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Take a look at BS 8001 distributed in Hungary exclusively by Circular Point!

TRAIN4SUSTAIN will stimulate demand for skilled construction sector professionals through raising acceptance of regional and national qualifications and skills on the EU construction market.

AQUA-LIT, COASTAL and CoastObs projects have been selected to create postcards as part of the #EUinmyRegion photo competition.

BIOMIMIC project was presented at the ERAMIN II success stories session at the Raw Material Week in Brussels on November 18, 2019.

The 3^rd General Assembly meeting of the BIOMIMIC project took place in Freiberg, Germany, on 13-14 November 2019.

The Budapest Water Summit (BWS2019) took place in the Milenáris Park in Budapest on 15-17 October 2019.

Circular economy is a hot topic these days; it is gaining increasing attention in Europe and around the world as a potential way for our society to increase prosperity, while reducing dependence on primary materials and energy.

On 13-14 June 2019, GEONARDO participated at the Greenovate! Europe (G!E) General Assembly in Brussels, as associated member.

The report quantified the extent of natural resources that are available for recovery which we are currently disposed to landfills, also the report examined the potential economic value of unrecovered metals in leachates from bauxite residue and incinerated bottom and fly ashes from municipal solid wastes.

The 2^nd General Meeting of SCALIBUR project was held in Lund, Sweden on 8-9 May 2019.

On 11 April 2019, the Business Seminar on Circular Economy was held at Loffice, in Budapest. The event was organized under the Circular Point initiative of the Foundation for Circular Economy and Geonardo. Mr. Jyri Arponen, Senior Lead in Business Development from SITRA introduced the concept of circular economy and its relevance for the manufacturing industry. The presentation provided practical tips and know-how to the manufacturing industry to apply circular economy practices in their day-to-day activities by showcasing best practices. The Ambassador of Finland H.E. Mr. Markku Virri delivered inspiring words to the participants coming from the manufacturing and private sector, academia and associations and foundations interested in the topic of Circular Economy.

The MICs project’s kick-off meeting took place on 16-18 January 2019 in Delft, the Netherlands. The MICS project aims at developing metrics and instruments to evaluate citizen-science impacts on the environment and society. Geonardo contributes in various work packages, however, its main role in the project is to lead the test and validation site in Hungary around ecosystem protection using existing infrastructure with local focus on the Creek Rákos in Budapest. If you want to learn more about MICS follow the news in our social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter).