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Sustainable, systemic changes in the use of both energy and raw materials are key to safeguarding a strong economy and a high standard of living in Flanders. The transition to a circular economy is contingent upon comprehensive change; it hinges not only on technological advances but also on systemic organisational, societal, financial and policy innovations.
Flanders has already taken the first steps towards policy changes that promote a circular economy, beginning with the adoption of the Flanders’ Materials Programme in 2011. Six years down the road, starting in 2017, the programme will be relaunched as Circular Flanders, with an even stronger focus on an integrated approach to a circula r future.
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Deckmyn, S. (2018). Circular Flanders: Adaptive Policy for a Circular Economy. In: Lehmann, H. (eds) Factor X. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50079-9_23
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