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EuskeraEcodesign for a Circular Economy
1st thematic parallel session
19/09/2017
On 2 December 2015, the European Commission adopted an ambitious package of measures for the circular economy. The package consists of an EU plan of action with measures that address the whole life cycle of the products: from design, through supply, production and consumption, to waste management and the secondary raw materials market. Ecodesign plays an essential role in all of them.
The circular economy is regarded as a sustainable economic alternative to the linear economic system that currently predominates based on produce-consume-dispose. The need to adopt a stable and sustainable economic system is increasingly greater in a finite world. The transition towards a more circular economy offers companies great opportunities, but can be an important challenge.
This parallel session will therefore analyse this new legislative and regulatory environment and will showcase technical tools and practical examples on how to be able to address this change.
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Block 1: Implications of the Circular Economy in the design of products and services.
Moderator for this block: Jose María Fernández (Ihobe)
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1:00 p.m.
The Circular Economy and product design.
Main EU lines of action to improve the environmental performance of products and services.
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1:15 p.m.
Ecological design of energy-related products.
Presentation of the new consultation guide on the documents and requirements associated to RD 187/2011.
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1:30 p.m.
How can products be designed that foster the Circular Economy?
Presentation of the monographic series of the Basque Ecodesign Center’s Ideas Notebooks on Ecodesign and the Circular Economy.
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1:45 p.m.
Product ecoinnovation opportunities for Basque industry.
View paper
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2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Break. (Free time for lunch)
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3.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Coffee. Networking area.
Joint meeting of all delegates.
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Block 2: Ecodesign for a more efficient use of resources: from durability to remanufacturing
Moderator for this block: Ander Elgorriaga (Ihobe)
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4:00 p.m.
Current situation and using private-public partnership to develop the potential of remanufacturing in the Basque Country
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4:15 p.m.
The principles of the Circular Economy applied to the wind power sector.
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4:35 p.m.
Automotive remanufacturing, a complex market with major global challenges
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4:50 p.m.
Remanufacturing, technology selection and managing production-logistics operations
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Block 3: From Ecodesign to servitization. New business models for a new economy
Moderator for this block: Jose María Fernández (Ihobe)
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5:00 p.m.
Product servitization: What is it? How can it be applied?
Introduction to the change of business model in the framework of the Circular Economy.
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5:10 p.m.
Servitization as a strategy for the competitive evolution of industry
How can more content be given and make the relations between user and manufacturer smarter?
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5:20 p.m.
Servitization as a strategy for the Circular Economy
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5:30 p.m.
Examples of servitization in B2B industries and the relationship with the circular economy.
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5:40 p.m.
Practical application of the servitization methodology at Vicinay Sestao.
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6:00 p.m. – Conclusions and closing session