{"id":18200,"date":"2026-07-27T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/webinar-eu-circular-economy-and-business-opportunities-what-smes-need-to-know-now\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:53:35","slug":"webinar-eu-circular-economy-and-business-opportunities-what-smes-need-to-know-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/webinar-eu-circular-economy-and-business-opportunities-what-smes-need-to-know-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: EU Circular Economy and Business Opportunities \u2013 What SMEs Need to Know Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18200\" class=\"elementor elementor-18200 elementor-18172\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a8e40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7a8e40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b3c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52b3c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1835\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31.png 1835w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31-1024x522.png 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-15.44.31-1536x783.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8985a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8985a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>On 17 June 2026, the CIRC-2-ZERO project hosted a webinar exploring the European Union&#8217;s circular economy regulations and the business opportunities they create for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The discussion focused on how the rapidly evolving policy landscape is shaping business competitiveness and what new market opportunities the transition to a circular economy is likely to create in the coming years.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The keynote speaker, Member of the European Parliament Sirpa Pietik\u00e4inen, emphasized that the transition to a circular economy is not a one-off change but an ongoing process driven by policy decisions and regulatory developments. For businesses, this means that success depends not only on complying with new requirements, but also on recognizing emerging trends early and using them strategically.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>A key message from the webinar was clear: companies that monitor regulatory developments and prepare in advance can turn policy changes into a genuine competitive advantage. This means adapting products, material use, and business models to meet future market expectations before they become industry standards.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>How can businesses benefit? <\/strong><\/div><ul><li>Interpret regulatory developments strategically.<\/li><li>Prepare early for upcoming policy changes.<\/li><li>Position themselves early in emerging circular economy markets.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcff73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bcff73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bb4f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8bb4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:EU:1e68f3e9-b16b-4b0e-b0db-99cf822565a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Slides of Sirpa Pietik\u00e4inen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21fe08 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b21fe08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Recording of the webinar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecedd5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aecedd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3282219 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3282219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee1235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee1235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The webinar was organized as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/business-services\/circ-2-zero\/\">CIRC-2-ZERO <\/a>project. The program supports companies in the electronics and engineered wood products sectors across the Baltic Sea Region in their transition towards lower-carbon manufacturing. 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