Circular Economy Projects

Browse the diverse projects exploring the Circular Economy hosted at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development

Ongoing projects

ESCH-R (2024-2029)

Evidence-based Strategies to create Circular Hospitals: Applying the 10-Rs framework to healthcare. More.

ESCIB (2024-2028)
ESCIB is developing a robust method to assess the environmental sustainability and circularity of bio-based systems. More.
Three missions with one stone: the road towards circular green hydrogen production (2023-2027)

This interdisciplinary project aims to develop a cradle-to-cradle electrolyzer system for green hydrogen production, integrating material and chemical engineering sciences with innovation systems and circular economy principles. More.

REWIRE (2023-2027)

Leveraging new collaborations for circular agriculture missions - a multilevel ecosystem approach. More.

Rebound effects of circular business models (2022-2026)
This research is developing a framework combining environmental, behavioural and innovation sciences to better estimate the impact of circular business models, with a focus on rebound effects. More.
Pathways towards sustainable circular business models (2022-2026)

This collaboration with the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) supports firms in their transition to more circular business models, not by defining circularity, but by exploring the question of how we get there. More.

Assessing the social impacts of circular strategies in the Apparel Value Chain (2020-2024)

This collaborative 4-year research project supported by the Laudes Foundation is assessing the social impact of Circular Economy strategies in the apparel value chain in India, Spain, and the Netherlands. More.

Impacts of Circular Strategies on Gender Equality, Job Quality and Sustainable Livelihoods of Workers (2020-2024)

Through a gender lens, this research aims at assessing how the implementation of CE strategies affects the quality of jobs, gender equality and the livelihood of workers in the fashion value chain. More.