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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Talking about the circular economy means “defining an economy designed to be able to regenerate itself.
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Talking about the circular economy means “defining an economy designed to be able to regenerate itself. In a circular economy, the flows of materials are of two types: the biological ones, capable of being reintegrated into the biosphere, and the technical ones, destined to be revalued without entering the biosphere” (Ellen MacArthur Foundation). The circular economy has a lot to do with sustainable development, understood as “the process of change such that the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional changes are made consistent with future needs as well as with the current ones “(WCED, Our Common Future, 1987). The proposed course aims at developing basic knowledge, starting from the analysis of the current situation, at addressing changes, both local and global, with the aim of orienting choices, including occupational ones, towards ever more required work activities. But also, individual and collective behaviours towards an awareness that we are guests on the planet. Energy resources, modes of production and consumption, waste, agricultural practices are just some of the issues addressed, to which are added the methods of starting up entrepreneurial activities and what skills they require. Because the pillars of the circular economy and sustainable development are three, indeed four: environment, economy, society, and training.
Section 1 - Introduction to Circular Economy and Sustainability - (5 hours)
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1.1 - Introduction of the course -
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1.2 - Sustainability: the three pillars (environment, society, economy)
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1.3 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
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1.4 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
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2.1 – What are the key elements of the economy?
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2.2 - What is a circular economy?
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2.3 – Which are the definitions and principles of a circular economy
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2.4 – How does circular economy contribute to the sustainability?
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2.5 - Useful documentations -
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3.1 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding)
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3.2 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding) - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
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3.3 - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
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3.4 - When was the Concept of Circular Economy born? The international conferences (UN)
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4.1 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
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4.2 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
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4.3 - Samples: from global to local, from local to global
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4.4 - Global challenge (definition, figures)
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5.1 - Natural resources and material flows
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5.2 - Towards a circular economy
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5.3 - Material footprint and consumption
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5.4 - Material flow analysis
Section 2 - An integrated approach to environmental economics - (3 hours)
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6.1 - What is environmental economics?
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6.3 – Decoupling economic growth process from resource intensive use
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6.4 - Current insecure employment and poor working conditions, poverty, and inequality
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7.1 - Circular Economy models new approaches on: Raw materials
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7.2 - Production
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7.3 - Consumption
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7.4 - Consumption
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7.5 - Useful documentations
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8.1 - Waste prevention and management sustainable models which are cored and driven by human empowerment
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8.2 - Industrial Resource efficiency
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8.3 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)
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8.4 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)
Section 3 - Moving from linear to circular flow of resources - (2 hours)
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9.1 - Linear Economy
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9.2 - Linear Economy
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9.3 - From linear to circular supply chains
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9.4 - From linear to circular supply chains
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10.1 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
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10.2 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
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10.3 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods
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10.4 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods
Section 4 - Principles and Strategies for Circular Economy - (2 hours)
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11.1 - Why current patterns of production and consumption (linear economy) cannot continue (effects of the climate and planet change)
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11.2 - Relations between economy and environment
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11.3 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
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11.4 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
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12.1 - Encouraging the re-use of materials
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12.2 - Empower consumers and public buyers
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12.3 - Make circularity work for people, regions, and cities
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12.4 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 1)
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12.5 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 2)
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Section 5 - Circular Economic Values - Sustainable Development Goals 2030/2050 and Africa We (you) Want by 2063 - (4 hours)
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13.1 - Sustainable Development Goals
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13.2 - Introduction on Agenda 2030
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13.3 - Introduction to European Green Deal 2050
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13.4.1 - Organisation
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13.4.2 - Organisation of African Unity - OAU
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13.4.3 - Introduction to Agenda 2063 – The Africa We Want
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14.1 - Definition of an indicator & SDG 4
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14.2 - SDG 5 with examples
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14.3 - SDG 7 with examples
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14.4 - SSDGs and the Circular Economy
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15.1 - Global goals in Africa & SDG 8
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15.2 - SDG 11 with examples
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15.3 - SDGs and circular economy
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15.4 - SDGs and circular economy
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15.5 – Useful documents
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16.1 – Video Lesson on SDGs
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16.2 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
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16.3 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
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16.4 – Video Lesson on Circular Economy and the food of future
Section 6 - Economic Instruments for Solving Environmental Problems - first: agrifood - health and energy sectors - (3 hours)
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17.1 - Global population growth, urbanization, and the problem of access to healthy food, clean water, and energy - World population growth
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17.2 - Dangers of overpopulation and Access to resources
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17.3 - Urbanization: trends, causes, and effects
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17.4 - Economic instruments for solving environmental problems | Accounting methodologies and indicators
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18.1 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.2 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.3 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.4 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.5 - Useful documents
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19.1.1 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
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19.1.2 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
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19.2.1 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
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19.2.2 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
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19 - Useful documents
Section 7 - The importance of local community empowerment and rural developments in circular economics in Africa - (3 hours)
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20.1 - Introduction to the concept of empowerment
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20.2 - Gender empowerment to the concept of empowerment (gender and organization empowerment)
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20.3 - Example from Africa
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20.4 - Organization empowerment
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21.1 - Youth education
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21.2.1 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 1)
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21.2.2 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 2)
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21.3 - Doing smart business in Africa (some best practices - start-up, small scale farmers, young people...)
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21.4 - Conclusion
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21.5 - Useful documents
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22.1 - Work with Nature and communities / Cultural-based solutions (Best practices in Africa) - Introduction to Nature & communities
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22.2 - Community management of natural resources : examples from Africa
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22.3 - Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights
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22.4 - A special contribution to climate change
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22.5 – Useful documents
Section 8 - Think globally - produce locally: Eco-innovation and Green Start-up - (3 hours)
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23.1 – Global value chain, using new technologies and digital platform
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23.2 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.3 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.4 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.5 - Useful documents
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24.1.1 – Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
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24.1.2 – Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
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24.2.1 – Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
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24.2.2 – Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
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24.3 – Useful documents
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25.1 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.2 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.3 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.4 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
Section 9 - How to design a Green Business model in micro level - examples of agriculture and food sectors - (4 hours)
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26.1 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
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26.2 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
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26.3 - SWOT analysis: general info
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26.4 - SWOT analysis: general info
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27.1 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.2 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.3 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.4 - A case study: Tunisia project
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28.1 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.2 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.3 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.4 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.5 - Introduction on tools and methodologies
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29.1 - Case study - What is a project?
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29.2 - Case study - What is a project?
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29.3 - Case study - Project phases
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29.4 - Case study - Project cycle management
Section 10 - Running a green start-up: think about sustainability - resources efficiency and waste management - (3 hours)
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30.1 - Introduction to biophysical resource management
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30.2 – hinking about sustainability
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30.3 – Recommendations – "Facts from Africa"
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30.4 – Recommendations – “Facts from Africa”
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30.5 - Useful documents
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31.1 - Waste damages
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31.2 - Waste integrated management (cycle)
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31.3 – Waste integrated management (cycle)
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31.4 - Waste prevention, reduction, reuse
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32.1 - Green energy and renewable resources
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32.2 - Green energy and renewable resources
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32.3 - Resilient Ecosystems
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32.4 - Some best practice examples
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32.5 – Useful documents
Section 11 - Circular economy and the role of small stakeholders - local collaboration and district-based partnership - (4 hours)
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33.1 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
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33.2 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
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33.3 - PPP (public and private partnership)
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33.4 - PPP (public and private partnership)
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34.1 - The role of technology: industry, innovation and sustainable urban-industrial development
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34.2 - What is a partnership? When and why do you need a partnership? Stakeholder analysis?
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34.3 - Working with city stakeholders
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34.4 - SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
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35.1 – How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
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35.2 - How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
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35.3 - Role of policymakers
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35.4 - Role of policymakers
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36.1 - Introduction to circular economy for plastics
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36.2 - Upstream circular economy practices
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36.3 - Downstream circular economy practices
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36.4 - Towards a CE for plastics: driving factors & final conclusions
Section 12 - Implementation of Circular Economy in IT - agri-food - packaging and fashion sectors - (2 hours)
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37.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.2.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.2.2 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.3.1 - Food and packaging
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37.3.2 - Food and packaging
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37.4 - Disposable products Single use products
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38.1 - Organic waste – fertilizer
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38.2 - Textiles – second-hand market
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38.3 - Textiles – second-hand market
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38.4 - Educational activities
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38.5 - Conclucion
Section 13 - Smart Consumers contribute positively to the environment - (2 hours)
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39.1 - The role of consumers in pollution
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39.2 - Influences on consumer behaviors
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39.3 - Environmental education
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39.4 - Best practices
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40.1 - The role of environmental associations
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40.2 - The role of environmental associations
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40.3 - Local best practices
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40.4 - Local best practices
Useful documents
Final Test
34.4 - SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
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Duration
50 hours
Lectures
182
Video
40 hours
Quizzes
1
Level
Intermediate
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