One major area of intervention in the bioeconomy strategy is to better utilise bio-based waste streams, emphasising cascade use, recycling and upcycling processes to extend material life cycles and reduce dependence on virgin resources.
The event brought together specialists from academia, industry, and policy to discuss how artificial intelligence, data analytics and economic modelling are driving the digital transformation of business, economic and social systems.
“Digital Product Passport & Traceability: Enabling Sustainability through Effective Policy” will take place on 27 November, 2025 at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Place du Congrès 1, 1000 Brussels, as well as online.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 10:00-13:00 pm CET in Camelia Room near Hall B6 inside the exhibition.
The session will highlight the challenges, barriers and opportunities in the market, skills, technology, social, legal, policy and political environments for wood recycling.
Hosted by consortium partner Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) at their premises, the Month 18 review meeting was a chance to showcase project progress across all work packages and pillars of innovation.
New occupational roles are emerging – from bio-based material experts to digital traceability managers – yet skills gaps risk slowing adoption.
The workshop led by ReBoat Project will also feature other Horizon Europe initiatives, such as THESEUS, DeremCo, YouRban, SUM4Re, ICONIC Project, and STORCITO Project and showcase innovative circular solution across islands, cities and industrial systems.
This program will delve into the current reality and core concepts of the Circular Economy, specifically exploring policy in South Africa.
Dimitrios Karamouslis from CERTH spoke on the contribution of Digital Product Passport’s (DPP) towards improving Data Management and interoperability in wood materials.
