Ecomondo: "SwitchMed Connect", the European Union's circular economy event, in Italy for the first time

SwitchMed, founded in 2013 by the European Union, is the result of collaboration between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Economics Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production. SwitchMed, founded in 2013 by theEuropean Union, is the result of collaboration between theUnited Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the...

SwitchMed, founded in 2013 by the European Union, is the result of collaboration between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Economics Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production.

"SwichMed Connect" will see the Mediterranean's leading start-ups, entrepreneurs, sector operators, political and financial institutions gathered at Ecomondo to promote and accelerate the transition to sustainable consumption and production models in the southern Mediterranean. The second day will feature the #EYESONBLUE ceremony awarding prizes to the 3 best entrepreneurs and their innovative Blue Economy projects. The contest is jointly organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), EU Neighbours Southand the SwitchMed programme. 

The programme includes "SwitchMed: sustainable and circular fish food systems for a Blue Economy in the Mediterranean" and conferences on transversal topics: textile and fashion industry, access to sustainable finance, circularity of plastics and open-eco innovation.

Calendar of events here

Ecomondo 2022, now at its 25^th edition and a forerunner on circular economy and sustainable development topics, will also be a partner of the first Mediterranean pavilion at COP27, the annual meeting of countries that have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6^th to 18^thNovember 2022.

Italian Exhibition Group Press Contacts:
Press Office Manager: Marco Forcellini, [email protected]
International Press Office Coordinator:  Silvia Giorgi, [email protected], +39-0541-744814 

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