Ander Elgorriaga, an expert in ecoinnovation and the circular economy at Ihobe, will explain the actions driven in the Basque Country during the “Systemic approaches towards sustainability transitions: Circular Economy as a transversal need”.

The session is aimed at researchers, policy managers and other stakeholders interested in sustainability systemic transitions. Its goals are to assess options to improve R&I in Europe, point out R&I needs to facilitate the transition to sustainability, identify the most promising strategies to achieve systemic changes and progresses, along with seeking to improve the policy/science/research interface to create applicable systemic expertise.

Aspects such as climate change, energy transition, industry decarbonisation, resilient soil, and cleaner water and air require a comprehensive solution

The European Commission’s DG Research and Innovation, the Days’ organiser, is seeking a global and systemic approach for the transformation to sustainability. The European Green Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals call for a far-reaching transformation of all our society, economic, consumption and production systems. 

Along with Asier Elgorriaga (Ihobe), Eeva Primmer, SYKE Research Director (Finnish Environment Institute); Jean-Eric Paquet, Director-General of DG Research and Innovation - European Commission; Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director – European Environment Agency; Hans Mommaas, Director-General, PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency); Henriette Spyra, Director Science & Innovation at Environment Agency Austria; Dominique Darmendrail, BRGM (French Geological Survey); Jakub Mazur, First Deputy Mayor of Wroclaw (Poland); Frans Van Houten, CEO of Philips (Netherlands); and Frank Elderson, member of the Executive Board of the ECB, will take part in the panel.

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