What do packaging and plastics look like for tomorrow? We answered this question at our second congress stage on September 7 together with numerous experts in this field. Our conclusion: There are many possible solutions, and many companies are already demonstrating that Cradle to Cradle can be excellently implemented in the plastics and packaging industry. From established industrial companies to new C2C startups, waste management companies and recycling service providers, the speakers brought different perspectives to our panels.

This year we started with our new format “Deep Dive” and gave both VDID and Bike Magazine a 2-day digital and technical workshop on Cradle to Cradle.

At our 21st LAB Talk on June 4, we had the executive director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Ellen Ueberschär, as our guest. The conversation was about how we can achieve political change and promote Cradle to Cradle on a political level. One of the key questions is how we actually want to live in the future and what solutions we can use to achieve this.

At the Fall Academy, we set a new attendance record with 450 registrations from active and external participants. From a political panel discussion on C2C in research to a workshop on agile project management in volunteer work, the program covered a wide range of topics. And because one digital academy was simply not enough for us, we organized another academy in the fall, which was also a complete success.

On February 18, 2021, economist Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert was a guest at the Cradle to Cradle LAB Talk. In the talk with Tim, Kemfert spoke about instruments for switching to a sustainable economy, a holistic view of the climate and resource crisis, and the opportunities that Cradle to Cradle approaches offer for this.

The day-long summit focused on how the global textile value chain can be brought into cycles to end not only the waste of resources and environmental damage caused by the industry – especially in the producing countries of the Global South – but also the social consequences thereof.

At the C2C Forum: Kreislauf-Stadt Berlin we will discuss together with citizens and responsible persons from politics and economy what exactly the current challenges in dealing with resources in Berlin are, how we can solve them together and introduce circular material flows.

We chatted with Lamia Messari-Becker, about the evolution of World Creation Day, the potential impact of resource cards, and buildings of the future.

With Lars Klingbeil, Member of the German Bundestag, Secretary General of the SPD

The musician and author Bela B has been a member of the advisory board of Cradle to Cradle NGO since 2018. In the LAB Talk he talked to Tim Janßen about the concept and explains what he likes about it. And he explains why it’s a good idea to be a well-known artist who is committed to climate and environmental protection and social issues.

We talked to Delara Burckhardt about the EU Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan and her work as an EU parliamentarian in Corona times.

Timber construction pioneer Erwin Thoma and the architect Jörg Finkbeiner from Partner und Partner Architekten showed on March 6, 2020 at the C2C Forum “Climate-Positive Building” in the C2C LAB in front of a full house that building according to C2C – i.e. without any waste – is possible.

The expert forum showed that we can and must make some changes in the field of construction and architecture so that healthy and recyclable buildings are standard. The audience at the fourth C2C expert forum in the C2C LAB agreed that politicians should not think in such short term terms.

Mosa, Tarkett and QbiQ invited to the Cradle to Cradle Café in November 2019 with the theme ‘Positive Impact! Cradle to Cradle in buildings’ at C2C LAB.

After the one-year and worldwide first refurbishment of an existing commercial unit according to C2C criteria, the C2C LAB was ceremonially opened in September 2019.