ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN UKRAINE – CIRCULAR ECONOMY BENEFITS FOR THE UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION

The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre organizes the National Conference on Circular Economy in Ukraine. This year’s focus will be to discuss possible opportunities for the enterprise sector in the context of recovery and reconstruction and to identify potential assistance measures within the EU4Environment programme.

             Date:                 15 December 2022
             Time:                11:00-13:30 (EET)
             Format:             online using the Zoom platform
             Languages:       English, Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation)

The conference is open to all stakeholders interested in and working on issues related to industrial development, circular economy, resource efficiency and cleaner production, and environmental protection. They will be joined by representatives from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (as National Focal Points of the Action), representatives from the European Union Delegation, UNIDO and other international organizations, key national stakeholders, enterprises, organizations, associations, NGOs, financial institutions, representatives of academia and research institutes.

To join the event, please register in advance by filling out this form.

The Agenda is here.

The event will recap the benefits of implementing a Circular Economy and Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) within enterprises in Ukraine, present the results of the industrial waste mapping exercises conducted in two pilot regions (Davydiv and Slavuta), explain key elements related to the EU Single Market for Green Product (SMGP) initiative, and provide an overview of implementing the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology in Ukraine.

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The conference is organized within the frame of EU4Environment Programme that helps the partner countries preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting mechanisms to better manage environmental risks and impacts.
It is funded by the European Union and implemented by five Partner organisations – OECD, UNECE, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank.

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