Everybody is talking about the potentials in the Circular Economy. But how do we create closed loop systems and material streams? How do we design and manufacture for disassembly and recycling? And how do we shift to new business models that support durable products and re-use?
April 7, 2016 LAUNCH Nordic Partners: IKEA Group, Novozymes, Kvadrat, The Danish Environmental Protection Agency, The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Region Skåne teamed up with representatives from The City of Copenhagen, The Capital Region of Denmark, Innovation Skåne, Dansk Retursystem and key representatives from the world of materials to kick of the LAUNCH Nordic Cycle on Closing the Loop.
The purpose of the 'Big Think' was to bring some of the different players it takes to close material loops into one room to discuss models for making it happen.
After sharing different perspectives on Closing the Loop the participants mapped out innovation opportunity areas and closed in on themes for the LAUNCH Nordic Innovation Challenge 2016.
Over the coming month the LAUNCH Nordic partners will analyse the outcome of the event and finalise the Innovation Challenge, which will be announced in Q2 of 2016.
June 2016 we will host a launch-event for this years Innovation Challenge and start the 2016 call for innovators from around the world.
See more pictures from the event here
Read more about the 2015 LAUNCH Nordic Innovators