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The circular economy is now about supply security

cirucular economy 2.0 | Ignite Group

For years, circularity was driven by environmental goals. Companies explored recycled aluminium, collected textiles and reduced plastic waste to meet CO₂ reduction targets. Important work, but often treated as a cost rather than a strategic investment. That has changed. Supply chains across Europe are under pressure, access to critical resources is becoming less certain, and […]

Europe’s industrial transition: between climate ambition and competition

circular economy supply security | Ignite Group

Europe has committed to a fully circular economy by 2050, with ambitious member states like the Netherlands among the drivers of the agenda. In this vision, products and raw materials are reused as much as possible and almost no waste is produced. Although the earlier halving targets for 2030 gave useful direction and motivation, new […]

Hydrogen in the energy transition: Not a holy grail

Energiewende Industrie – Herausforderungen und Lösungen mit grünem Wasserstoff | Ignite Group

The pragmatic reality behind the energy transition The ambition to become more sustainable is alive and well among Dutch industry, but practice proves stubborn. Where the energy transition was, a few years ago, primarily a boardroom discussion about distant future goals, companies today are running up against physical and economic limits. The transition is not […]