You can transform your start-up with principles of circular economy by participating in the program organized by Global Shapers Ankara as a part of Scale360° which is a brand-new global initiative of World Economic Forum (WEF)!
[ Application period is ended on December 12, 2021. Thank you for your interest! ]
The global economy was only 8.6% circular in 2021, according to the annual Circularity Gap Report, shrinking from 9.1% just a few years earlier. In other words, the small fraction of the economy keeping products and materials in use is getting smaller and smaller day by day.
Despite concerted efforts, CO2 emissions, natural resource extraction, and processing—around 50% of current greenhouse gas emissions—is increasing. Demand for raw materials under a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario is predicted to double by 2050. To reverse these negative trends, governments, technologists, and entrepreneurs must embrace and prioritize the circular transition.
Scale360° fast-tracks Fourth Industrial Revolution impact in the circular economy by bringing together public and private sector leaders and innovators to jumpstart collaboration for circular innovation.
Scale360° leverages innovation ‘hubs’ to bring together leaders in science, policy and business to trigger circular change. Scale360°’s unique, tested methodology – and its Scale360° Circular Innovation Playbook – deploy Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to rethink consumption and production, helping to transform the pipeline of future innovations.
Brought together by Scale360°, stakeholders including financiers, technologists, activists, public servants and others in need of circular innovation solutions, can share challenges, innovations, lessons learned and opportunities.
THE PROGRAM
1 - Training & Business Model Analyse (December 18-19, 2021)
In the first phase of the program, you will learn the basics of circular economy, find out opportunities for your business and have guidance with detailed analysis of your current business flows to transform them into circular flows.
2 - Demo Day (February 12, 2022)
In the second phase, we will find out your exact needs to transform your business model into circular one. According to your needs, you will be linked with to-the-point partners of World Economic Forum (WEF) & Global Shapers Ankara Hub. At the Demo-day, you will be expected to make a presentation to the partners to start a collaboration on your circular economy journey!
Detailed information about the events will be shared with the selected startups.
If you have any further questions, please get in touch with us via globalshapersankara@gmail.com
The Global Shapers Community is a network of Hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements, and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. The Global Shapers Community is an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Global Shapers Ankara Hub includes young professionals (from different backgrounds, nationalities, work and education levels) come together to change the state of their community and to make a globally integrated impact. Since, Ankara is the capital of Turkey, it focuses on building collaboration with public/private sector leaders and global/local stakeholders in its projects.
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