Regional project development assistance for the uptake of an Aragonese circular economy

RESOURCE QUESTIONNAIRE
Mapping circular economy investment projects across EU countries

This questionnaire is developed within the framework of the RESOURCE project and aims to collect European investment circular economy best practices from companies and projects, providing excellence in raising funds through their activities, services and programmes.

Through this questionnaire, European successful circular economy investment projects might be selected to, among other things:

Access the best European Circular Economy practices exchange activities and facilitate the connection with the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI).
Analyse projects’ strengths and weaknesses.
Access to tailored coaching and training sessions with EU|BIC to acquire knowledge and skills that will reinforce the adoption of circularity models across Europe.
Access to sessions with insights on pitching techniques and traditional and non-traditional sources of financing.

The initial mapping exercise will be followed by the selection of 5 companies’ best practices that will represent the benchmark for the RESOURCE project.

If you are interested in the mapping exercise and you would like to enter the RESOURCE community of ‘best-in-class’ European investment circular economy company please enter the information related to your company and best practice by completing the 8 questions below by the 5th of April 2023.

Should you have any questions or doubts about the process, please contact us at (Joanna.Abiabdallah@ebn.eu).

More information about the project can be found at: https://resource-invest.eu/

RESOURCE is a project funded by the European Union

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* 1. General information

Please fill in below your organisation name and the contact details of the main point of contact

Contact person name

Organisation

Website

Circular economy project name

Sector of application

Private funding ability success (Yes/No)

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* 2. Company information

Please fill in below your company name and details and profile

Registered Company Name

Country of Registration

Date of Registration

Size (Number of Employees)

Annual turnover (2019)

Annual turnover (2020)

Annual turnover (2021)

Type of organization (SME, Mid-Cap etc.)

Type of Ownership, funders (Corporate, Institutional investors, Financing, etc )

Market spectrum

Geographical coverage (where in Europe and/or Worldwide)

Language

Offer (Service, Product, Prototype)

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* 3. Key product value chain - Identify the macro-areas of the circular economy projects

Please choose at least one of the options below to identify the key product value chain

Waste Management

Sports equipment & Textile

Manufacturing

Plastic

Chemical

Fertilisers

Health

Bio-economy

Electronics and ICT

Construction and buildings

Food (chain/system)

Water

Other: specify the macro-area of the circular economy project

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* 4. CE investment projects - Best practices description

Please answer the following questions by describing the general concept of your investment projects, its impact and how it can be considered a best practice.

Project concept (alignments, needs&challenges, market opportunity and innovations)

Project impact (outcomes, wider impacts, and strategy)

Describe the reason why your project and its strategy can be considered a best practice

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* 5. Innovation

Innovative business models

Innovative product

Innovative service

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* 6. Investment and funding received

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

Grants (Public, European, Regional, etc.)

Private subsidies

Economic / Tax incentives

Banks

Funding (Business angels, Crowdfunding, Seed VC, etc.)

Other financing sources (please specify)

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* 7. Stage of maturity at the time of fundraising

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

Project Stage

Seed Stage

Early Stage

Late Stage

IPO

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Assessment of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at the time of fundraising

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

TRL 1 – Basic principles observed

TRL 2 – Technology concept formulated

TRL 3 – Experimental proof of concept

TRL 4 – Technology validated in lab

TRL 5 – Technology validated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

TRL 6 – Technology demonstrated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

TRL 7 – System prototype demonstration in operational environment

TRL 8 – System complete and qualified

TRL 9 – Actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)

Other (please specify)

Regional project development assistance for the uptake of an Aragonese circular economyRESOURCE QUESTIONNAIREMapping circular economy investment projects across EU countries

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* 1. General informationPlease fill in below your organisation name and the contact details of the main point of contact

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* 2. Company informationPlease fill in below your company name and details and profile

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* 3. Key product value chain - Identify the macro-areas of the circular economy projectsPlease choose at least one of the options below to identify the key product value chain

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* 4. CE investment projects - Best practices descriptionPlease answer the following questions by describing the general concept of your investment projects, its impact and how it can be considered a best practice.

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* 5. Innovation

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* 6. Investment and funding receivedPlease answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

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* 7. Stage of maturity at the time of fundraisingPlease answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

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* 8. Assessment of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at the time of fundraisingPlease answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

Regional project development assistance for the uptake of an Aragonese circular economy

RESOURCE QUESTIONNAIRE
Mapping circular economy investment projects across EU countries

* 1. General information

Please fill in below your organisation name and the contact details of the main point of contact

* 2. Company information

Please fill in below your company name and details and profile

* 3. Key product value chain - Identify the macro-areas of the circular economy projects

Please choose at least one of the options below to identify the key product value chain

* 4. CE investment projects - Best practices description

Please answer the following questions by describing the general concept of your investment projects, its impact and how it can be considered a best practice.

* 6. Investment and funding received

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

* 7. Stage of maturity at the time of fundraising

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option

* 8. Assessment of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at the time of fundraising

Please answer the following question by putting a check mark on the box of your answer or by completing the 'Other' answer option