News about Cirmar

March 21, 2023

Sustainable living, where to begin?

The transition to a circular economy requires more than technical solutions. We need to change our perspective towards the world we live on. That is easier said than done. Ilse Meelberghs, practitioner of applied ecopsychology, helps people in their quest to live more sustainably and ecologically. She shines her light on what is important to...

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February 13, 2023

For Alpheios, taking responsibility is the only option

The transition to a circular economy does not happen by itself. Taking steps in the right direction requires cooperation. This is where Alpheios and Cirmar found each other: in a shared circular ambition. That ambition translates, among other things, into capturing the circular products in C_passport®. Birgitte Engelen, proposition manager sustainability at Alpheios: “Doing things...

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February 10, 2023

LCA+ as the new standard for circularity

Circular Economy Week is the time to take meaningful steps towards – you guessed it – a circular economy. In this article, we explain why Cirmar believes LCA+ (full responsibility) is the way forward in terms of calculating impact. The gist of it? Circularity is all about material conservation, which is what we should all...

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January 11, 2023

FBBasic, Cirmar’s parent company, celebrates its 10-year anniversary

Circular production is no longer only for companies that put the environment first. Scarcity of materials, changing customer priorities and European legislation force more and more companies to change their production processes to more sustainable alternatives. With these developments in mind, Frans Beckers founded FBBasic ten years ago. A few years later, Cirmar followed. He...

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December 23, 2022

Talking about the importance of data and product passports with Squadra

The importance of data in a transition from a linear to circular economy is indisputable, as digital processes form a core of the transition a “data boom” is to be expected. This offers challenges as well as possibilities. On the 16th of December Squadra and Cirmar had an interesting talk about the role of master...

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