RE-MARKET–  event dedicated to the Green Week at the European Union’s initiative (EUGREENWEEK)

Between 23rd and 24th May 2018, the Center for Initiative and Organizational Development – CIOS, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the CESCO- Cluster for Circular Economy and Organizational Sustainability, Multicultural Business Institute’s partners, organized RE-MARKET – an event dedicated to the Green Week at the European Union’s initiative (EUGREENWEEK) to explore ways in which the EU helps cities become better places to live and work.

The main objective of the RE-MARKET event was to contribute to the popularization among Romanian organizations of the principles of the circular economy, showing the benefits of adopting strategies, policies, practices, principles in favor of the “loop closure” of product life cycle through recycling, and at the same time reducing raw material by latest technologies, thus bringing benefits to stakeholders and focusing on a sustainable environment.

The event brought together important stakeholders from business, academia, public authorities, civil society who have promoted the current participatory approaches with regard to sustainable urban development, networking schemes and tools for sharing best practices on loop closure. Thus, solutions have been identified in two main events:

1. The Conference regarding the benefits of circular economy – good practices in Transylvania, which presented models of good practices in the region based on the principles of “6R” on Responsibility, Reuse, Recycling, Reduction, Recovery and Composting. Discussions were based on concrete facts / outcomes that help solve environmental, social and climate problems in urban areas.

    The conference had the following speakers:

• Ms Simina Lakatoş – President of CIOS – official partner organization in the Platform of Involved Parties of the Circular Economy (ECESP) of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Commission; CIOS will become the first Romanian Circular Economy Institute in the near future, with the support of the French counterpart
• Ms. Liana Mureşan – Head of Monitoring and Laboratory Service, Environmental Protection Agency Cluj
•  Ms. Ioana Dragoş – Technical Expert in the Department of Projects and International Relations, Partnerships within the General Directorate North-West Regional Development Agency  (ADR NV)–

Information for the business environment  on the possibility of obtaining non-reimbursable funding, C-Voucher, worth € 15,000 and € 60000, via the ADR NV and the European Commission.

• Ovidiu Cîmpean – Director of the General Directorate for Communication, Local Development and Project Management within the City Hall of Cluj-Napoca
• Cosmin Bratu – Transylvania / West region coordinator of Vrancart – model of paper waste recycling business
• Mihai Oprea – Marketing Director EVW Holding – circularity model in the auto field by reuse of used tires
• Ms. Raimonda Boian – coordinator Association “A warm meal” (“O masă caldă”, in Romanian) Cluj-Napoca – about the canteen and the ShareFood application

2. The Workshop “Animating the Action Plan of the European Commission’s Platform for  Circular Economy of Interested Parties (ECESP): Towards a facts-based Circular Economy” which offered

• the possibility for SMEs to self-assess their potential for circular economy, based on the Circle Assessment tools, supported by the European Commission. Thus, SMEs and other types of organizations have had the occasion to learn how to take advantage of this opportunity!
• the specificity of the circular economy, working with the companies present at the event;
• European funds for the circular economy and the sustainable development of SMEs.

We congratulate CIOS team for organizing and promoting popularization and implementation of principles and practices for a sustainable development of the socio-economic environment. Business representatives still have the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunities offered by CIOS, the European Commission and partners. For more information, please visit www.cios.ro, by mail office@cios.ro or by phone: 0742 516554.