MOVECO Mobilising Institutional Learning for Better Exploitation of Research and Innovation for the Circular Economy
Circular Toolbox
Circular Economy Toolbox
This section presents our circular economy toolbox, including information, collaboration, qualification and financing tools to promote the transition towards a circular economy.
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MOVECO’s brochure » Your trash is my treasure « displays best practice solutions for the circular economy in the Danube region. Enjoy reading - there is an English, Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian and Slovak version! To learn more about best practices in the Danube region countries, visit our section Best practice.
The checklist and fact sheets support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transition towards a circular economy. With the checklist, SMEs can figure out their status quo regarding the circular economy. The fact sheets support SMEs in gaining further knowledge about the circular economy. To learn more about the checklist and factsheets, please click here.
- Checklist to support SMEs (English, German, Hungarian, Slovakian)
- Fact Sheet "Information on Circular Economy" (English, German, Hungarian, Slovakian)
- Fact Sheet "Circular Economy: Terms and Definitions" (English, German, Hungarian, Slovakian)
- Fact Sheet "Supporting tools for a Circular Economy" (English, German, Hungarian, Slovakian)
This qualification programme prepares enterprises and other interested stakeholders for upcoming changes towards a circular economy. The training covers many different aspects with regard to the circular economy: principles, legal background, schools of thought as well its implementation in businesses and material streams.
- Principles of the circular economy (also available in Slovakian)
- Circular economy - schools of thought
- New material pathways
- Business skills for green entrepreneurs
- Business models for the circular economy (also available in Slovakian)
- EU legislation
Collaboration tools
Mapping report on collaboration tools: The mapping 
shows virtual and face-to-face examples of best practice collaboration tools, designed to support the transition from a linear to a circular economy.
Description of cooperation formats: This report describes cooperation formats suitable for the MOVECO project and circular economy projects in general.
In this section, we present different funding possibilities on how to finance circular economy projects in companies, research and development organisations and public institutions. In addition, we provide a concept for an investor day with special focus on crowdfunding, match-making tools in order to support collaborations between science and industry. Moreover, a report informs on public-private partnership investment in the circular economy and we provide some basic information about green (circular) public procurement. To read the full information on financing tools, please click here and find out more.
- Funding instruments for the circular economy
- Interregional match-making tools
- Concept for Investor Day
- Public-private partnership investment opportunities in the circular economy
About the Circular Economy Toolbox
This mix of different tools and materials improves the capacity of research and development, business support organisations, public bodies to kick-start the implementation of the circular economy in the Danube region and unleash its potential for sustainable economic growth.
To find out more about the circular economy and MOVECO's circular economy innovation toolbox, please also visit our platform: www.danube-goes-circular.eu
For more information on the MOVECO project, we invite you to visit our website and follow us on social media.
If you want to share your thoughts about circular economy or if you are interested in receiving the MOVECO newsletter twice a year, let us know and send an email to moveco@bayfor.org.
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