Press Release: BIC And Vanguard Initiative Sign Bioeconomy MoU

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Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Two leading European bioeconomy players, the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Vanguard Initiative have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for better interregional cooperation on the bioeconomy.

The collaboration will support improved access to funding and awareness-raising activities, marrying BIC’s bioeconomy expertise with the Vanguard Initiative’s regional network to help steer Europe away from its fossil-based past and develop novel products for new markets, creating more jobs.

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Kathryn Speaking At TEDxGhent

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Friday, 10 June 2016

Sustainability Consult CEO Kathryn Sheridan will speak at her first TEDx on Saturday 18 June in Ghent.

TEDx are independently organised TED events, which follow the TED criteria.  The theme for the event is #bitsoflove and Kathryn’s talk 'Bioplastic Fantastic: Why we don't need oil for plastics' fits right in.  She will be making the case for leaving oil in the ground and making plastics and other materials from plants or gases.

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SC Delivers First BIC Annual Report

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Wednesday, 08 June 2016

In 2016, Sustainability Consult was hired by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) to help write and produce the organisation’s first ever annual report, launched this spring. There is plenty to read in this comprehensive review of BIC’s priorities, activities and achievements.

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Going Wild In Flanders! The Great Outdoors On Brussels’ Doorstep

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Sunday, 05 June 2016

World Environment Day, the fifth of June 2016 and exactly a year to the day since we launched our most recent collaboration with Natuurpunt, a charity close to our hearts. This weekend, the SC Team joined for an evening exploring Natuurpunt’s Silsombos near Erps-Kwerps, a woodland with beautiful orchids.

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Taking Biomaterials To Sustainable Brands In San Diego

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Thursday, 02 June 2016

When you really specialise in something, it’s easy to become totally immersed.  For us, it’s biomaterials and credible communications.  We attend all the big bio events and after all these years in the business, feel justified in calling ourselves the “leading bioeconomy communications agency”.

So it’s always a pleasure for us to step out and share our message with a wider audience.  We had the chance to do that first at Sustainable Brands London in November 2015.  We covered the basics of biomaterials in that panel, featuring our clients Reverdia and AVA Biochem as well as friends from TerraCycle and Renmatix.

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