Circular Economy Act: challenges, opportunities and implications for European packaging

Europe is called upon to transform the circular economy into an industrial policy lever, capable of strengthening competitiveness, accelerating decarbonisation and creating a single European market for secondary raw materials. The packaging supply chain represents a strategic sector for achieving these objectives, through harmonised rules and investments in innovation and recycling. In this context, the results of the study 'A new European industrial policy for the circular economy', carried out by CONAI and TEHA Group, will be presented, identifying the priorities for strengthening European industrial leadership and enhancing the contribution of the circular economy to the growth and resilience of the continent. The event will bring together representatives of national and European institutions, and of some EPR schemes, to discuss the opportunities offered by the future Circular Economy Act and the conditions needed to translate them into concrete results.
A high-level discussion to build a shared vision of competitiveness and sustainability in the Europe to come.

Session Chair

Simona Fontana, Director General CONAI

Program

16.00 Welcome Remarks
Ignazio Capuano, President CONAI

16.05 Scenario address
Eric Mamer, Director-General, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), European Commission – video message
Pierfrancesco Maran, Chair of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament – video message

16.20 Presentation of the results of the Ambrosetti study - A new European industrial policy for the circular economy
Matteo Zaupa/Emiliano Briante, TEHA - The European House Ambrosetti
Simona Fontana, Director General CONAI

16.45 Round Table
A dialogue on the economic and industrial levers of sustainability in the European context
Contributions from:
Edo Ronchi, President of the Foundation for Sustainable Development
Hester Klein Lankhorst, CEO Verpact
Monika Romenska, Director of Public Affairs, EXPRA
Massimo Milani, Secretary of the Environment, Territory and Public Works Committee, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Tullio Patassini, Head of the Secretariat of the President of the Productive Activities Committee, Italian Chamber of Deputies

17.20 Conclusions
Laura D'Aprile, Head of the Department for Sustainable Development of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security