Circular Economy and Biodiversity: how companies can boost biodiversity based on the circular economy principles.

One of the main principles of the circular economy is the regeneration of natural capital, including reserving and restoring biodiversity. The aim is to achieve sustainable business models in different sectors that instead of impacting negatively can increase vegetal and animal biodiversity while generating economic and social value.

The Government of Navarre wants to present different examples of regional companies that want to create economic value while restoring natural and social capital, and promote and exchange of good practices, that could add value. Those companies and actions want to collaborate with similar experiences in other European regions, willing to spread and scale their business cases and contact with networks of European businesses for biodiversity regeneration.

Agenda:

• 10h-10h10 - Introduction, Mikel Irujo, Director General for External Action, Government of Navarra
• 10h10-10h20 - Setting up the scene, Philippe Micheaux Naudet, ACR+ Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management
• 10h20 – 10h40 - Circular Economy and biodiversity, Emmanuelle Maire , Head of Unit, Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, DG Environment, European Commission
• 10h40 – 11h00 - Living lab for creating compost locally, training and creating jobs , Jesús Cía, Josenea, Navarra
• 11h00 – 11h20 - Producing biomaterials from forest resources, Biocleave (Bester project: https://bester-project.eu/about/), Eva Sevigne, Imperial College, London
• 11h20 -11h35 - Example of good practice: “Circular Navarre Catalogue”, a booklet of organisations located in Navarre which contribute to a Circular Economy, Montse Guerrero, AIN-Asociación Industria Navarra , EEN
• 11h35 -11h50 - Discussion, Q&A
• 11h50 – 12h00 - Closing, Mikel Irujo, Director General for External Action, Government of Navarra

Date: 22/10/2020

Time: 10:00h