Sustainable & Circular Economy

Connecting sustainability objectives with regional economies, value chains and implementable programmes.

The transition towards more sustainable and circular economies depends on the relationship between resources, firms, innovation, infrastructure, skills and territorial capacity. RegioGro supports analysis and programme development that makes these relationships explicit.

What this field covers

Relevant themes include sustainable economic development, circular economy, bioeconomy, resource efficiency, regional value chains, sustainable business models and the territorial dimensions of economic transition.

Key challenges

  • Translating broad sustainability goals into operational measures.
  • Understanding regional assets, constraints and value-chain opportunities.
  • Connecting environmental objectives with economic and employment outcomes.
  • Coordinating actors across sectors and levels of governance.
  • Developing indicators that capture more than programme activity.
  • Designing realistic implementation and monitoring arrangements.

How RegioGro supports this field

Relevant services include Research & Data Analysis, Programme Design & Implementation, Policy & Regulatory Development, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning and Policy Evaluation & Impact Assessment.

Methods and evidence

Regional and value-chain analysis, policy research, stakeholder mapping, institutional analysis, comparative research, scenario analysis and evidence synthesis.

Selected projects

Developing a sustainable or circular economy initiative?

Tell us about the territory, sector and intended transition.