Business fully on board with the circular economy
“We need to understand the challenges of the resource-intensive industries and the small and medium-sized enterprises when moving to a circular economy. BusinessEurope wants to highlight these challenges through something that we officially launch today, namely the European Circular Economy Industry Platform”, said BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer. “Business is fully on board, not only because it makes business sense to save resources but also because of the strong positive impacts on both job creation and sustainability. The challenges that business faces are not just policy-related, and should therefore not just be patched up with new regulation. It is important to talk to a wide range of stakeholders to make sure that new policies do not hamper the shift towards a more circular Europe”, he added.
Mr Beyrer launched the platform, which can be accessed at www.circulary.eu, at the closing session of the EU Green Jobs Summit of the Green Week on 31 May, alongside European Commissioners Karmenu Vella (Environment) and Marianne Thyssen (Employment). Director General Calleja Crespo (European Commission DG Environment) moderated the session.
One week later, on 7 June, BusinessEurope will organise a high-level event on circular economy to engage business and the EU Member States. Speakers include European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen and BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer. The event will be moderated by MEP Pavel Telička, Vice-President of the European Parliament (ALDE). Registrations are open here.