II. Turkey Circular Economy Week
14-18 March 2022
The second annual Turkey Circular Economy Week will be held on 14-18 March 2022 with the cooperation of Business for Goals (B4G), DCube Circular Economy Innovation Cooperative (DCube) and Business Council for Sustainable Development Turkey (BCSD Turkey).
During the week, experts and business representatives from Turkey and around the world will share their perspectives and insights under the key topics of Sustainable Development Goals, Global Experiences in Green Economy Transformation, The European Green Deal, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Circular Economy Solutions, Clean Technology and Innovation, Fair Transition and Circular Cities.
This year II. Turkey Circular Economy Week will be held online in strategic partnership with the Finnish Embassy and Business Finland. During the week, we invite all our members and partners to panels to discuss capacity building in a circular economy model, solution design in prioritized sectors and develop relevant policies.
Why Green and Circular Economy?
In the current economic system, we have a linear system going from raw material to waste and today, the biggest problem we face is the limited resources. This linearity moves development from sustainability and creates a World where current and future generations not being able to meet their own needs. Adopting a “Green and Circular” economic model offers a leading solution before reaching the point of no return.
What is in the II. Turkey Circular Economy Week?
The event hosts 20 sessions spread through every day between 14-18 March.
On Monday, March 14, in the opening speech, the vision of Turkey and the European Union on their green and circular economy agenda will be discussed. We’ll listen to the perspectives of Turkish and Finnish business representatives and their best practices while discussing the present and future of our World in an inter-generational view.
On Tuesday, March 15 we’ll listen to the global reflections of the Paris Climate Agreement, the importance of circular economy to reach climate targets, Turkey’s transition to a circular economy and related studies, and discuss the application of circular economy principles in different sectors in Turkey. With speakers from Turkey and Finland approaching circular economy focused on cities, they’ll share their circular city experiences.
On Wednesday, March 16 we’ll get into the relationship between circular economy and technology and focus on prominent technological solutions and the private sector’s need for technological adaptations in transition to a circular economy. We’ll hear about the best practices of companies from various sectors that adopted circularity through different Technologies.
On Thursday, March 17 we’ll discuss justice in transition, the green adaptation of the industry and the importance of inclusion under the perspective of how the consumption culture has changed while developing ideas on how to communicate in circular transition.
On Friday, March 18 we’ll close off the week by “Launch of Preliminary Research Report on "Turkey’s Circular Economy Potential in 5 Sectors". The report will provide us to discuss increasing circular economy awareness and resource efficiency. We’ll review the key barriers and enablers to adopting circular economy business practices.
Circular Economy creates innovative solutions for long-term living on earth. We welcome you to discuss the topic of circular economy with us!
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