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This section will include two sub-sections: one with technical documents and another one with dissemination materials.

Technical documents

Handbook for facilitating the Circular Economy Transition in the EU furniture industry

This handbook is a guide for helping companies and stakeholders in the implementation of companies' circular transition and thus enhancing their competitiveness and jobs attractiveness.

Report on the results of the pilot testing of the Self Assessment Tool (T4.4)

This document compiles feedback from a survey completed by companies that tested the FurnCIRCLE online tool. This tool is designed to help companies evaluate their level of maturity and readiness to implement circular economy practices, as well as identify their priority actions.

Recommendations for advancing the Circular Economy in the EU furniture industry

This report presents ten strategic recommendations to accelerate the circular economy (CE) transition in the EU furniture sector, based on experts’ insights from the FurnCIRCLE project. It identifies cultural, financial, and technical barriers and offers practical solutions to help businesses, policymakers, educators, and industry networks to drive systemic change.

Circular Economy Skills, Knowledge, and Competences needs in the furniture sector

This report presents the findings of the FurnCIRCLE survey, designed to identify the necessary skills, knowledge, and competences (SKCs) to accelerate the transition to a circular economy (CE) within the European furniture and woodworking industries.

D5.1 Blueprint proposal for take-back scheme

The report contains the Green KSCs needs and recommendations for CE deployment.

D2.2 Report on questionnaire evidences

The report contains the main highlights about Circular Transition maturity of the Furniture industry at EU level, gathered by the answers to the massive questionnaire by a total of 109 companies.

Dissemination materials

Newsletter 2 - March 2025

Newsletter 2 contains the latest news from the FurnCircle project.

Pannello Ecomondo Albero

FLA participates to the next edition of Ecomondo (the most relevant EU fair about sustainability) with a corporate booth and a press release campaign. One of the key contents will be the results of the Furncircle survey. We have prepared an infographic that summarizes the main evidence (in Italian) that will be printed on the main wall of the booth. The press release will include a short comment of the results.