business models, focussing on quality of products and services and creating resource loops, circular procurement aims to lead the way to a circular economy. The main goal of this project is to develop an adequate framework for circular procurement in the countries belonging to the Baltic Sea Region, by following a four steps approach: (1) Analysis of the status quo in Circular Procurement in the Baltic Sea Region and identification of improvement potentials at a at local, national and transnational level, (2) Building necessary capacity on circular procurement for all relevant stakeholders of the value supply chain, namely public procurers, SMEs and policy makers, (3) Delivering call for tenders aligned with the defined priority areas to enable learning by doing and ensure the projects develops practical capacity building material (e.g. training, guidance, future recommendations), and (4) Disseminating widely the project results among European public procurers and SMEs, using strategic partners and relevant channels. MANURE Advanced Enhanced manure management is one of the most 1-10-2017 Sari manure important ways to reduce nutrient loading to the Baltic Baltic Luostarinen standards Sea. Farm-scale nutrient balance requires high-quality Sea for data on manure quantity and characteristics. The Region sustainable national manure data across the Baltic Sea countries is nutrient variable. To ensure a level playing field to all stakeholders dealing with manure management, joint guidelines for and determining manure data should be developed. New, reduced comparable manure data will be developed for use in emissions planning, regulating, guiding and practical implementation of manure management in the Baltic Sea Region. Impact of their use will be assessed and implementation plans made. RDI2CluB Rural RDI The goal of the project is to support smart, sustainable 1-10-2017 30-9-2020 Aalto Anna milieus in and inclusive growth of the bioeconomy in rural areas of Baltic transition the Baltic Sea region. RDI2CluB aims to help innovation Sea towards actors apply EU smart specialisation approaches to their Region
business models, focussing on quality of products and services and creating resource loops, circular procurement aims to lead the way to a circular economy. The main goal of this project is to develop an adequate framework for circular procurement in the countries belonging to the Baltic Sea Region, by following a four steps approach: (1) Analysis of the status quo in Circular Procurement in the Baltic Sea Region and identification of improvement potentials at a at local, national and transnational level, (2) Building necessary capacity on circular procurement for all relevant stakeholders of the value supply chain, namely public procurers, SMEs and policy makers, (3) Delivering call for tenders aligned with the defined priority areas to enable learning by doing and ensure the projects develops practical capacity building material (e.g. training, guidance, future recommendations), and (4) Disseminating widely the project results among European public procurers and SMEs, using strategic partners and relevant channels. MANURE Advanced manure standards for sustainable nutrient and reduced emissions Enhanced manure management is one of the most important ways to reduce nutrient loading to the Baltic Sea. Farm-scale nutrient balance requires high-quality data on manure quantity and characteristics. The national manure data across the Baltic Sea countries is variable. To ensure a level playing field to all stakeholders dealing with manure management, joint guidelines for determining manure data should be developed. New, comparable manure data will be developed for use in planning, regulating, guiding and practical implementation of manure management in the Baltic Sea Region. Impact of their use will be assessed and implementation plans made. 1-10-2017 Baltic Sea Region Sari Luostarinen RDI2CluB Rural RDI milieus in transition towards The goal of the project is to support smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of the bioeconomy in rural areas of the Baltic Sea region. RDI2CluB aims to help innovation actors apply EU smart specialisation approaches to their 1-10-2017 30-9-2020 Baltic Sea Region Aalto Anna
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