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17 April 2024
The Circular Economy LAB for SUMAS Sustainability Management School
A tailored research and project work activity aimed at preparing the future students and professionals of the circular economy: this was the goal and content of the meetings that the Circular Economy Lab team held between November 2023 and January 2024 for Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), a Swiss business school based in the Tortona district of Milan.
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18 March 2024
Results of Call4Circular | Circular Water 4 Healthcare
Recently concluded, the Call4Circular | Circular Water 4 Healthcare is the circular open innovation project promoted by SYNLAB and Bracco, in partnership with IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi – Sant’Ambrogio (Gruppo San Donato), within the context of Federated Innovation @MIND, and executed by the Circular Economy Lab, an initiative by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Cariplo Factory.. The project has generated significant interest both nationally and internationally.
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07 March 2024
Technologies supporting circular economy moels
The circular economy in the agrifood sector is characterized “by design” by the regenerative agriculture, where cultivation and harvesting phases are studied and designed to generate healthy nutrients and foods while optimizing the use of resources and preserving and regenerating the surrounding environment.
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06 December 2023
Cicular Agents: launch of the civic education program designed by CE Lab
Continues until February 2024 the pilot edition of the "Circular Agents - Laboratorio di Futuro", the civic education course for secondary schools of I level in Lombardy conceived by the CE Lab and realized by WeSchool with the support of Intesa Sanpaolo and Fondazione Cariplo.
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13 November 2023
Food consumption and environmental certifications: towards the circular model
As we have seen in occasion of the first article of this series of insights on the food system, the limits of the linear economy in agri-food are so evident that more and more companies and institutions are now engaged in redefining production processes towards a circular economy model aimed at reducing environmental and social impacts, reduce waste, make the supply chain more efficient and the traceability of the latter. All this, however, may be insufficient for this purpose if due account is not taken of new trends and consumer wishes.
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26 October 2023
The Circular Economy Lab for the circular transition of the United Arab Emirates
Intesa Sanpaolo and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, the Group company dedicated to frontier innovation and to the spread of the circulator economy have signed a Strategic Master Agreement with the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates in order to promote the adoption of the circular economy principles and the design of a circular ecosystem in the country. The Circular Economy Lab (an initiative created by Cariplo Factory and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center) will also contribute to the project, with its heritage of expertise and experience in the field of circular transformation.
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20 October 2023
The limits of the linear economy in the agri-food sector
The global food production system is now under unprecedented pressure. In fact, it is estimated that 50% of food production is at risk due to actual climate change, with the consequent inability to satisfy a growing demand resulting from the expansion of the world population.
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25 September 2023
Dialoghi Circolari: seven meetings not to be missed at Milano Digital Week 2023
Also Circular Economy Lab takes part in the sixth edition of Milano Digital Week, the biggest italian event about innovation and digital culture, with a review of seven encounters dedicated to circular transition titolated “Dialoghi circolari”, organized with Cariplo Factory, Fondazione Silvio Tronchetti Provera and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, under the patronage of Fondazione Cariplo.
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05 June 2023
The circular economy in the transport sector: concrete examples
The circular economy is a key strategy for meeting the climate, regulatory and supply challenges of the transport sector of the future. It is not surprising, therefore, that many large companies in the "automotive" sector have long undertaken circular transition paths in production processes and sales models, through processes that involve the entire production chain and lead to the emergence of new roles, responsibilities, partnerships and services offered to customers.
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06 April 2023
Iren Startup Award: awarded innovative companies Antifermo (IT), Ambri (USA) and InSensus Projec (ITA)
Over 100 innovative start-ups and SMEs participated in Iren’s circular economy contest.
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27 March 2023
Results of Call4Circular | Circular products and materials
The Call4Circular | Circular products and materials promoted by the Iren Group in the context of the Iren Startup Award in collaboration with the Circular Economy Lab - a project of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Cariplo Factory – has sparked lot of interest.
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26 March 2023
The CE Lab team at the Network Workshop of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in Amsterdam
A moment of reflection and sharing to support businesses and network members in the implementation of the principles of circular economy: this was the goal of the Network Workshop that was held in Amsterdam last 20-20 March, organized by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation with the participation of over 500 representatives of companies, institutions, non-profit organizations and universities, including a delegation of the Circular Economy Lab and Intesa Sanpaolo.
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16 March 2023
Glass and circular economy: CE Lab at Re-Use Lab event 2023
Fighting climate change by reducing CO2 emissions and waste production is possible, also thanks to circular glass packaging: this was the central theme of the Re-use Lab 2023 event promoted by Veralia, a French group that is one of the world's leading producers of glass packaging for beverages and food products and one of the most advanced companies in the circular economy. Among the guests of the event, held on 16 March 2023 in COPERNICO Isola for S32 in Milan, there was Daniele Accardi of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Head of Circular Economy Lab.
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13 March 2023
From european strategy to PNRR: challenges and opportunities for the transport sector
Reducing emissions through a sustainable, smart and resilient transport system: this is the goal of the 'Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility' envisaged by the European Green Deal to achieve complete climate neutrality by 2050, also through a green and digital transformation of the transport sector. Features - those of sustainability, digitalisation and resilience of the sector - that it is worth to examine in detail in order to anticipate the concrete effects that they will have in the various production sectors.
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06 February 2023
Aquila Energie’s Call4Energy: the results achieved, the selected startups
Digitization of customer interface systems and data analytics, electrification of filling stations, more efficient use of water resources in washing systems, natural regeneration, and air quality: these are the four key sectors in which the collaboration between Aquila Energie and the nine startup selected will continue on the occasion of the Call4Energy | The Mobility Evolution, successfully created by the Tuscan company in collaboration with the Circular Economy Lab team.
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31 January 2023
The limits of the linear model in the transport sector
Dependence on the use of raw materials that are increasingly difficult to find, poor efficiency in the use and disposal of end-of-life vehicles, emissions of climate-changing gases, and consequences for the financial resources of families: while contributing significantly to the labor market and the growth of the economy, the transport industry is one of the sectors with the most impact on our continent due to a linear model of development which has shown all its limits in recent years.
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14 December 2022
The Circular Economy Report 2022 has been published
Over 14.4 billion euros of savings were reached in Italy at the end of 2021 thanks to the adoption of circular economy managerial practices. This is the first important step towards the goal of over 100 billion euros that can be saved by 2030, thanks to the complete transition to the circular economy, and the reduction of almost 1.9 MtCO2 of emissions.
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02 December 2022
Call4Circular: behind the scenes of the collaboration between Gruppo Iren and Circular Economy Lab
“Call4Circular | Circular products and materials", promoted by Gruppo Iren in the context of the Iren Startup Award in collaboration with Circular Economy Lab - a project by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Cariplo Factory - is the initiative whose objective is to develop circular open innovation projects in the context of the Group's business activities, in line with the company's decarbonization and energy transition objectives.
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14 November 2022
Call 4 Energy | The Mobility Evolution: more than 200 startups were involved in the first phase
Over two-thirds of the startups and SMEs involved in the first phase of Aquila Energie’s Call 4 Energy | The Mobility Evolution come from abroad. Only twenty will continue in the cognitive and assessment calls.
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14 October 2022
The Circular Economy Lab meets IVECO at the “Next Mobility Exhibition” event
The world of transport is in a phase of profound change and among the trends that are most redefining the rules of the market is certainly the phenomenon of sharing mobility. The Circular Economy Lab supports Iveco in this transformative journey.
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04 October 2022
The Circular Economy Lab is technical partner of Tech4Planet of CDP Venture Capital SGR
The results of the new Technology Transfer Hub dedicated to sustainability, created on the initiative of CDP Venture Capital SGR and of which the Circular Economy Lab is a technical partner, were presented. The complete video of the meeting and the speech by Massimiano Tellini, Global Head Circular Economy of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center.
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19 September 2022
The Circular Economy Lab at the ESG Laboratories and Futura Expo
The appointments of the Circular Economy Lab continue in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center team: a brief summary of our meetings in September and October at Futura Expo in Brescia and the ESG Laboratories in Montebelluna.
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01 September 2022
Circular strategies along the textile, clothing and fashion value chain
According to the European Commission, textile consumption in Europe ranks fourth in terms of the greatest impact on the environment and climate change after food, housing and mobility; it is also the third most consumed sector in terms of water and land use and the fifth most consumed in terms of primary raw material use.
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01 August 2022
Circular economy in the textile, clothing and fashion industry
The new legislative, technological and market developments represent decisive challenges for the textile, clothing and fashion industry.
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25 July 2022
Aquila Energie and Call 4Energy: the challenge of sustainable mobility is won "together"
"We have decided to launch the Call 4Energy | The Mobility Evolution with the Circular Economy Lab because we firmly believe in the transition towards sustainable mobility and we are convinced that these battles cannot be won alone”.
Filippo Cecchi, CEO of Aquila Energie.
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01 July 2022
Challenges for the textile, clothing and fashion industry
The challenges facing the textile, clothing and fashion industry are spread throughout the supply chain and require collaboration and dialogue between parties, manageable through an open innovation approach.
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08 June 2022
The Circular Economy Lab meets students and managers to discuss Circular Economy
May was the month of Circular Economy: the team of the Circular Economy Lab met managers and students in the occasion of workshops and lectures dedicated to the topics of circularity and the impact in terms of business and resilience.
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03 June 2022
Circular Economy Lab meets the startups of B Heroes
The Circular Economy Lab team meets the startups of the fifth edition of B Heroes for an event dedicated to the principles of the Circular Economy; a workshop in which were discussed the fundamental topics for the sustainable development of startups were discussed.
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30 May 2022
Circular Economy Innovation Workshop 2022 | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
After two years of virtual meetings, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation brought together its strategic partners for the Circular Economy Workshop, a two-day event dedicated to the challenges and opportunities created by the transition to sustainable and regenerative business models.
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19 May 2022
ESG Laboratory: circular economy in the automotive industry
The collaboration between Circular Economy Lab and Intesa Sanpaolo continues for the ESG Laboratory: the project that supports Italian companies in the sustainable transition through in-depth meetings and workshops in which the companies participating in the project share their experiences and are supported in the identification of improvement actions and initiatives.
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14 April 2022
The problems of the textile, clothing and fashion sector
To date, the textile and clothing industry is still characterized by a strongly linear trend. According to the Circular Economy Action Plan published in 2020 by the European Commission, textiles is the fourth sector for use of raw materials and water (after food, construction and transport) and the fifth for greenhouse gas emissions. Which are problems of the textile, clothing and fashion sector?
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12 January 2022
Circular Perspectives for the Plastic Packaging Industry
The challenges of achieving the circularity of the system require an integrated approach along the supply chain. Based on the type of raw material adopted and the final applications implemented, three main strategic actions can be outlined.
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15 November 2021
How to manage circularity for the post-consumer plastic packaging sector
The plastic packaging sector is based mainly on a linear model and this generates negative repercussions on the environment and society, as well as dispersing precious material that would still be exploitable, with benefits in terms of profitability and employment. The challenges to achieve the circularity of the system are widespread throughout the supply chain and require collaboration and dialogue between the parties, which can be managed through an approach that embraces the entire value chain.
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29 September 2021
Which challenges for the circularity of the plastic packaging sector
The circular economy model consists in designing out waste and pollution from products and services, in keeping materials in use through multiple cycles, in regenerating the natural capital extracted from the planet. At present, the plastic packaging sector is instead based on a mainly linear model of production and consumption (e.g. disposable products) and it needs a circular transformation to generate positive externalities on the environment and society, while maintaining the competitiveness of the sector.
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06 September 2021
Call4Circular Packaging - The value of vegetal fibers starts today
Call4Circular Packaging - The value of vegetal fibers, the circular open innovation project created by the Circular Economy for Ecopack starts today with the aims to identify innovative materials in vegetable fibers. The goal is to replace vergin plastic packaging and containers used in the food sector.
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25 August 2021
Which problems for the plastic packaging sector
The plastic packaging sector is based on a mainly linear model of production and consumption (e.g. disposable products) and for this reason it generates negative repercussions on the environment and society, as well as wasting precious materials that would still be exploitable and it would bring positive economic benefits, in terms of profitability and employment.
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10 August 2021
Fondimpresa: 20 million euros Green and Circular Economy transition trainings
Twenty million euros available to companies for green transition and circular economy training.
With Notice no. 2/2021, Fondimpresa finances shared plans aimed at training the employees of the companies adhering to the Fund, who are carrying out a project or an intervention as part of their activities.
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06 July 2021
How the Circular Economy can jump us out of the slump: the podcast
The transition to the circular economy represents a fundamental step to ensure that large companies, as well as SMEs, can become increasingly sustainable and prepared to face the future. As evidence of the centrality of the theme of circularity, Intesa Sanpaolo has created a podcast that describes the best practices and initiatives of the Circular Economy Lab.
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24 June 2021
The “Alliance for the Circular Economy”: the thematic notebooks
The Alliance for the Circular Economy launches the second edition of the thematic notebooks, the initiative conceived by 18 companies including Intesa Sanpaolo.
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01 June 2021
17 startups for the circular economy
The first acceleration batch of The Circulars Accelerator has reached the final stage, the acceleration program - promoted by Accenture - which catalyzes circular innovation through the collaboration of innovators and entrepreneurs with leaders and experts in the sector, in order to obtain new ones in the name of circularity, of which the Circular Economy Lab is a supporter.
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03 May 2021
Hacking The City: the winners
A few days ago Hacking the City | Design a Circular Future took place, the first Hackathon realized by Tondo - an international non-profit organization operating in the circular economy sector - in collaboration with the Circular Economy Lab of Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Cariplo Factory and with the patronage of Fondazione Cariplo.
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12 March 2021
Milano Digital Week 2021 - Fair and Sustainable City
Milano Digital Week, the event promoted by the Municipality of Milan - Department of Digital Transformation and Civic Services - and organized by IAB Italia, Cariplo Factory and Hublab, starts again from 17 to 21 March 2021.[...]
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11 March 2021
A circular economy model by 2050, here’s the roadmap according to EU
If we keep on exploiting resources as we do now, by 2050 we would need the resources of three Earths. [...]
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11 March 2021
Circular economy and the future of cities
Milan Digital Week starts again from 17 to 21 March, the event promoted by the Municipality of Milan - Department of Digital Transformation and Civic Services - and organized by IAB Italia[...]
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11 March 2021
Hacking The City | Design a Circular Future
Press Release - Tondo - an international non-profit organization operating in the circular economy sector - is pleased to announce its first hackathon, organized in collaboration [...]
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25 February 2021
Circular Economy Lab for “The Circulars Accelerator”
The adoption of an economic system that is no longer linear will be crucial to determine how the world will be able to respond to the current pandemic and [...]
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12 February 2021
Circular Economy Lab at the Asian Financial Forum 2021
The Circular Economy Lab has been one of the protagonists of the 2021 edition of the Asian Financial Forum, the main financial event in Asia-Pacific organized every year [...]
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16 December 2020
9 startups and 30 corporates attends the Demo Day event of Circularity goes digital
There are 131 startups and innovative SMEs that have applied, from almost 20 countries, to the call of "Circularity goes digital". The initiative promoted by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, Cariplo Factory, Microsoft, and carried out by the Circular Economy Lab [...]
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30 November 2020
Position Paper 2020 - An alliance for the circular future of the country
With the aim of advancing the "true" circularity, the one that wants to minimize the consumption of matter in all its forms, the Alliance for the Circular Economy was born involving Made in Italy companies, leaders in different production sectors.
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17 November 2020
Let’s get the collaboration of the Greenthesis Group with the 5 startups selected in the Demo Day started
Trace x Greenthesis ended, the project of Open Innovation - realized by the Circular Economy Lab for Greenthesis - aimed at startups in the post-seed phase and innovative SMEs, with the aim of supporting the growth of innovative projects
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09 November 2020
The CE Lab at Ecomondo 2020 Digital Edition to speak about Circular Economy and Open Innovation
The COVID crisis reinforced the need to contrast climate change, biodiversity loss and pandemics. Economic regeneration should address public funds […]
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04 September 2020
Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center and Cariplo Factory with Microsoft for Circularity goes digital
The circular economy aims to decouple business and local area economic growth from the consumption of finite natural resources to safeguard a planet that will host 9 billion people by 2050.
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30 June 2020
IKEA and Ellen MacArthur Foundation: together to become circular by 2030
Recently the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the leading international player on circular economy issues, announced IKEA joining its network of partners. Specifically, IKEA becomes Strategic Partner of the foundation, with the aim of transforming itself into a completely circular company by 2030.
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18 June 2020
Trace x Greenthesis, the project to rethink the management of the waste cycle
If it is true that our economy is increasingly data-driven, demographic trends offer us interesting insights on how the world is changing and on what it will be like in 20 or 30 years: ignoring this information means wasting a great opportunity.
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05 June 2020
The role of digital transformation to relaunch the country through a circular economy
The Circular Economy is the value creation paradigm that aims to divide the development of businesses and territories from the consumption of exhaustible natural resources, capable of supporting the economy of a planet that will host 10 billion individuals by 2050.