RREUSE Welcomes Two New Members to the Network
At RREUSE Network’s latest General Assembly in March 2023, we warmly welcomed two new members who will enrich our circle and add value to our goals, vision, and mission.
Buying Social and Green from Social Enterprises – RREUSE Updated Position paper on the Public Procurement Directive 2014/24
RREUSE finds the existing voluntary approach to foster social and environmental considerations in public purchases insufficient to encourage using public procurement to achieve key policy objectives.
Valorising used textiles locally through re-use and recycling activities: The contribution of social enterprises
Waste prevention is at the top of the waste hierarchy, and the positive impacts of reuse are further multiplied when reuse activities and second-hand sales take place locally. Re-using textiles locally is the most sustainable way to close the textiles loop as well as to deliver local jobs for the circular and just transition.
Putting people and skills at the core of the circular economy: 18 stories from social enterprises
Our study “Putting people and skills at the core of the circular economy: 18 stories from social enterprises” is officially released today! Through this collection of stories and the extraction of conclusions from them, this report highlights the vital role that social enterprises can play in upskilling and reskilling workers for a more circular economy, and reveals that without a clear understanding of the skills needed in a circular economy, it will be difficult to tailor training programs that ensure a balanced labor supply and demand.
RREUSE’s reaction to the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims
RREUSE welcomes the Commission’s intention to tackle misleading claims and greenwashing practices through the introduction of minimum criteria for the substantiation of green claims. However, the initiative still presents remaining issues.