Circular Economy RDI Booster helps companies accelerate the green transition by turning sustainability challenges into business opportunities.
The project strengthens circular economy expertise among Uusimaa-based companies and promotes business models built on circular principles.
For SMEs in Uusimaa that want to grow and renew through circular economy solutions.
The Circular Economy RDI Booster offers companies a free three-step path toward circularity. With expert support, companies can anticipate industry developments, implement a business-driven circular economy project, and initiate product development. You can participate in the full process or join directly at the project or implementation stage.
Foresight helps your company identify future opportunities and key drivers of change in the circular economy.
The package includes:
A report and recommended actions based on workshop results
As a result, the company identifies one circular economy challenge or opportunity to address in the circular economy project.
In the circular economy project, the company ideates, tests, and develops a circular product or service under expert guidance.
The package includes:
Practical tools and materials for customer-oriented, sustainable development
The outcome is a customer-driven concept based on circular economy principles. The service is provided free of charge to companies as de minimis aid.
Once the concept is ready, we help finalize it into a market-ready and compliant solution.
We support:
Consideration of regulations, certifications, and intellectual property rights
We provide concise material on these topics as well as the opportunity for 1–3 targeted sparring sessions on agreed themes. The service is provided free of charge to companies as de minimis aid.
Circular Economy RDI Booster is a project co-funded by the European Union (ERDF) and implemented by Metropolia and Laurea Universities of Applied Sciences in collaboration within the Uusimaa region. Project duration: 1 November 2024 – 31 August 2027.
