelerating safe material circulation by integrating chemical and circular economy legislation.
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