Money makes the world go 'round'?

Abstract

Our economy has developed very linearly, from extracting raw materials from the earth to producing large quantities of problematic waste. But the future must be circular. Any transition requires the involvement of key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation. Within the three major EU institutions, there has been recognition and a recommendation to tackle this by setting up a kind of stakeholder platform. As rapporteur for the EESC opinion on the Action Plan on recycling and related legislation under the Recovery Plan 2015, I recommended that the EESC play a leading role in the establishment of this stakeholder platform. This proposal was adopted by the First Vice-President Timmermans and Vice-President Katainen, and it was offered to work together on a joint project to establish the platform. Therefore, the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform was launched. The platform has its own website at circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform.