Circular value creation
Value-preserving use of materials, components and products in circular systems, supported by data, technologies, business models and collaboration.
Topic overview
Six editorial topic pages provide routes into selected aspects of circular value creation and link to relevant projects. They are not an exhaustive list of eligible topics. The funding guidelines also covered other enabling technologies and methods, including manufacturing technologies, sensors, robotics, materials, additive manufacturing, life-cycle assessment, reverse manufacturing and the design of reverse-supply-chain networks.
Topics of the funding program
Each topic page sets its topic in context and names the projects working on it.
Note: Only the published funding guidelines are authoritative with regard to eligibility and funding conditions.
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R-strategies
Sharing, leasing, reuse, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling as possible strategies; projects focusing exclusively on recycling were not eligible.
Digital product passports
Adaptable product passports based on relevant standards and formats, including ISO 59040, PCDS and DPP.
Data ecosystems and AI
Data ecosystems, interoperability, quality assurance, traceability, and AI and Industry 4.0 technologies for circular value creation.
Business models and services
New business models and product-service systems, commercial benefits of R-strategies, SME involvement, and incentives for shared data use.
Skills and change
Learning processes, transdisciplinary exchange, and skills relating to circular-economy principles, remanufacturing, sustainability, data and knowledge transfer.
More topics in development
This section grows as project results come in. Planned topics include:
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Life cycle assessment
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Reverse manufacturing
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Take-back chains and logistics
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Standardization, standards and regulation
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