These partners form the core of the Circonnect program. They are committed to making knowledge of circular design available in applicable form and widely shared with companies and designers. With the goal of accelerating the transition to a circular economy.
Royal CBM is the trade association for the furniture and interior design industry. Some 600 companies related to the furniture industry and covered by the collective bargaining agreement are affiliated with CBM. CBM unburdens and helps entrepreneurs with legal support, professional training, energy and sustainability, among other things.
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The Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) is a knowledge institution offering a wide range of higher vocational education. By linking education and practice-oriented research, the HvA contributes to the renewal of professional practice. Circular design at the HvA includes research and education at various HvA faculties.
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More and more entrepreneurs want sustainable packaging, because they see the importance and the opportunities of a circular economy for packaging materials. That is why the KIDV advises and inspires companies with tailor-made advice. We offer factual knowledge and practical tools, based on applied scientific research, current trends and knowledge of the packaging chain.
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The Federatie Nederlandse Rubber- en Kunststofindustrie is the trade association for the rubber and plastics processing industry.
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The circular economy does not arise by itself. CIRCO (a program of TKI-CLICKNL) focuses on getting a new market moving. CIRCO therefore activates - with the support of the government - entrepreneurs and creative professionals to (re)design products, services and business models in order to then do circular business.
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Using the CIRCO method, CIRCO Hub Brabant helps companies (re)design circular products, design strategies or business models.
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The CIRCO Hub in Drenthe helps companies and entrepreneurs realize their circular ambitions by developing or (re)designing products, services and business models.
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Together with partners Rabobank, Ynbusiness, municipality of Leeuwarden and province of Fryslân, Circular Friesland provides companies in Friesland with CIRCO Tracks in different sectors.
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Using the CIRCO method, CIRCO Hub Groningen helps companies (re)design circular products, design strategies or business models.
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Central Netherlands Hub as a springboard for a circular transition in the Central Netherlands region. After all, the circular economy does not arise by itself. We help entrepreneurs and creative professionals in our region to develop or (re)design their products, services and business models in a circular way.
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Through the use of Tracks, CIRCO Hub North Holland enables SMEs to get started with a circular product or service, creating new sustainable business models.
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We help entrepreneurs and creative professionals in Gelderland and Overijssel to further develop or (re)design their products, services and business models in a circular way to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
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CIRCO Hub Limburg supports the Limburg business community to transform from a linear business model to a circular business model.
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To support Zeeland's business community on the path to a circular economy, Rabobank, Impuls Zeeland, Dockwize and the Province of Zeeland have joined forces to support companies in the region to get started (re)designing a circular product or service, including a business model.
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In the province of South Holland, we are active in the circular field, working closely with regional partners to establish and implement CIRCO Tracks.
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Overijssel is fast moving towards a circular economy. Provincie Overijssel's goal is to have the economy run entirely on products and raw materials that are reused by 2050. We are doing this together with business, education, research, policy, implementation and administration. Overijssel encourages and supports companies to keep innovating and to invest in digitalization, innovation and sustainability. This is how we contribute to a future-proof economy.
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Rijkswaterstaat's Circular Economy and Waste Department is the knowledge center on circular economy and waste. Our ambition is to close the cycles of raw materials and thus bring a circular economy closer. Together with its partners in the supply chain, Rijkswaterstaat is working to close material and product chains by carrying out projects on circular design, sustainable procurement and the recycling of chains such as plastic and textiles.
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TNO is the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research. As part of its mission, TNO undertakes many activities in the domain of Circular Economy, such as developing (recycling) technology, analyzing environmental impact and economic consequences of policy ambitions, and providing insight into the consequences of new technology (ICT) on sustainability and circularity.
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Within the Faculty of Industrial Design at TU Delft, the Department of Design for Sustainability deals with sustainable product development and design within the circular economy.
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The Acceleration House focuses on SMEs because entrepreneurs realize the greatest impact towards their buyers, suppliers and ultimately consumers. Together we can change system towards a circular economy.
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Zuyd University of Applied Sciences is committed to helping organizations in the transition from linear to circular. By linking education and practice-based research, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences contributes to the circular society and addresses issues from different disciplines focused on circular production, valuable neighborhoods and future-proof business.
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