Regional circular economy initiatives in Brittany - 2014-2015 Covenant Circular Economy Members Workshop June 04th - Brussels Glaz economy – SRDEII voted in the end of 2013 ...from a colour of glaz Brittany specific color ranging from green, blue and gray, glaz represents the strengths of our territory Garden on the sea Agriculture Agri-food Maritime economy IT sector Marine biotechnologies Skilled population Eco-activites Silver economy 03/06/2015 2 Glaz economy, a vision of our future economy Creating wealth at the crossing of economic areas, skills, and mobilizing widely Breton society Productive renewed economy Innovation Internationalization Factory of the future Local roots Energy & ecological transition Low-carbon mobility Circular economy Smart grids Agility & mobilization Training Entrepreneurship Support to strategic thinking MRE Methanization Financial engineering … Circular Economy : recyclability to be revised ? 03/06/2015 4 Regional Initiative 2014-2015 Constitution of a network of regional partners with actors' plurality : eco-innovation All is resource Systemic approach (and research for progressive finishing loops of recycling) Cooperation between stakeholders 9 workshops on the whole territory – facilitation in collective intelligence : 400 people Aim : acculturating in this issue and facilitating projects Publication of a Regional call for proposals - 35 projects reçeived Specific support to 8 projects with regional assistance to help them for 1 year 03/06/2015 5 Other projects in 2015 Setting up a group of relay persons of the circular economy (CE) Referencing of the structures of CE in Brittany Study of the regional metabolism (raw materials and industrial flows) Research indicators to validate the transition (linear to circular) Experimental implementation of NISP programme (industrial symbiosis) with ADEME, Ministry and economic partners Relation with Universities ans Schools to better integrate CE in training programs 03/06/2015 6