Europe-wide environmental benchmarking system of the industrial bioeconomy sectors

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds a coordination action that builds a Europe-wide system to benchmark emerging techniques in industrial bio-based sectors. Members of a forum of experts from academia, industry and government should be part of the project consortium.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

The topic funds one coordination and support action that creates a framework for benchmarking the environmental performance of innovative industrial bio-based systems, aligned with the European Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions (INCITE) and the revised Industrial and Livestock Rearing Emissions Directive.

Activities

• Set up a forum of experts and stakeholders from academia, industry and government, whose members are part of the consortium.
• Select and collect data worldwide, with emphasis on the EU and Associated Countries, on emerging techniques along bio-based supply and value chains, and assess their development level, environmental performance, cost-effectiveness and trade-offs.
• Focus at least on pulp and paper and bio-based chemicals, mechanical and chemical recycling of bio-based plastics, and bioremediation, including landfills and mining.
• Collect life cycle assessment data in line with the Environmental Footprint recommendation and, where applicable, the Safe and Sustainable by Design framework.
• Feed results into the Sevilla process through INCITE and into the EU Bioeconomy Monitoring.

Exclusions

Food and feed, biofuels and bioenergy, and health and medical devices are out of scope.

Expected outcomes

Guidelines for industrial operators and administrators, and wider deployment of circular bio-based systems that reduce the environmental footprint of industry.

Cosa ci si aspetta dalle proposte?

• International cooperation is encouraged, for example in collecting data on emerging techniques.

Quando scade il bando?

22 settembre 2027 (320 giorni)

22 September 2027 (single-stage call).