On 11 November, Nordic Circular Hotspot and Holland Circular Hotspot met in Trondheim to sign a formal partnership agreement. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima from the Netherlands as well as His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit from Norway.
The new collaboration aims to accelerate the market transition for circular solutions and businesses in and between The Netherlands and the Nordics. Since the launch of Nordic Circular Hotspot during the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in Helsinki in June 2019, the two Hotspots have worked closely together. The formation of Nordic Circular Hotspot was inspired by the Holland Circular Hotspot and now the time had come to formalize the partnership.
State visit to Norway
The signing ceremony was part of the state visit, held from November 9-11 and accompanied by Dutch foreign minister Ben Knapen. The main themes of the visit include bilateral and international co-operation, climate change, the energy transition and sustainability, with the circular economy being in the spotlight through the Partnership Agreement*.
* Nordic Circular Hotspot
About Nordic Circular Hotspot
The consortium’s mission is to accelerate the transition to an inclusive, resource-efficient, regenerative and circular market in the Nordic region. The Hotspot aims to contribute in a meaningful way to reinvent how the Nordics design, produce and market products. It also wants to rethink how the Nordics use and consume goods and services and redefine growth in the Nordics and what is possible through reuse, reduction, repairing, regeneration and, most importantly, systems change. The Hotspot’s goal is to achieve critical mass of circular and sustainable dynamics and transactions in all value chains, to reach transitional tipping points faster in all segments and sectors of the Nordic market. Nordic Circular Hotspot has been co-funded by Nordic Innovation since 2019.
