Between June and July 2025, the SUSTRACK project will host a series of national deployment workshops under the common title “Planting the Seeds of Systemic Change – Empowering Stakeholders and Shaping Policy Across EU Countries for a Sustainable Circular Bio-Based Economy“. These events represent a major milestone for the project, marking the final phase of stakeholder engagement aimed at fostering the transition from fossil-based to sustainable circular bio-based economy across Europe.

Organised in Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and Belgium, the workshops will transfer knowledge, policy tools, and resources developed during the SUSTRACK project to local actors. Each workshop is tailored to the specific needs and priorities of its national context, aiming to bridge European strategies with national and regional implementation pathways.

These events build on the insights and results from the high-level conferences and co-creation sessions previously held by SUSTRACK, shifting the focus from European visioning to national deployment and action.

The main objectives of these national workshops are to:

• Support systemic thinking to accelerate the transition to sustainable circular bio-based economies;
• Shape policy instruments for effective deployment and implementation in different national contexts;
• Empower stakeholders through the transfer of knowledge, methods, and tools developed throughout SUSTRACK.

The workshops are aimed at policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, and sustainability actors working at national and regional levels within the four key sectors: textile, chemicals, construction, and plastics.
In particular, the following sectors will be tackled at national level:

• Belgium & Netherlands, 10 July, 10:00–12:00, online: Chemical, Construction
• Germany, 8 July, 10:00–13:00: Chemical, Plastics
• Italy, 26 June, 11:00–13:30, online: Plastics, Textile
• Slovakia, 18 June, 10:00–13:00, in person: Construction, Textile
• Spain, 25 June, 10:00–12:00, online: Plastics, Textile

Stay tuned on the SUSTRACK website for the release of detailed agendas and registration information for each national workshop. Local-language news and updates will also be made available for each event.

Let’s plant the seeds of systemic change—together!