GLOBE EU Events

GLOBE EU hosted its annual flagship event marking Earth Overshoot Day on September 28 this year.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s total demand on nature exceeds what the earth is able to regenerate in that same year.  Based on calculations by the Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day has moved to August 8^th this year from early October in 2000.

The objective of this year’s conference was to examine the legal instruments available to citizens who want to take action against governments who fail to act to prevent climate change, loss of biodiversity, air pollution, and other threats to public health and the well-being of future generations.

Mathis Wackernagel

Nick Dunlop

Kelly Matheson

Anaïs Berthier

Amy Rose

Wybe Douma

Sophie Yule-Bennett

Presentation Nick Dunlop

Presentation Mathis Wackernagel

Presentation Serge de Gheldere

Presentation Denis Philippe

Presentation Amy Rose

Presentation Wybe Douma

Presentation Sophie Yule-Bennett

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On May 31, GLOBE EU’s President, Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP, hosted an online debate from the VoxBox in the European Parliament in Brussels.  The event was part of the Green Week program and organized in association with the European Commission.

Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, joined the discussion, as well as GLOBE EU member Margrete Auken MEP; Hans Herren, President and CEO of the Millennium Institute; Luc Bas, Director of the IUCN European Regional Office in Brussels; and Christiaan Prins, Director European External Affairs at Unilever.

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On May 24, GLOBE EU was host to the launch of a report on the use of circular economy principles in government procurement.  An inspiring example for participants was a presentation of the forthcoming renovation of the National Library of the Netherlands.

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Paper on Circular Procurement in the Built Environment

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Opportunities and Barriers for Circular Procurement in the Built Environment

National Library of the Netherlands

On April 19, GLOBE EU’s president, Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP, hosted a presentation by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation of its recent report “The New Plastics Economy” with additional contributions by Dow Chemical, Interface, and SUEZ. Many thanks to Helmut Maurer from the European Commission and GLOBE EU members Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP and Jo Leinen MEP for their valuable interventions.

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Presentation Rob Opsomer

Presentation Ramon Arratia

GLOBE EU meeting on packaging and innovation

Members of GLOBE EU were joined by a broad selection of stakeholders to discuss the importance of stimulating innovation in packaging and packaging materials in support of a circular economy. Kurt Vandenberghe from the European Commission (flanked by Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP and Seb Dance MEP, president and vice-president of GLOBE EU, respectively) presented the important role the EU plays in supporting innovation for a circular economy. GLOBE EU partners Tetra Pak and Unilever showcased recent advancements in packaging technologies.

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