Innovative method of circular economy in public and private procurement Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative method of circular economy in public and private procurement

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

PROJECT OBJECTIVES (RESULTS)
The project objective is to create and evaluate methodologies for circular economy in public and private procurement. The following project intellectual outputs will be processed: a) Methodology for participants of circular public and private procurement course; b) Methodology for lecturers of circular public and private procurement course. This project is actively supported by Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs that is a leader on Czech market in process of responsible public and private procurement (Letter of Intent).

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
This project consortium consists of 3 partner organizations from 3 different European countries (Czechia, Slovakia and Spain). All partner organizations are for a long time active in the field of circular economy and they are leaders in this topic in their countries.

PROFILES OF PARTICIPANTS
BIC Brno – is a business and innovation center established in 1991 as a part of the European Business and Innovation Center Network (EBN). The aim of BIC Brno is innovation support and its implementation into practice. BIC Brno is a private research organization that cooperates with a number of universities and research organizations in the Czech Republic and abroad. BIC Brno has a scientific board that is used as an advisory body for various research topics and projects. Scientific board is consisted of top researchers working at Czech universities. This organization participates on a number of projects focused on eco-innovation, environment, circular economy and modern energetics. During its existence BIC Brno has successfully realized lots of research and innovative projects of various focus and size.
INCIEN SK – Slovak Institute for the circular economy (INCIEN SK) is a non-profit organization which specializes in implementing circular economy principles into companies, national legislation and public awareness. INCIEN SK is focusing on bringing the solutions with a direct impact to the economy. INCIEN SK cooperates also with the Slovak Presidential palace. INCIEN SK organizes specialized circular economy events and courses.
BIOAZUL – is a well experienced organization in water management, an important part of the circular economy. BIOAZUL has wide experience in international R&D and innovation projects. This company implements circular economy principles using water treatment and reuse systems according to Spanish policies and strategies. The organization has large experience with organizing circular economy events, training sessions and conferences gathering stakeholders from the value chain.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES
This 24-month long innovative project will consist of the following activities: a) Two professional methodologies, intellectual project outputs, focused on circular economy public and private procurement. These methodologies will be created by an intellectual output team consisting of specialists for this topic. These outputs will be sent for validation to external experts; b) Three transnational project meetings will be organized during the project. c) Tree multiplier events used as a platform for validation and dissemination of the two methodologies. Project partners from each project country will organize one multiplier event at the end of the project.

ANALYSIS OF NEEDS
Circular economy is an effective way, how we can reduce large sums of different kinds of waste, how we can reuse material that has already been used, how we can reduce unnecessary use of raw materials and how we can ensure sustainable development for next generations. Public and private procurement is an area where implementation of circular economy principles will have a great positive impact. Why exactly this consortium? Because these organisations are active for a long time in the field of circular economy, they have very good cooperation with stakeholders from public and private sectors and they have an active cooperation with project target groups.

IMPACT AND LONG TERM BENEFIT
All project partners are for a long time in close cooperation. All project partners are experienced in circular economy. All project partners are in active contact with stakeholders from public and private spheres in their countries. Moreover all project partners are experienced in organizing circular economy conferences, seminars, workshops and other professional events. Thanks to organization of these events, project partners are in real and active contact with target groups of this project. After this project ends, project partners intend to organize for a long time the courses of circular economy public and private procurement that can be realized only thanks to the methodologies from this project. So the impact and long term benefit of this project for industry and society will be high in all project countries.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 130710 Eur

Project Coordinator

BIC Brno spol. s r.o. & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Inštitút cirkulárnej ekonomiky, o.z.
• BIOAZUL, SL