We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
De Brug vzw offers adapted and engaging work to people distanced from the labour market. Since February, they have been the proud owner of the Gevelbank brand. This is a bench made of circular wood that you can use to have a chat with your neighbours. A social and sustainable success story.
Lubricant for the neighbourhood
The façade benches are an idea of four young people from Ghent. The goal? To bring neighbours together and thus promote the social cohesion of neighbourhoods and streets. The wooden sitting board is easy to install and remove, so residents can decide for themselves when to install their gable bench. The Ghent gable benches are a great success. Meanwhile, there are already more than 1,200 of them in Belgium, the Netherlands - and even Germany.
Social and sustainable story
After six years, the inventors found the ideal buyer in Mortsel-based Maatwerkbedrijf De Brug to continue the story with the same sustainable, social vision. Since January, De Brug has been both producing and selling the gable benches. Gable bench is not only a social but also a sustainable story. They are produced entirely within the bespoke company. The plank is made from reclaimed wood that De Brug buys from social economy organisations, such as the Antwerp circular construction company Buurman and Atelier Circuler from Herent. And for the cushions and covers, De Brug uses residual materials.
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