Events
Design & Innovation Forum
Explore opportunities, solutions & ideas for transforming products for the circular economy with leading innovators, designers & companies.
Join us at the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Design & Innovation Forum to hear ideas, inspiration and practical insights from leading innovators, designers, brands and manufacturers on advancing safe and circular design, and accelerating circular business models across the Nordic region and beyond.
Featuring a plenary session and Q&A from William McDonough, co-founder of Cradle to Cradle and co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things and The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability — Designing for Abundance.
GAIN INSIGHT from thought leaders and innovators during roundtable conversations on opportunities and challenges for advancing circular design & business models throughout the Nordic region and beyond.
DISCOVER NEW TOOLS, RESOURCES & BEST PRACTICES for transforming processes and products for the circular economy from brands, manufacturers and sustainability experts.
CONNECT & NETWORK with other professionals, companies and organizations committed to transforming products and processes for a global circular economy.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Monday, 4 November
Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard Preview Workshop (limited availability)
Time: 13:00 - 16:30
Location: Skanska Stockholm
Find out what makes the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard the world’s most advanced multi-attribute, multi-industry, science-based solution for designing and making safe, circular products in this half-day workshop hosted by Skanska. Explore the new draft Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard (Version 4) in depth with members of the Institute’s Science & Certification team, including details on updated requirements for material health, product circularity, renewable energy and climate, water stewardship, and social fairness — plus practical advice for using the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard as a pathway towards more responsible production and consumption.
Tuesday, 5 November
Design & Innovation Forum
Time: 9:00 - 17:00
Location: Clarion Stockholm, Ringvagen
Tentative Schedule:
Opening Remarks
Peter Templeton, president & CEO, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Advancing the Circular Economy across the Nordic Region
Nordic Circular Hotspot
From Linear to Circular: Transforming the Global Economy by Design
A conversation about the role of design in accelerating the shift towards a circular economy with thought leaders and innovators including architect Kasper Jensen, owner of 3XN architects and founder of GXN innovation and Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini Sportswear.
Plenary Session and Q&A with William McDonough, co-founder of Cradle to Cradle and co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things and The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability — Designing for Abundance.
Making the Circular Economy a Practical Proposition
A discussion of challenges and opportunities in the Nordic region and beyond moderated by Josefina Sallen, RISE Focus Area Manager - Circular Transition.
Transforming Products for the Circular Economy
Tools, resources, insights & best practices from leading brands including G-Star, Troldtekt, Tarkett and others.
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PRODUCT
STANDARD PREVIEW WORKSHOP ONLY
Monday, 4 November
Early Registration: €60 // now - 15 October
Regular Registration: €80 // 16 October - 1 November
Student Registration: €50 with valid student identification
Limited availability
DESIGN & INNOVATION FORUM
Monday & Tuesday 4-5 November
Early Registration: €120 // now - 15 October
Regular Registration: €150 // 16 October - 1 November
Student Registration: €75 with valid student identification
Registration includes:
- preview workshop for the new Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard Version 4 on Monday, 4 November at Skanska (limited availability)
- full-day forum admission on Tuesday, 5 November at Clarion Ringvagen (with coffee & lunch provided)
WITH THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS
SWEDISH POSTCODE LOTTERY FOUNDATION
TROLDTEKT
