High upfront investment costs are a recurring challenge for many circular economy initiatives. Through this workshop, the BRINC project addresses this issue by providing an overview of different funding sources for circular economy innovations (public programmes, private investments and green loans), and by informing project promoters on how to strategically access such funding.
What type of funds are available for your circular economy initiative?
Which criteria are to be filled to access funding?
How to build a business case for your circular innovation?
Find the answers to these questions by joining us online on the 13th of June.
About the BRINC project: The COSME co-funded BRINC project will unlock the potential of cross-border Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) by acting as an Innovation Procurement Broker and establishing a European Hub for PPI in a circular economy. The project aims to facilitate the identification of public innovation needs, conduct market consultations to identify market capabilities and potential solutions, and help public buyers tap into the innovative capacity of SMEs.
Registration
Register to attend the online workshop here
Agenda
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome and introduction to the workshop
Ben Jorgensen/Joan Juul (CLEAN)
10:15 - 10:45
Soft funding: programs for circular economy innovations
· EU funding for SMEs
(Annika Kossack, EISMEA)
· Regional funds for circular innovations
(Javier Rodrigo Aznàrez, Regional Government of Navarra)
Q&A
10:45 - 11:15
Private investments: opportunities for circular economy projects
· Building a business case for circular innovations ( Thomas van den Nieuwenhuizen, EGEN)
· Risk capital for circular economy: public-private co-investment funds and selection criteria (Lorenzo Valeriani, Meta Group)
Q&A
11:15- 11:45
Green loans: conditions and success cases
· European Investment Bank circular support
(Céline Rottier, European Investment Bank
· Accessing loans for circular economy (tbd)
Q&A
11:45
Closing remarks
