RReuse, the European network is located in Pamplona, 6-8.11.19
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RREUSE - the European network of social enterprises active in reuse, repair and recycling - has organized its third annual conference, 'Role of Social & Solidarity Enterprises in the Circular Economy'. In Berriozar (Pamplona, Navarra, Spain), on 6-8.11.19.
RREUSE, the basis of the circular economy
Reuse and repair they have a crucial value, with a significant impact on society and the environment. An indispensable social innovation, to achieve the former objectives indicated in the Lansink scale (the Lansink's ladder), also known as the waste hierarchy. According to an order that should be based above all on the reduction of use and consumption. As well as on the correct design of materials, for the express purpose of reducing waste and encouraging the reuse of resources.
'In the long term, everything - even in spite of the slightest vulnerability, with the ruthlessness of time - it is destined to break. Yet our planet has been around for perhaps four billion years. And robustness, of course, can't just mean preventing a crack that could end up crashing the system. Given the unattainability of perfect robustness, we need a mechanism by which the system continually regenerates itself. Using, rather than suffering, random events, unpredictable shocks, stressors and volatility. ' (1)
Antifragile. The strategies supporting the concept of durability and resilience of consumer goods are at the center of the meeting in Pamplona. Where a series of social enterprises dedicated to the reuse and repair of objects and tools will share their positive experiences. Good practices, creation of inclusive jobs in the area, provision of ecological products and services, favorable interaction with the surrounding society.
RREUSE, the meeting in Pamplona, 6-8.11.19
The 'three days' of Pamplona it is not just a lecture based on frontal 'lessons'. In fact, the program is divided into workshop interactive participation, to share concrete solutions to practical problems. With insights on:
- reuse of textile products and electronic waste,
- evolution of the EU rules and policies on the issues of The circular economy and the measurement of social impact,
networking operating. Networking, with a solidarity and cooperative approach rather than a competitive one, to favor the realization of the common good.
Participants they will also have the opportunity to visit Berriozar and Pamplona, in the Spanish region of Navarre, famous in Europe for the support for the development of social enterprises and supportive. With a visit, on the first day, to an important reuse facility managed by the social enterprise Traperos de Emaús Navarre.
The program is available on https://www.rreuse.org/3rd-international-conference-on-the-role-of-social-solidarity-enterprises-in-the-circular-economy/. Registrations are open until 30.10.19. The spaces are accessible to people with disability. Interpretation from English is available in Spanish and Italian, French to be confirmed. For more information and contacts, write to [email protected].
Dario Dongo
Note
(1) Informal translation from an excerpt from the text by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 'Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder' (Penguin, 2013. ISBN 13: 9780141038223). See https://fs.blog/2014/04/antifragile-a-definition/
Dario Dongo, lawyer and journalist, PhD in international food law, founder of WIISE (FARE - GIFT - Food Times) and Égalité.
