Perėjimas prie žiedinės ekonomikos yra vienas svarbiausių EESRK darbotvarkės klausimų kaip kovos su klimato krize ir mūsų planetos apsaugos sprendimas. Tai puiki galimybė pilietinei visuomenei, nes tokiu būdu galima:
- padidinti Europos pramonės konkurencingumą;
- skatinti tvarų ekonomikos augimą;
- kurti naujas darbo vietas.
Šiandien mūsų ekonomikoje vis dar vyraujantis gamybos ir vartojimo modelis „imti – gaminti – išmesti“ ne tik lemia išteklių eikvojimą, bet ir nepadeda kovoti su klimato kaita. Kitaip nei linijinė ekonomika, žiedinė ekonomika yra regeneracinis ir atkuriamasis modelis, kuriame daugiausia dėmesio skiriama ekonominės vertės kūrimui ir išsaugojimui, sprendžiant pasaulines aplinkos problemas, pavyzdžiui, susijusias su klimato kaita, biologinės įvairovės nykimu ir tarša, ir kartu teikiant ekonominę naudą.
Gera žinia yra tai, kad žiedinė pertvarka jau vyksta vietoje. Pilietinės visuomenės suinteresuotieji subjektai, įskaitant įmones, profesines sąjungas, akademinę bendruomenę ir žinių bendruomenes, jaunimo organizacijas, taip pat NVO ir kitas interesų grupes, kuria ir įgyvendina daug žiedinių iniciatyvų vietos ir regionų lygmeniu. Žiedinių sprendimų ir atitinkamų suinteresuotųjų subjektų lyderystės skatinimas yra geriausia galimybė Europai paspartinti perėjimą prie žiedinės ekonomikos.
Europos žiedinės ekonomikos suinteresuotųjų subjektų platforma, bendra EESRK ir Europos Komisijos iniciatyva, yra 2017 m. sukurta platforma, kurios tikslas – suburti Europos žiedinės ekonomikos bendruomenę. Suinteresuotųjų subjektų vadovaujama platforma remia Europos perėjimą prie žiedinės ekonomikos, skatindama dialogą, dalydamasi žiniomis ir keisdamasi geriausia patirtimi.
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