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  • April 1, 2025 VARO becomes Europe’s second-largest producer of green fuels
  • March 11, 2025 Solvias receives top rating from EcoVadis
  • March 10, 2025 Bühler and xFarm join forces for sustainable agriculture
  • February 14, 2025 SUSI Partners sells wind farms
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Circular Economy Switzerland launches first City Circles

April 5, 2024

Bern – Circular Economy Switzerland is increasingly focusing on its members. The circular economy movement is creating the first so-called City Circles in Basel, Bern […]

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Kone scores with sustainability

April 2, 2024

Wangen-Brüttisellen ZH – Kone has been awarded the top grade A by the environmental organization Carbon Disclosure Project for its attention to sustainability in its […]

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Crosstown H2R enters into partnership with Sulzer and Fortum

March 27, 2024

Baden AG/Winterthur/Espoo – Crosstown H2R has entered into partnerships with the chemtech company Sulzer and the Finnish energy supplier Fortum for the market launch of […]

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Only 13.5 percent of new plastic in Europe comes from the circular economy

March 25, 2024

Brussels – European plastics manufacturers must do more to protect the environment, according to Plastics Europe. According to a report by the trade association of […]

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Rrreefs secures 420,000 francs

March 25, 2024

Zurich – Rrreefs has secured pre-seed financing in the amount of 420,000 Swiss francs. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich […]

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Impact Acoustic wins iF Design Award 2024

March 21, 2024

Lucerne/Hanover – Impact Acoustic has been honored with the international iF Design Award 2024 for its Archisonic Cotton acoustic material. According to the jury, it […]

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Winners of the Bern Upcycling Challenge have been chosen

March 20, 2024

Bern – Scrimber, mymyio and Second Life Recharger have won the first Bern Upcycling Challenge. With this competition, the Department of Economics at Bern University […]

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Switzerland is committed to sustainable food systems

March 18, 2024

Berne/Geneva – Switzerland has 13. and March 14 at the International Sustainability Forum in Geneva. One focus of her contribution to the forum was the […]

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Switzerland enshrines circular economy in law

March 18, 2024

Bern – The way is clear for a more circular economy in Switzerland: The National Council and Council of States have approved the revised Environmental […]

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Researchers launch online test for circulatory capacity

March 18, 2024

Bern/Zurich – Researchers at Bern University of Applied Sciences and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed an online tool that companies […]

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Parliament clearly approves CO2 Act

March 15, 2024

Bern – The National Council and Council of States have clearly approved the revised CO2 Act. Switzerland should halve its CO2 emissions by 2030 compared […]

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Hilcona focuses on more robust potato varieties

March 15, 2024

Schaan – The food producer Hilcona is pushing the cultivation and processing of robust potato varieties. They should be more climate-resistant and require fewer pesticides. […]

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Climeworks establishes USA headquarters in Austin

March 15, 2024

Zurich/Austin – Climeworks has chosen the Texan city of Austin as the location for its headquarters in the USA. The pioneer in CO2 capture from […]

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First innovation aperitif provides insights into the circular economy

March 14, 2024

Uster ZH – The topic of the circular economy also concerns companies in the Zurich Oberland. The Zürioberland and Uster location promotions therefore organized an […]

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Cotierra receives 1 million dollars

March 14, 2024

Zurich – Cotierra AG secures early financing of 1 million dollars. The Zurich-based start-up has developed a method that uses biochar to improve the soil […]

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Semadeni receives ISO standard for environmental management

March 14, 2024

Ostermundigen BE – Semadeni AG has been certified for the ISO 14001 standard. The manufacturer of plastic articles was thus recognized for its environmental management. […]

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ERDE collects over 2200 tons of agricultural plastics

March 14, 2024 Business Sustainability Today

Aarau – ERDE, the take-back system for agricultural plastics, collected around 2200 tons of plastics in 2023. Compared to the previous year, in which 1800 […]

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Switzerland has a new concept for energy research

March 13, 2024

Bern – The Energy Research Commission and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy have presented the Confederation’s new energy research concept. It relates to the […]

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Glencore invests a further 75 million dollars in Li-Cycle

March 13, 2024

Baar ZG/Toronto – Glencore is providing Canadian battery recycler Li-Cycle with additional liquidity of 75 million dollars. Li-Cycle, the preferred recycling partner of the Zug-based […]

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Horw optimizes properties in terms of energy technology

March 12, 2024

Horw LU – The municipality of Horw wants to reduce the CO2 emissions of its municipal properties. By 2036, 17 properties are to be optimized […]

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  • VARO becomes Europe’s second-largest producer of green fuels

    Baar ZG/Stockholm – VARO Energy is acquiring 100 percent of the share capital of Preem. The fuel producer has 80 percent of Sweden’s refinery capacity. This makes VARO the second-largest producer of renewable fuels in [...]
  • Solvias receives top rating from EcoVadis

    Kaiseraugst AG – Solvias has been awarded an EcoVadis badge for its commitment to sustainability for the first time. The biotech company ranks in the upper range of more than 100,000 evaluated companies. (CONNECT) Solvias [...]
  • Bühler and xFarm join forces for sustainable agriculture

    Uzwil SG/Manno TI – Bühler and xFarm Technologies have signed a far-reaching agreement to monitor supply chains in the agricultural industry. The aim of the partnership is to collect data and practices that increase sustainability [...]
  • SUSI Partners sells wind farms

    Zug – SUSI Partners has sold inland wind farms built in France and Finland. With the sale of a total of six wind farms, the Zug-based investment manager has sold 60 percent of its SUSI [...]
  • Hydrogen becomes part of the Swiss energy strategy

    Bern – The Federal Council has adopted a mission statement and objectives for its future strategy for hydrogen as an energy source. This should create the framework for hydrogen to contribute to a fossil-free energy [...]

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The acquisition of scientific knowledge to better understand and promote a sustainable economy
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Understanding the dependencies and uncertainties resulting from the selected measures and instruments
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The identification of future fields of action and recommendation of specific application areas
Circular Economy

Risks

The identification of opportunities and risks against the backdrop of a globally connected Switzerland
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