Emanuela Vanacore

Researcher

Tel
+46 10 228 40 35
Email
emanuela.vanacore@ri.se
Location
Göteborg
ORCID
0000-0002-9463-3444
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Innovative sludge treatment & resource recovery for sustainable steel

Stainless steel production generates large amounts of pickling sludge with high levels of both valuable metals and hazardous substances. iSTRESS 2.0 develops circular & climate-friendly processes to recycle resources, reduce l…
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Care - Circular flows of plastic & textiles in healthcare

How can disposable products in healthcare be collected and recycled safely and sustainably? This project conducted practical experiments that formed the basis for proposals on circular business models.
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Public Service Platforms for Circular Municipalities

The Circular Public Service Platforms for Circular, Innovative and Resilient Municipalities through Pre-Commercial Procurement (CircularPSP) project aims to accelerate the digital transition towards a Circular Economy (CE), b…
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Utilization of organic sludge in the metal industry - OSMET 3.0

The OSMET project aims to apply industrial symbiosis to upgrade and maximize the value chain of residual products generated from various industrial sectors for metallurgical applications and beyond, thus helping to mitigate climat…
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Measuring circular business models

How do we measure the cost effectiveness of circular economy? Does higher circular economy performance increase demand? How do we increase the spread of circular business models in society (via measurement)? These are the themes f…
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Public PROcurement with a Circular Economy EDge

Public authorities are major global consumers and therefore they play a pivotal role in production and consumption dynamics, including sustainable ones. However, evidence shows that there are a number of key issues that prevent a …
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CIRcularity metrics in business KPIs – pilot studies

For the transition to circular business models to succeed, there is a need to set new benchmarks, new performance indicators and adjust strategies to monitor progress. Finding CE indicators that are clear, easy to apply and commun…
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Financing circular business models - risks and opportunities

Manufacturing companies who want to switch to more circular business models, such as selling products as a service or function, will see balance sheet and cash flow effects that require new financing solutions. The project wants t…
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Green requirements from the EU – what you need to know

By 2050, Europe will become the world’s first carbon-neutral continent. A concrete roadmap began to take shape in 2019, when the European Green Deal was reached. The EU has now proposed a large number of updated and new policies u…
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The circular procurements of the future will change our purchasing patterns

In 2020, public procurements amounted to a value of almost SEK 900 billion. Can procurement be a fast track to switching to a circular economy, and what do the manufacturers think? Eva-Lotta Löwstedt Lundell, CEO of Adda, believes…
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This is how circular procurement can drive innovation

Public procurement is one of the fastest ways to steer Sweden towards a more circular economy. Better research and prompt feedback between purchasers and suppliers are two crucial factors in boosting the procurement process and re…
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Circular product flows enabled rapid transition in Region Skåne

When the corona virus pandemic hit in full force, stringent demands were placed on society's adaptability. Through circular procurement and reuse, Region Skåne was able to quickly set up field hospitals and vaccination centres, av…
Expertise

Circularity indicators

Those that commit to circular transition should measure more. What is measured is managed. Plus, it will tell you if your efforts made any real difference.
Expertise

Circular Business Models

By basing business models and value propositions on a circular logic, companies can reduce their environmental impact while strengthening their business. Instead of producing material products with primary resources and offering t…
Expertise

Circular Procurement

We are experts in procurement, and specifically public procurement, of goods and services in line with the principles of circular economy. Our expertise includes circular economy and procurement strategy, circular economy criteria…
Expertise

Circular financing

Circular financing is a new and exciting research area that covers how financing, financial markets and financial actors are affected by a transition from a linear to a circular economy in theory and practice, at all lev…
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