{"id":11547,"date":"2026-04-28T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=11547"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:59:07","slug":"save-the-date-expert-talks-circular-economy-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/en\/veranstaltungen\/save-the-date-expert-talks-circular-economy-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Date: Circular Economy Expert Talks 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rethinking Value: Standards for a circular resource economy<\/h2>\n

On 17 November 2026<\/strong> Austrian Standards, in collaboration with the Circular Economy Forum Austria, is delighted to invite you to Expert Talks: Circular Economy 2026<\/strong> \u2026 in order to jointly examine the role that standardisation plays in a resilient, resource-efficient and competitive circular economy, and how it can support the preservation of material value throughout the entire life cycle.<\/p>\n

The event \u201eRethinking Value\u201c<\/strong> r\u00fcckt nicht Recycling als isolierte L\u00f6sung in den Mittelpunkt, sondern betrachtet the circular economy as a systemic transformation across the entire life cycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the focus is on the expanded Producer responsibility (EPR), quality standards for recycled and secondary materials, classification and traceability of material flows<\/strong> \u2013 for example, through the Digital Product Passport \u2013 digital systems for tracking materials and resources, including interfaces with BIM, as well as urban mining as a strategic contribution to security of supply.<\/p>\n

The main question of the event is: How can standardisation help to turn today\u2019s waste into a valuable resource for a circular economy \u2013 and what conditions are needed for a sustainable industrial system?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This raises the following questions for discussion:<\/p>\n