CIRCULAR ECONOMY INSPIRING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 4th international symposium jointly Organized by EGADE business school of Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of Twente, Unilever México & Greening of Industry Network (GIN) in Mexico City November 11-13, 2015 TOPICS TECHNOLOGICAL AND BUSINESS MODELS IMPLICATIONS OF CE WITHIN THE BUSINESSES: • Eco-design / Design of disassembling • Water & Energy Use Innovations • Renewable Energy Sources role in CE • Voluntary policy instruments like certifications related to the circularity of the product such as: Cradle to Cradle, Life Cycle Analysis, LEED, Environmental Product Declaration. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CE TO THE REGION: • Sustainable supply chain management • Social innovation • Packaging reduction to enhance con sumption of local products • Green technological parks • Sustainable Sourcing • Zero Waste To Landfill • CE international community boosting local economies For the background, topics and further details, please look at the conference website:www2.csf.itesm.mx/egade/gin/ Abstracts can be sent directly to: [email protected] TOOLS AND SCHEMES TO ACCESS DATABASES WITH BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES: • Education online to grasp the concept of CE • Rethinking the future within Think-tanks • Virtual platforms for coaching • Other initiatives to promote CE from academia or professional organizations Aditionally, some of the papers will be invited either for the GIN series book (Springer editorial) or for the Special Issue in the academic journal “Management Research Review”. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission: May 31st, 2015 Notification of acceptance: June 15th, 2015 Full papers submission deadline: October 10th, 2015 The symposium programme integrates practitioners and academics presentations, workshops and company visits in order to show some of the best practices, challenges and opportunities framed under the Circular Economy principles.