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Year 13th, number 138 - July 2025
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Special edition on European bioeconomy and
the Horizon Europe project BioReCer
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BioReCer: Driving the EU bioeconomy through smarter certification
BioReCer is advancing the EU bioeconomy by enhancing certification schemes for sustainability, circularity, and traceability of biological resources, ensuring a greener and more transparent future. Read the article as part of the communication activities carried out by Cittadinanzattiva/Active Citizenship Network with the support of Innovation News Network, ACN media partner.
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Unlocking trust in bio-based products: How BioReCer is transforming certification standards across Europe
As Europe accelerates its shift toward a circular bioeconomy, the BioReCer project is emerging as a key force in redefining certification standards to ensure the credibility, sustainability, and trustworthiness of bio-based products. Read the article as part of the communication activities carried out by Cittadinanzattiva/Active Citizenship Network with the support of Innovation News Network, ACN media partner.
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| Consumers' Rights |
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#BioReCerQuiz: Test your knowledge on bio-based solutions
Bio-Based Quiz is part of the #BioReCer social media campaign led by Cittadinanzattiva! This initiative is designed to raise awareness about the environmental and economic benefits of bio-based products, highlighting the importance of renewable raw materials and the potential of waste as a valuable resource. Are you keeping up with our quiz? Certifications and their criteria play a key role in ensuring sustainability, origin & traceability! To not miss the social media posts with the quiz questions, simply become part of our BioReCer LinkedIn Group.
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Which of the following best describes the concept of a circular economy?
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What are bio-based products?
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What is the main advantage of bio-based products compared to traditional ones?
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What are fossil raw materials?
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What does an environmental certification for bio-based products assess?
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Why are environmental certifications important for consumers?
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Did you get the answers right? Every time we post a new quiz question, we will update this page with the correct answers. Keep checking back to track your progress and learn more!
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Become a BioReCer stakeholder!
The development of guidelines for assessment and certification schemes is a key step towards improving the traceability and transparency of bio-based products. These guidelines will help standardise the process, taking into account crucial aspects like environmental performance and trade. With consistent and rigorous certification approaches, the BioReCer project aims to offer reliable and comparable information on the origin and sustainability of bio-based products.
You can actively contribute to this certification process! If you work in the bioindustrial sector, or you are a consumer associations, your input is essential. Participate in the design of the methods we’re developing — through questionnaires, seminars, workshops, and more. Become part of our network of collaborators, and get involved here.
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| Events |
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16 July 2025 | Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament, Rome (Italy): European Data Space: actions for Italy
A crucial moment of discussion among competent authorities, policymakers, experts and stakeholders during the first institutional event entirely dedicated to the European Health Data Space and the newly adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/327.
An important opportunity to align the European vision and national actions toward a federated, interoperable, and secure ecosystem for the primary and secondary use of electronic health data. To download the programme, click here. Read more.
For Cittadinanzattiva, the newly re-elected Secretary General, Anna Lisa Mandorino, has been invited to join the panel of speakers. Ideally, the event fits perfectly in continuity with the recent celebrations of the 2025 European Patients’ Rights Day at the European Parliament, titled “Exploring the benefits of health data sharing for patients, healthcare systems, and medical research at the EU level”.
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11 September 2025: Shaping trust in bio-based products innovation: digital tools for reliable certiffication
How can we build trust in bio-based innovation? Join us for the final BioReCer Stakeholder Meeting and click here for the free registration. The webinar is planned on September 11, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST.
At this online event, it will be presented the results of the BioReCer EU-funded project (of which Cittadinanzattiva is a partner) and a live demonstration of the BIT Tool, a digital solution designed to support transparent and reliable certification schemes in the bioeconomy.
The session will also include an interactive roundtable with diverse stakeholders to validate the tool and gather feedback. If you work in the bio-based sector—as a certifier, innovator, policymaker, or consumer advocate—this is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainable, trustworthy certification. Read more.
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29-30 October 2025 I Santiago de Compostela (Spain): Biorecer final event
BioReCer is reshaping how we produce and consume, fostering a sustainable circular economy where every actor—from industry to consumers—has a part to play. What key insights have emerged from the four case studies? This and much more will be explored during the BioReCer Final Event, taking place in Spain at the end of October. Stay tuned for updates, follow our hashtag #BioReCer, and join the conversation in our LinkedIn groups: BioReCer – Biological Resources Certification Schemes & Certification and Labelling Schemes for the EU BioEconomy.
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