The construction and transport sectors both have a substantial impact on the environment. The construction, maintaining and renovating of roads involves both these sectors and the environmental impact of this work can be reduced. The basic principle of a circular economy is to close material loops and …

Deelname Webinar subsidiemogelijkheden Just Transition Fund

White paper: Financing the circular economy in the tourism sector For SMEs in tourism, a transition to a circular economy can often be costly. Crowdfunding is a promising financing approach for a circular economy in tourism as it can help avoid the bureaucratic and often complex funding application …

Will Degrowth Save the World: Degrowth & Business

The current intensification of the agricultural production system continues to cause public concern about its sustainability owing to the increasingly negative effects of its operations on the environment, the economy, and society's well-being. The key public concerns about impacts include the escalating …

Tijdens dit eerste event van de serie Will Degrowth Save the World gaf Jason Hickel een lezing over de basisprincipes van degrowth.

HYDROGEN VALLEY CAMPUSSEN VOOR EEN WATERSTOFECONOMIEHet Prinsjesfestival wordt jaarlijks gehouden in Den Haag, in de week voor en op Prinsjesdag. Het is een goede gewoonte dat het Prinsjesfestival met een van de provincies samenwerkt in de organisatie. In 2022 krijgt de provincie Groningen de gelegenheid …

This thesis is written for Modint, the trade association that consults companies for the fashion- and textile industry in the Netherlands. Pursuing a circular economy is a worldwide priority and the EPR legislation also known as Extended Producer Responsibility, requires the fashion- and textile industry …

1.2 Problem statement As previously mentioned, a fully biobased pedestrian bridge was built in 2016 in Eindhoven University of Technology, over the river Dommel. This was a 14m bridge made from hemp and flex-fibre base. The project was developed by multiple parties including CoE BBE. The initiators of …

This chapter discusses the sharing economy in the Netherlands, focussing on shared mobility and gig work platforms. The Netherlands has been known as one of the pioneers in the sharing economy. Local initiatives emerged at the beginning of the 2010s. International players such as Uber, UberPop, and Airbnb …