Industrial Policies for a Circular Economy

Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development encompasses a wide range of indicators inducing policymakers and other stakeholders to gain awareness of the integration of industrial policy and circular industrial production practices. UNIDO's training course on Circular Economy provides participants with the opportunity to understand the key concepts associated with circular economy and creates the premises to put its principles into practice, thereby supporting the improvement of industry’s environmental and socio-economic performance. Participants gain insights on key strategies to increase the overall efficiency of the economic system and the major policy instruments that can be adopted to support the transition. The course covers the following topics:

Economic aspects of circular economy
Production and distribution
Circular design
Remanufacturing, reconditioning and refurbishing
Recycling
Circularity in use and consumption
Bioeconomy and circular bioeconomy
Trade, environment and circular economy
Renewable energy

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Target Audience

Policymakers, academics,

Learning Objectives

Understand the key principles of circular economy;
Gain awareness of the modalities of integration between industrial policy and circular economy;
Start thinking about an action plan for the implementation of circular economy in the target countries.