Author: Valentina Vavassori

Rome, 23/10/2025 – After three years of research, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement, the SUSTRACK project — funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe and coordinated by UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome — concludes its mission to identify barriers, design tools, and guide policy for Europe’s transition toward a circular bio-based economy (CBBE). Throughout its lifetime, …

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Funded by the European Commission as a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) and led by UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome, the three-year SUSTRACK project has aimed to support the identification of policy priorities and recommendations for designing a sustainable pathway towards circular bio-based systems. Now that the project has reached its conclusion, SUSTRACK celebrates three years …

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A new report has been released to guide the transition of European regions from a linear to a circular bioeconomy. The Joint Policy Recommendations for the Transition to Circular Bioeconomy in EU Regions and Cities present key actions for policymakers at EU and national levels to enable a sustainable and circular future. Developed under the …

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On 28 October 2025 (10:00–12:00 CET, online), SUSTRACK, in collaboration with the European Bioeconomy Network (EuBioNet), will host its final event “Projects2Projects: showcasing key results, inspiring new opportunities”. As the project reaches its conclusion, SUSTRACK is not only looking back at the knowledge, tools, exploitable assets and recommendations it has generated, but also looking forward. …

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On 6 May 2025, SUSTRACK, in collaboration with the European Bioeconomy Network (EuBioNet), organised the “Projects4Future” Mobilisation and Mutual Learning workshop, bringing together 19 Horizon Europe projects working on Standardisation, Certification, Labelling, and Monitoring. The workshop, supported by an interactive MIRO Board session, enabled projects to exchange experiences, identify shared challenges, and co-develop a set …

Read more “SUSTRACK mobilises projects’ voices for the EU Bioeconomy Strategy revision”

Wie kann eine zirkuläre Bioökonomie im Chemie- und Kunststoffsektor gestaltet werden? Diese Frage steht im Zentrum des Workshops „Politikpfade gestalten für einen zirkulären, biobasierten Chemie- und Kunststoffsektor“, der am 8.7. stattfindet. Der Workshop stellt vorläufige Ergebnisse des EU-Forschungsprojekts SUSTRACK zur Diskussion. Das Projekt zielt darauf, politische Entscheidungsträger*innen bei der Entwicklung von Maßnahmen für eine biobasierte …

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Calling all the Belgium and Dutch stakeholders in the biobased chemicals and biobased construction materials sectors! Are you a policymaker, industry professional, researcher, or stakeholder working on sustainability at the national or regional level —or within the chemicals or construction sectors? Are you looking for practical tools to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable circular …

Read more “Don’t miss the SUSTRACK event “Planting the Seeds of Systemic Change” – July 10th, online!”

Sei un decisore politico, un professionista dell’industria, un ricercatore o uno stakeholder attivo nella sostenibilità a livello nazionale e regionale o nei settori tessile e plastica? Stai cercando strumenti pratici per accelerare la transizione verso una bioeconomia sostenibile e circolare in Italia? Allora non perderti l’evento “Piantare i semi del cambiamento sistemico – Strumenti a …

Read more “Non perderti l’evento online di SUSTRACK “Piantare i semi del cambiamento sistemico” – 26 giugno!”

Between June and July 2025, the SUSTRACK project will host a series of national deployment workshops under the common title “Planting the Seeds of Systemic Change – Empowering Stakeholders and Shaping Policy Across EU Countries for a Sustainable Circular Bio-Based Economy“. These events represent a major milestone for the project, marking the final phase of …

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