ESCIB | Developing environmental sustainability & circularity assessment methodologies for industrial bio-based systems

Summary
The main objective of the ESCIB project is to support the sustainability of the bio-based economy in Europe.

To achieve this, ESCIB will develop assessment methodologies and thus contribute to the standardisation of such methodologies. The aim is to develop a comprehensive, robust and fully operational methodology to assess the sustainability of bio-based systems at various technology-readiness levels (TRLs). This methodology is based on a holistic life-cycle approach to evaluate the environmental impacts and circularity along bio-based value chains. Potential socio-economic trade-offs will be addressed and included in the methodology. ESCIB’s integrated way of analysing environmental and circularity impacts along bio-based value chains is also fully in line with the ambition of the European Green Deal (EGD) and the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP).

With the involvement of five innovative industry partners in the consortium, which produce bio-based products in different sectors, ESCIB will ensure high applicability of the method which can be used by certification organisations to label and certify products for the benefit of consumers and society. Finally, the results will give orientations for research and innovation programmes in the bio-based sectors.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135071
Start date: 01-01-2024
End date: 31-12-2027
Total budget - Public funding: 3 999 057,25 Euro - 3 999 057,00 Euro
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The main objective of the ESCIB project is to support the sustainability of the bio-based economy in Europe.

To achieve this, ESCIB will develop assessment methodologies and thus contribute to the standardisation of such methodologies. The aim is to develop a comprehensive, robust and fully operational methodology to assess the sustainability of bio-based systems at various technology-readiness levels (TRLs). This methodology is based on a holistic life-cycle approach to evaluate the environmental impacts and circularity along bio-based value chains. Potential socio-economic trade-offs will be addressed and included in the methodology. ESCIB’s integrated way of analysing environmental and circularity impacts along bio-based value chains is also fully in line with the ambition of the European Green Deal (EGD) and the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP).

With the involvement of five innovative industry partners in the consortium, which produce bio-based products in different sectors, ESCIB will ensure high applicability of the method which can be used by certification organisations to label and certify products for the benefit of consumers and society. Finally, the results will give orientations for research and innovation programmes in the bio-based sectors.

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SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-4

Update Date

12-03-2024
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Horizon Europe
HORIZON.2 Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
HORIZON.2.6 Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
HORIZON.2.6.0 Cross-cutting call topics
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-4 Environmental sustainability and circularity criteria for industrial bio-based systems
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-4 Environmental sustainability and circularity criteria for industrial bio-based systems