CEresearchNRW: Digital Twins in the Circular Economy

On 07.10.2021, the 15th web seminar of the CEresearchNRW network took place within the Prosperkolleg event series “Circular October”. Around 40 participants discussed with the speakers Anna Preut and Saban Ünlü how the digital twin can drive the Circular Economy.

Circular Economy in the skilled trades

The scarcity of resources affects the skilled trades in particular and requires a rethink. Thus, the Circular Economy is already shaping everyday operations in the skilled trades in a variety of ways and is likely to do so even more in the future.

Company network: Circular approaches in the furniture industry

For the second time, entrepreneurs came together virtually to learn new things about circular business models and to engage in conversation.

CEresearchNRW: Living Labs – Innovation Spaces for Sustainability and Circularity?

On 01.07.2021 in the 14th web seminar of the CEresearchNRW network, everything revolved around the topic of Living Labs, with the question of whether these are innovation spaces for more sustainability and circularity. Julius Piwowar as well as Dr. Johanna Meurer and Michael Ahmadi accepted the invitation as speakers:in the research network and presented excerpts of their research work.

Kick-off of the business network on the Circular Economy took place

On July 8, the newly created business network of the Prosperkolleg was launched, in which the participants exchange information on the topic of Circular Economy. Dominique Pfeiffer provided exciting insights into the strategy of Philips Medical Systems.

CEresearchNRW: Environmental Psychology & Commercial Upcycling

On May 06, 2021, Prof. Dr. Ellen Matthies (Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg) and Prof. Dr. Monika Imschloß (Leuphana University Lüneburg) were guests at the CEresearchNRW Network web seminar to talk about their research on environmental psychology and sustainable consumption research, especially commercial upcycling.

CEresearchNRW: Circular Value Creation from a Corporate Perspective

The web seminar of the Virtual Research Network CEreserachNRW in April dealt with the topic “Circular value creation from a company perspective – gap between science and practice?”. Constanze Schweizer, CEO of sapor GmbH, reported on your efforts to act circularly, your successes, but also on the challenges to distribute circular products.

CEresearchNRW: The Promotion of Sustainable Industrial Parks and the Desire for Industrial Symbiosis

The tenth web seminar of the Virtual Research Network Circular Value Creation NRW (CEreserachNRW) dealt with the potentials and challenges of sustainable industrial estates and the endeavor to create industrial symbioses.