Transforming Waste Fishing Gear into Business Opportunities
Online: International Conference
Complimentary Webinar from Blue Circular Economy
5th October 2020 9.00 AM GMT (10.00 AM CET) – 16.30 PM GMT (17.30 CET)
Supporters: European Commission, Global Ghost Gear Initiative, Innovation Centre Iceland
Conference organised by: The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, UCA Business School within the Blue Circular Economy project
Background
There is growing global concern over the impact of waste plastics in the environment and particularly marine litter in the oceans. It is increasingly being recognised that waste fishing gear is a significant part of the problem. Recent research published by the European Commission (EC) has indicated that 27% of marine litter is derived from waste fishing gear; but other sources indicate the figure may be higher. Policy is starting to develop in several countries to tackle the issues. The EC announced in March 2019 under the Single Use Plastics Directive an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme focused on increasing recycling and reuse amongst fishing gear producers, assemblers and distributors.
Event objectives
Transforming Waste Fishing Gear into Business Opportunities will highlight the emerging policy, explore issues related to the circular design of fishing gear and provide an update on research within the Blue Circular Economy project. The conference will conclude with discussion over future issues related to policy, circular business models, supply chains and marketing.
Programme
Chaired by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, Business School for the Creative Industries, University for the Creative Arts (UCA)
09.00 Opening
Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Project Leader, Blue Circular Economy, Department of International Business, NTNU in Ålesund
09.20 Keynote
Joel Baziuk, Deputy Director, Global Ghost Gear Initiative
09.50 Waste fishing gear in the EU policy context
Maris Stulgis, Policy Officer, European Commission
10.20 Lessons from Greenland: Retrieving and recycling nets in Greenland
Mette Frost & Cuno Jensen, Senior Advisor & CEO, WWF Denmark (Greenland & the Arctic) & Qalut Vonin, Greenalnd
10.45 Online Speed Networking
11.15 Panel discussion: Circular Design of Fishing Gear
Chaired by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design (®), Business School for the Creative Industries, University for the Creative Arts (UCA)
12.15 BCE Work Package Updates
Chaired: Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Project Leader, Blue Circular Economy, Department of International Business, NTNU in Ålesund
Presentations & Q&A
13.00 Lunch Break
14.00 Online Speed Networking
14.30 BCE Work Research Updates
Chaired by: Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design (®), Business School for the Creative Industries, University for the Creative Arts (UCA)
Presentations & Q&A followed by Panel discussion
16.15 Summing up
16.30 Close
Blue Circular Economy
Blue Circular Economy is funded by Northern Periphery & Arctic (NPA) Programme (European Regional Development Fund) that is being organised between 2018-2021). Free mentoring on eco-innovation related to waste fishing gear is available for eligible companies with less than 250 employees based in the NPA region (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland west coast of Republic of Ireland, northern areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland (except for Belfast), Greenland and Faroe Islands). For more information on SME support for companies in the NPA region email Richard on rigl@ntnu.no or Arron arron.w.tippett@ntnu.no
Registration
To book your place email Ros on rcarruthers@uca.ac.uk
Further information
For more information contact:
Ros Carruthers
The Centre for Sustainable Design ®
Business School for the Creative Industries
UCA
+44 (0) 1252 892772
Blue Circular Economy is funded by Northern Periphery & Arctic Programme (European Regional Development Fund) that is being organised between 2018-2021.
