Working in partnership to deliver change

By sharing and building on good practices, we can lead the transition towards a circular economy for Scotland. These collaborators include:

Scotland was the first country to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 network.

The CE100 is a global network set up by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) to bring together leading companies, emerging innovators and regions to accelerate the development of a circular economy.

By being part of the CE100, the Scottish Government can share its success with others and play a leadership role in the development of the circular economy.

It also helps Scotland build partnerships with businesses, innovators and other regions to capitalise on emerging opportunities.

We support the Scottish Government in its membership of the CE100 and coordinate a network of 10 Scottish SMEs who can benefit from access to CE100 events and resources. Connecting Scottish innovators with the global CE100 network will create opportunities to accelerate the circular economy in Scotland.

We work in collaboration with Scotland’s Innovation Centres to promote circular economy innovation via research and development, particularly in those key sectors as identified in the “Making Things Last” strategy such as Food and Drink (bioeconomy), construction and energy.

Scotland’s Innovation Centres aims to help businesses of all sizes increase the pace of innovation to grow and strengthen our economy for the future. We know that our future economic model must be a circular economy, therefore collaboration with Innovation Centres in the pursuit of our common goal is essential.

We work in close partnership with the Industrial Biotechnology Centre (IBioIC) for the acceleration of Scotland’s bioeconomy. We also collaborate with Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC).

In partnership with Funding Council, we have jointly funded the Scottish Institute for Remanufacture (SIR) which was established in May 2015.

Its goal is to accelerate the move towards a circular economy in Scotland through product remanufacture, reconditioning, repair and reuse by bringing industry and academia together.

Businesses of all sizes are invited to engage with SIR for support in responding to technical challenges to increase re-use, repair and remanufacture in their manufacturing operations. Support on offer includes access to expertise, matched funding, training and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

SIR is one of only four global centres of excellence for remanufacturing and is located within the University of Strathclyde.