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Circular Economy & Net Zero
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Businesses call for emissions accounting standards to support circular economy
Businesses, and their investors, want to know how shifting to circular ways of doing business impacts their climate targets. Imagine baking a cake with only half a recipe, watching a film after missing the first act or hiking with the wrong map. It’s impossible to imagine success without having the full picture. The story is...
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Remanufacturing: a scalable solution for circular economy success
Remanufacturing is transforming industrial sustainability by restoring used products to like-new condition, offering a scalable and economically viable circular business model with significant environmental benefits. Remanufacturing is extending product life cycles and decoupling growth from resource use. Remanufacturing is a commercially viable and scalable circular business model. In Ireland, sectors ripe for scale-up include renewables,...
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Medtech’s opportunity to transition to a circular economy
As Ireland pursues Net Zero by 2050, adopting circular practices in the medtech sector could drive innovation, reduce waste and position the sector and country as a global sustainability leader. Ireland is a global leader in the production of medical technologies. We produce 80% of the world’s stents and 50% of its ventilators, and we...
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Why ‘going circular’ cuts waste and gives businesses a competitive edge
Switched-on businesses know how important it is to adopt circular economy practices including good waste management. Various resources are available to help them on their way. If we are to mitigate the impact of climate change and save the planet, transitioning to circular economy practices is the right, self-preserving thing to do. For companies, there’s...
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Driving towards net zero through smarter waste management
Major companies, small businesses and individuals all play vital roles in the push for net zero carbon emissions. According to waste experts, the journey starts with proper waste segregation — the cornerstone of a functioning circular economy. Zero to landfill Jon Jerromes, Group Commercial Manager at KeyGreen, highlights that excessive and unnecessary waste still ends...
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Evolving Ireland’s power system for a more renewable future
Ireland’s society and economy will be relying more on electricity generated from renewables in the future. How is the power system adapting to support this, and what trends are currently being observed? Diarmaid Gillespie is Director of System Operations at EirGrid, the organisation responsible for developing, managing and operating Ireland’s electricity grid. He explains how...
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The circular economy and the role of green public procurement
Green public procurement is one of the important areas that can help Ireland become a more resource-efficient and circular economy. In Ireland, public bodies (excluding utilities) spend an estimated €18.5 billion a year on goods, services and works. This significant spending power can spur innovation and stimulate the creation and provision of more resource-efficient, less...
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How Ireland can encourage a growing demand for the circular economy
Awareness of the circular economy is growing, says Claire Downey, CEO of Ireland’s Rediscovery Centre. Yet, there’s still work to do to bring the circular economy into the mainstream. How is the circular economy currently viewed in Ireland? From our work at community, national and EU levels, we know that people want to engage with...
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PPWR regulations set to transform sustainable packaging across the EU
A sustainable pallet and box solutions company helps Irish businesses adopt circular packaging strategies in line with new PPWR regulations. Stricter packaging regulations The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is an EU law promoting a circular economy through recyclability, recycled content and reusable packaging standards. Colin Keating, Business Development Manager at IPP, discusses how...