Circular Week 2024: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Business

The NPCC, as a Partner of Circular Week 2024, cordially invites to this year’s edition and highly engaging events, where businesses and innovators come together to push the boundaries of the circular economy.

This exciting week of 21-25 October is filled with workshops, panels, and networking opportunities focused on sustainable practices. Whether you’re a startup or a large corporation, there’s something for everyone. Let’s work together to build a more sustainable future!

Our special recommendation goes to the “Sustainable FMCG: towards extended producer responsibility” event at the Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw, where methods of how fast-moving consumer goods companies can embrace sustainability and take responsibility for the full lifecycle of their products will be discussed.

Friday, 25 October, 9:00-14:00
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Warsaw
ul. Kawalerii 10, 00-468 Warsaw

Register  here.

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 – Registration and coffee

9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome by the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Poland, Jennes de Mol

9:10 – 9:25 – EPR: A Comprehensive Overview of the European Context – presentation

• Anna Sapota, Vice President Public Affairs Eastern Europe North, TOMRA

9:25 – 9.45 – Status of EPR in the Netherlands – presentation

• Femke den Hartog, Public Affairs officer on corporate social responsibility, INretail.

InRetail is a trade association in the Netherlands representing entrepreneurs in the home and interior, fashion, shoes and sporting sectors, with over 7000 members and more than 17,000 business locations. It is the largest organisation of its kind in non-food retail, covering a sector with a turnover of 25 billion and 150,000 employees

9:45 – 11:00 – Panel discussion I: EPR in production phase (including eco design, digital product passport)

Moderation: Agnieszka Sznyk PhD, INNOWO

• Agata Czachórska, Country Sustainability Manager, IKEA Group,

• Bogdan Ślęk, Public&Government Affairs Director CEE, Sygnify,

• Łukasz Sosnowski, Head, ProKarton Foundation,

• Sebastian Tołwiński, Corporate Affairs & Communications Director, Central and Southeastern Europe, FLORA FOOD GROUP,

• Vive Textile representative.

11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break

11:15 – 11.30 Refurbishing – Polish consumers towards the practice of product refurbishment – presentation

• dr hab. Katarzyna Stasiuk, prof. Jagiellonian University,

11:30 – 12:45 – Panel discussion II: EPR in retail and after sale phase (repair, deposit system, “waste” collection)

Moderation: Marzena Cypryanska-Nezlek, Uniwersytet SWPS

• Magdalena Brzezińska, Director Corporate Affairs, Grupa Żywiec (Heineken),

• Femke den Hartog, INretail, Public Affairs officer on corporate social responsibility,

• Michał Mikołajczyk, Director of Sales and External Relations, Rekopol,

• Marta Słomkowska, Digital Marketing Specialist, Device Europe,

• dr hab. Katarzyna Stasiuk, prof. Jagiellonian University,

• Wouter Winters, Enterprise Account Manager, Commvault, Founder Pidzh, Sustainability Director,

• Paweł Wróblewski, Business Development Director Poland, Envipco Holding N.V.

12:45 – 13:00 – O&A session

13:00 – 14:00 – Networking Lunch