CHEERS4EU
Circular Hubs serving as an Engine for European Regions to foster a Strong Green Economy 4 Europe
Project summary
Achieving the EU's environmental and climate objectives on time requires a wide range of measures. For example, in the field of circular use of materials. The CHEERS4EU project is in line with this. CHEERS4EU wants to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in various regions in Europe by focusing on Circular Hubs. By exchanging good practices on Circular Hubs all EU regions can be strengthened.
CHEERS4EU started on April 1, 2024 and will run until July 1, 2028. Here you can see a video about the goal of the project.
There are seven partners working together in this project. More detailed information about these partners can be found under 'Contacts'.
What is a Circular Hub?
A Circular Hub is an Industrial-Urban symbiosis on a unique geographical location. It is a form of cooperation with a shared ambition of reducing waste. It is a field where talent, knowledge and experience, facilities and the necessary space are available to realize innovation and upscaling in the circular economy. Circular Hub's can have a different size and scope.
Project approach
In the approach of CHEERS4EU, three factors of a Circular Hub are looked at:
• Multiple helix collaboration
• Circular value chains and business models
• Social impact
The participating Circular Hubs and potential future hubs within the CHEERS4EU-project, are working together to find new solutions to challenges and issues related to these three factors. They do this by exchanging good practices and experiences with each other, at an interregional level and within the region with regional stakeholders. After all, transition problems that occur in one region may already be solved in another.
Project goals
The aim is to identify what is key in forming and exploiting a Circular Hub in a specific regional context. This in order to influence local policy instruments to secure regional support.
CHEERS4EU enables the participants to refine the concept of 'Circular Hub as an engine for circular development' and to successfully integrate experiences and policies from other regions into their own regional policies. In addition, other European regions and governments will also be able to use the knowledge and experience gained within this project to design a Circular Hub in their own region.
This approach strengthens coherence in a circular approach within the EU and contributes to accelerating the transition to a circular economy across Europe.
Please see a longer version of the video here: