Financing Innovation and Circular Economy

Abstract

In the seminar on “Financing Innovation and the Circular Economy (CE)”, organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the context of the Life Cycle Management Conference 2017, experts of the EIB and EIB partner institutions (European Commission, Rabobank) spoke about the specific challenges involved in the transition to a CE and the role played by their institutions in accelerating this transition by means of appropriate funding, financing and advisory instruments. In short presentations, the speakers first explained the broader role of the EIB and the European Commission (EC) in supporting the transition to CE, as well as the general types of CE projects and the specific questions that project promoters can expect in project appraisal. EC, EIB and Rabobank representatives also presented the concrete support and products offered to innovative circular economy project promoters.