As INSET comes to a close, we celebrate three years of cooperation: practical training tools, 137 Observatory resources and 10 policy recommendations to support industrial symbiosis across Europe.

INSET concludes three years of cooperation for industrial symbiosis

As INSET reaches its final week, we celebrate the collective work of our partners, stakeholders and participants to support industrial symbiosis through knowledge, training and collaboration.

From identifying skills needs to developing practical resources and policy recommendations, INSET has built a foundation that others can use and develop further. Highlights include:

• A competency map informed by 70 studies, papers and articles, alongside a capacity building methodology.
• A toolkit bringing together an industrial symbiosis course, a web platform with 23 learning scenarios, a publication featuring 10 best practices and a practical networking handbook.
• Six promotional workshops with 202 participants recorded in total.
• An Industrial Symbiosis Observatory bringing together 137 resources, supported by a validation process involving 30 participants.
• A policy brief informed by a validation process involving 31 participants.
• A joint final webinar on the Observatory and policy work, with 83 participants recorded.

These results reflect the time, expertise and commitment of everyone involved. We warmly thank all consortium partners, the stakeholders who contributed their experience and feedback, and everyone who joined our workshops, validation activities and webinar. We also acknowledge the support of the European Union through Erasmus+.

The project is ending, but the opportunity to put its results into practice continues. We invite businesses, policymakers, educators and researchers to explore INSET’s resources, share them through their networks and use them to support new industrial symbiosis initiatives.

Thank you for being part of INSET!