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ProCEedS and ReTraCE @4th.circulareconomy2050.eu

ProCEedS and ReTraCE @4th.circulareconomy2050.eu

The ProCEedS and ReTraCE projects contributed to the organisation of the 4th International Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability. The conference, which has...

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Congratulations, Jayani!

Congratulations, Jayani!

Congratulations to our ESR, Jayani Sudusinghe, who has completed her PhD at the University of Kassel! One more success for the ReTraCE community. Below...

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Congratulations!

Congratulations!

A week of great achievements for the ReTraCE ITN – Realising the Transition to the Circular Economy community! On Friday, three of the Early Stage Researchers...

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Policy Briefs & Follow-Up event

Policy Briefs & Follow-Up event

An insightful discussion on the circular economy transition at the closing event of the ReTraCE project!  Luca Polidori (Holland Circular Hotspot), Patrick...

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First ReTraCE PhD Award

First ReTraCE PhD Award

It is with immense pleasure that we share the news about the first PhD award within the ReTraCE ESRs cohort. On Monday, Felipe Alexandre de Lima successfully defended...

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Implementing CE in a Regional Context

Implementing CE in a Regional Context

 We are pleased to share that the third academic article of our PhD student Arsova Sanja and her Supervisory team, Prof. Andrea Genovese and Prof...

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The winner of Circular Supply Chain Network Hackathon!

The winner of Circular Supply Chain Network Hackathon!

The Circular Supply Chain Network (CSCN) is a global think-tank that connects supply chain practitioners and thought leaders to explore how supply chains can be...

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Meeting with the Industry and Job Forum

Meeting with the Industry and Job Forum

On 9-10 December, ABIS will host the ReTraCE Project Meeting with Industry and Job Forum, which will take place in Brussels, but can also be attended online. The...

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IJOPM Special Issue

IJOPM Special Issue

Prof Genovese, Network Coordinator, and Prof Seuring, WP Leader and UniKassel PI, are guest editing a special issue “Applying operations and supply chain...

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1-Year ESR Position Available

1-Year ESR Position Available

1-year Maria Skłodowska Curie position available at the University of Sheffield, within the ReTraCE project. Great salaries and benefits, and the possibility of...

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ESR12 Recruitment Now Open

ESR12 Recruitment Now Open

Applications are invited for a one-year fixed-term research fellow position to be funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network ReTraCE – Realising...

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New Publication on “Circular Economy and Sustainability”

New Publication on “Circular Economy and Sustainability”

We are happy to share a new publication produced by the ReTraCE ESRs and researchers from WP2. Circular Economy and the Transition to a Sustainable Society...

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Special Issue on WEEE Management

Special Issue on WEEE Management

We are in the happy position to announce that Prof. Renato Passaro and ReTraCE ESR Kevin van Langen from the University of Parthenope (Naples, Italy), will be the...

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Conference Awards

Conference Awards

Sanja Arsova, ESR at SEERC and PhD student at USFD, participated at the First International Conference Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation – Water and...

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1st Year Reviews – More Congratulations!

1st Year Reviews – More Congratulations!

We are very glad to share that more confirmation reviews and first year assessments took place and Sanja Arsova (SEERC), Mariana Oliveira (UPN), Mira Yoon (EUR), Amos...

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Highly Cited Researcher – Prof Seuring 

Highly Cited Researcher – Prof Seuring 

For the third consecutive year, Prof Seuring, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Kassel, and WP leader in the ReTraCE project, appears in the list of...

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Publication prestigious recognition

Publication prestigious recognition

The article “A review on the circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay between environmental and economic systems” by Patrizia Ghisellini...

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First ReTraCE ESR publication

First ReTraCE ESR publication

It is with great pleasure that we announce the first ESR authored publication supported by the ReTraCE project. Congratulations to Amos Ncube, Prof. Ulgiati and the...

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ReTraCE featured in UniKassel Report on Sustainability

ReTraCE featured in UniKassel Report on Sustainability

The work developed by ESRs Jayani Ishara Sudusinghe and Felipe Alexandre de Lima and their research team, under the direction of Prof. Seuring, is featured in the...

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CE: desirable and feasible?

CE: desirable and feasible?

Circular Economy: Is it desirable? Is it feasible? “In the last decade, the concept of “Circular Economy” (CE) has gained prominence in the political and...

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ReTraCE ESRs go to UNISUSTAINATHON

ReTraCE ESRs go to UNISUSTAINATHON

As part of the “One-Year-To-Go” celebrations at the next Dubai Universal Exposition and the 2020 Sustainable Development Festival, the winning students of...

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Congratulations!

Congratulations!

  Azar MahmoumGonbadi and Tommaso Calzolari, ESRs and PhD candidates at The University of Sheffield, and Dimitris Georgantzis Garcia, ESR and PhD candidate at...

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ReTraCE Newsletter – Summer 2020

ReTraCE Newsletter – Summer 2020

  ReTraCE Newsletter – Summer 2020

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Calls for Papers

Calls for Papers

Special Issue, co-edited by AB member Prof Sergio Rubio: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Reverse_Logistics...

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Online Roundtable for Industry and Policy

Online Roundtable for Industry and Policy

The online ReTraCE Roundtable for Industry and Policy Makers on 11th-12th May 2020 aims to support the development of early-stage researchers in alignment with...

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ReTraCE@Online International Conference on Innovation and CE, 25th-27th March

ReTraCE@Online International Conference on Innovation and CE, 25th-27th March

The ReTrace network will present at the next International Conference on Innovation and Circular Economy organised by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)...

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Sergio Ulgiati receives prestigious award

Sergio Ulgiati receives prestigious award

Prof. Sergio Ulgiati, from the University of Naples “Parthenope” (leader of ReTraCE WP2) has received a prestigious Lifetime Award for his outstanding...

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ReTraCE at the 8th IWACP Conference

ReTraCE at the 8th IWACP Conference

The 8th International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production will take place from the 13th to the 15th of November in Sanya, for the first time in China. The...

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CfP – Industry 3.5 and Sustainability

CfP – Industry 3.5 and Sustainability

“Resources, Conservation & Recycling” Call for Papers: “Industry 3.5 for Sustainable Transition and Total Resource Management” Leading...

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CfP – Remanufacturing Opportunities

CfP – Remanufacturing Opportunities

“Resources, Conservation & Recycling” Call for Papers_”Remanufacturing Opportunities and Challenges for a Sustainable Consumption”...

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The Implementation of CE in  MNEs: a Review

The Implementation of CE in MNEs: a Review

Tommaso Calzolari, ESR at Sheffield University Management School, presented an abstract at the workshop “Innovation and sustainable growth: is the circular...

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DSS for Supply Chains and UniKassel

DSS for Supply Chains and UniKassel

ReTraCe in general as well the project-related research element which is taking place at the University of Kassel have been the focus of an article appeared in a...

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Emergy Accounting and CE

Emergy Accounting and CE

Emergy will be one of the methods used to support the implementation of the European Commission’s Circular Economy strategy. Emergy analysis will also support the...

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ESRs at The OR Society Conference

ESRs at The OR Society Conference

Azar Mahmoum Gonbadi and Tommaso Calzolari, ESRs at The University of Sheffield, have attended the prestigious conference of the Operational Research Society (OR61)...

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Scenes from a Network School

Scenes from a Network School

A short clip was filmed at our Network School which took place in Sheffield in last June. Listen to our ESRs and our Principal Investigator, Prof. Andrea Genovese...

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Training Biologists for a Circular Economy

Training Biologists for a Circular Economy

A training event on CE Strategies will be co-organised by the ReTraCE project in Naples, Italy, on 5th-6th July 2019. The event is sponsored by ENPAB, the Italian...

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1st ReTraCE Network School (June 2019)

1st ReTraCE Network School (June 2019)

The first ReTraCE Network School will be held in Sheffield (UK), from the 3rd to the 7th of June. Keynote lectures will be live streamed – links available below...

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Allariz City Council and ReTraCE

Allariz City Council and ReTraCE

The Allariz City Council is one of the local authorities participating in the international ReTraCE program, a network of universities, companies and non-profit...

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Prof Ulgiati (UPN) on Circular Economy

Prof Ulgiati (UPN) on Circular Economy

In this video (in Italian), Professor Sergio Ulgiati (from the University of Naples “Parthenope”), interviewed by the Italian state television (RAI)...

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Leadership in Circular Supply Chains

Leadership in Circular Supply Chains

Read this recent paper published in the prestigious Journal of Cleaner Production, discussing the role of supply chain leadership.

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“ProCEedS” – A sister project for ReTraCE

“ProCEedS” – A sister project for ReTraCE

A new initiative will work to providing insights related to the actual applicability of the CE paradigm in agri-food supply chains

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The ReTraCE call – A Lifetime Opportunity

The ReTraCE call – A Lifetime Opportunity

The ReTraCE Call for 15 ESRs has received more than 500 applications! A thorough shortlisting process is undergoing.

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University of Sheffield to lead €4M research project

University of Sheffield to lead €4M research project

The University of Sheffield will lead a €4 million research project and train a new cohort of thought leaders to drive the transition towards a more sustainable mode...

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