Mathieu Leporini will participate in the upcoming general assembly on "Birthing a circular resilient Europe"
ACR+ General Assembly
Mathieu Leporini (researcher at Cerdi, Centre Erasme) will make the introductory speech at the 2022 ACR+ General Assembly. The event will be held in Brussels on June 9-10, 2022.
The Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management (ACR+) is an international network of local governments. Its objective is to promote sustainable resource consumption and municipal waste management.
Every year, the network members meet for a general assembly to exchange good practices on sustainable development. This year, the participants will discuss the development of a circular and resilient economy.
Programme
Day 1 - 09 June
13:30 - 14:00: Opening of registrations, meet & greet
14:00 - 15:00: ACR+ cities and regions on the transition path - Presentation of ACR+ work
15:00 - 17:20: ACR+ cities and regions on the transition path - Thematic discussion groups
- Circular and Green Public Procurement: a powerful tool to shape the transition towards a Circular Economy
- Sustainable Food Systems: aligning local action to EU targets and global challenges
- Sustainable textiles: from EU strategy to local systems
- EPR principles as a tool to change our relationship with waste and products
17:30 - 19:15: EWWR Awards Ceremony
Day 2 - 10 June
The session from 09:00 to 11:30 is open to all. Register here.
08:30 - 09:00: Registrations
09:00 - 09:10: Welcome words
09:10 - 09:30: Opening speech
Minister Alain Maron - Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, Responsible for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Participatory Democracy
09:30 - 10:00: A circular resilient Europe - Introduction speech: Birthing a resilient Europe
Mathieu Leporini, European Centre of Excellence on Sustainability - CERDI (CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne)
10:00 - 11:30: A circular resilient Europe - Discussion panel: local and regional authorities' role in building a circular resilient Europe
- Mathieu Leporini, European Centre of Excellence on Sustainability - CERDI (CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne)
- Emmanuelle Maire, European Commission - DG ENV
- Annika Eskusson, European Commission - DG RTD
- Maria Nikolopoulou, European Economic and Social Committee
- Claire Roumet, Energy Cities
- Patrick ten Brink, European Environmental Bureau (tbc)
11:45 - 13:00: ACR+ General Assembly Ordinary and Extra-ordinary businesses
More info : ACR+ website
Mathieu Leporini
Cerdi, Centre Erasme, UCA-CNRS