When coordinating a Horizon Europe project as ambitious as RISERS, one quickly learns that success depends not only on the strength of the consortium, but also on the quality of the people around it – those who challenge us, inspire us, and make sure we always keep sight of the bigger picture. For us, that … Read more
The RISERS consortium held its fourth consortium meeting on 13th November 2025 in Brussels, after the RISERS Plenary held the day before. The full-day meeting delved into our current and future work, including: It was great to have on-spot discussions and presentations, and we look forward to implementing our conclusions from the meeting!
On 12 November 2025, RISERS held its hybrid Plenary of the Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation Roadmap Working Groups at the EIT House in Brussels, bringing together about 80 participants in total. The event gathered members of standardisation bodies, industry, researchers and policymakers to review the preliminary recommendations developed by the 10 RISERS Working Groups and to define the … Read more
In October 2024, EIT RawMaterials conducted a targeted survey involving two European industry associations and two steel producers to assess the perceived need for standardisation of scrap and slag materials. The findings revealed a complex landscape: while there was some interest in harmonising standards at the European level, previous attempts to establish a European Standard for ferrous scrap had been rejected by expert groups, citing the existence of divergent … Read more
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new RISERS Factsheet, From Waste to Resource: Reforming End-of-Waste Criteria through Standards, now available in the Resources section of our website and on ZENODO within the RISERS Community. Based on the findings of the RISERS project, this fact sheet provides an overview of the EU’s current … Read more
🎉 We’re excited to announce that RISERS will be featured at the upcoming SUSTRACK Project & EuBioNet online event — “Projects2Projects: Showcasing Key Results, Inspiring New Opportunities,” taking place on October 28th, 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. Our colleague Andrea Motola from Enspire Science Ltd. will present RISERS during the Open Mic session, highlighting … Read more
On October 7th, RISERS partner Ghent University will host a hybrid seminar for the official launch of RES2Go, an innovative open-source webtool developed in collaboration with DG ENER and the industrial advisory board of the ECM project PIECE. The event is organised by UGent’s Energy & Cluster Management (ECM) research group, part of the Energy … Read more
WHEN: 27 October 2025, 14:00 to 16:00 CET WHERE: Online (Zoom) RISERS and The Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice invite you to an online knowledge exchange (sensemaking) workshop to finalise the proposal to replace End of Waste criteria with Standards. This workshop offers a practical opportunity to shape a response to the European Commission’s public consultation … Read more
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025Time: 09:30–16:30 CET Hybrid event Venue : Rue Guimard 7 (4th floor), EIT House, Brussels Context The RISERS roadmap on industrial symbiosis standardisation is being developed as a strategic reference for European and national standardisation bodies, industry stakeholders, policymakers, and R&I actors. It supports the objectives of the Circular Economy Action … Read more
The RISERS project contributed to the 2025 EURAS Conference with a poster and paper on “Practitioner-Centred Standardisation for Industrial Symbiosis: Insights from the European RISERS Survey”. The conference gathered around 50 participants from the research and standardisation communities, providing a valuable platform for exchange and collaboration. Among nine posters presented at the event in Madrid, … Read more
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