Circular Economy
As the world moves towards a more sustainable future, we are changing the demand profile on many materials. But at the same time, as the world population rises, resulting in an ever increasing demand for energy and products which puts increasing pressure on materials (and their supply chains), we are also generating more and more ‘waste’.
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We believe that all sectors can play a role in enabling the transition to a more circular economy. Recent activity includes (among many others):
- Developing a Capability Map for the key process technologies required to convert alternative feedstocks into chemical products.
- An ongoing programme of workshops, awareness raising and scoping activity around Remanufacturing.
- UK Circular Plastics Network (UKCPN), a dedicated community around the sustainable use of plastics.
We are working with organisations across the UK, from large companies and SMEs to start-ups and researchers, up, down and across supply chains to accelerate this transition.
Get in touch if you have a circular economy challenge, or if you are a developer or provider of enabling technologies, solutions or expertise.
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Related Opportunities
Design Exchange Partnerships: design the green transition round three
Opens: 02/05/2024 Closes: 12/09/2024
Apply for funding to develop design-led solutions around the theme the idea of designing for impact beyond humans.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Sustainable materials in modular outdoor structures
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 31/07/2024
Supporting the UK arm of a major blue-chip international organisation to identify sustainable materials and manufacturers for outdoor exposure structures.
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Connecting concrete supply chain to innovators
Opens: 05/07/2024 Closes: 02/08/2024
Would you like to connect with innovators who are developing solutions to decarbonise concrete?
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Sustainable, high mass, highly finished, monolithic structures
Opens: 11/06/2024 Closes: 01/08/2024
Supporting the UK arm of a major blue-chip international organisation to identify sustainable materials and manufacturers to replace existing precast concrete components.
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UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Lead Customer Programme
Opens: 10/07/2024 Closes: 05/08/2024
Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa is investing up to £180,000 for three innovation projects (£60,000 per project) in a multilateral UK-Africa space sector towards improvement of space technology for sustainability in South Africa/Kenya/Rwanda and/or the UK.
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Open Innovation challenge: Building New From Old - Circular Construction Challenge
Opens: 12/07/2024 Closes: 27/08/2024
This Open Innovation challenge, delivered by the Innovate |UK Global Alliance Africa project, is supporting Lafarge Africa Plc (part of Holcim Group) to find innovative, circular ideas for the use of Construction Demolition Materials (CDM) to tackle the challenges of material waste and climate chang…
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Related Events and Recordings
Tue
11
Jun
2024
Sustainable bio-based Materials and Manufacture (SusBioMM) Cafes
10.00 - 10.45 | Online
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Thu
13
Jun
2024
Net Zero Living Annual Event - Innovating to Accelerate Change
09.30 - 16.30 | Cardiff
Recording coming soon
Thu
19
Sep
2024
Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability Conference 2024 (GRIPS 2024)
09.00 - 16.30 | Sheffield / Online
Register for this event
Related News
31/01/2024
Innovate UK hosts Nigeria to UK circular economy knowledge exchange tour
Follow Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa next week (5-9 February 2024) as we host a ‘Nigeria to UK’ circular economy knowledge exchange tour with a particular focus on sustainable construction and circular fashion.
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21/12/2023
Innovate UK’s CLIMATES programme launches opportunities
The Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains Programme (CLIMATES) has launched four Innovation Exchange Challenges.