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We are facing the reality of a warming planet, and urgent action is needed to reduce our carbon footprint and waste generation. A sustainable city that prioritizes the well-being of the planet and future generations is the way forward. It requires collaboration and accountability from professionals in every sector, as we work towards a common goal of eliminating waste and carbon emissions in every aspect of urban life. Building a zero-waste zero-carbon city is not only necessary, but it's also a collective responsibility that we must take seriously for the betterment of our planet.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="section_about-mission"><div class="padding-global"><div class="container-small"><div class="padding-section-medium"><div class="text-align-center"><h2 class="text-color-green">Summit Mission</h2><div class="spacer-small"></div><p class="text-size-regular">Achieving a zero-waste zero-carbon city is crucial in the fight against climate change. We are facing the reality of a warming planet, and urgent action is needed to reduce our carbon footprint and waste generation. A sustainable city that prioritizes the well-being of the planet and future generations is the way forward. It requires collaboration and accountability from professionals in every sector, as we work towards a common goal of eliminating waste and carbon emissions in every aspect of urban life. Building a zero-waste zero-carbon city is not only necessary, but it's also a collective responsibility that we must take seriously for the betterment of our planet.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="section_about-dyk"><div class="padding-global"><div class="container-large"><div class="padding-section-medium"><div class="text-align-center"><h2 class="text-color-white">Towards a Circular Economy</h2><div class="spacer-small"></div><p class="text-size-regular text-color-white">Explore how circular cities align with the UN's <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" target="_blank" class="un-link">Sustainable Development Goals</a>, driving positive change on a global scale</p></div><div class="spacer-large"></div><div id="w-node-_332b381a-734b-14b5-9e98-c2b0f18aeadb-19187765" class="w-layout-layout qs-about-alternate wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-_332b381a-734b-14b5-9e98-c2b0f18aeadc-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-content"><h3 class="text-color-yellow text-align-center">Circular Economy Action Plan</h3><div class="spacer-small"></div><p class="text-size-small text-align-center text-color-white">The Circular Economy Action Plan has become a vital component of the European Green Deal as the European Union (EU) recognizes the potential it holds for its cities, where 75% of the population lives. Its objective is to encourage circular economy practices, promote sustainable consumption, and ensure that resources remain within the EU's economy for as long as possible. Furthermore, the plan has identified key sectors such as electronics and ICT, plastics, textiles, construction and buildings, water and nutrients, and food that possess the greatest potential for circularity.</p><div class="spacer-small"></div><a data-w-id="9d0a6fa1-8849-0c98-635d-fe46a526285a" href="https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/circular-economy-action-plan_en" target="_blank" class="button is-icon w-inline-block"><div>Learn More</div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64bcacae77b71a9303976feb_arrow-upright-white.svg" loading="lazy" style="-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0)" alt="" class="icon-1x1-small"/></a></div></div><div id="w-node-_332b381a-734b-14b5-9e98-c2b0f18aeadf-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-image"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1.webp" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 88vw, (max-width: 767px) 91vw, (max-width: 991px) 89vw, 87vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1-p-1080.webp 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1-p-1600.webp 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64ac71a45ab7e0b3206635dd_greencity-1.webp 1920w" alt="" class="feature-image"/></div></div><div id="w-node-_4e031360-890d-379f-a26d-0d9d95be62e5-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-image"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5.webp" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 88vw, (max-width: 767px) 91vw, (max-width: 991px) 89vw, 87vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5-p-1080.webp 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5-p-1600.webp 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2bd5766c8f4794d82e9fc_greencity-5.webp 1920w" alt="" class="feature-image"/></div></div><div id="w-node-a1c48778-d6b3-1b8c-743b-e38b0d806ffa-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-content"><h3 class="text-color-yellow text-align-center">Circular Cities Declaration</h3><div class="spacer-small"></div><p class="text-size-small text-align-center text-color-white">The Circular Cities Declaration is a commitment document from cities and regions and is designed to help accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy in Europe, and thereby create a resource-efficient, low-carbon and socially responsible society. The Declaration has been developed by a broad partnership of stakeholders to ensure that the vision and commitments contained are ambitious, yet achievable, and reflect the needs of all.</p><div class="spacer-small"></div><a data-w-id="99546554-a13d-cd37-b9d0-3fb33047cb9a" href="https://circularcitiesdeclaration.eu/about/about-the-declaration" target="_blank" class="button is-icon w-inline-block"><div>Learn More</div><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64bcacae77b71a9303976feb_arrow-upright-white.svg" loading="lazy" style="-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0)" alt="" class="icon-1x1-small"/></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="section_about-founding"><div class="padding-global"><div class="container-large"><div class="padding-section-medium"><div class="text-align-center"><h2>The Founding Sponsors</h2></div><div class="spacer-large"></div><div id="w-node-d29a9e8f-521d-34be-7e1f-4be2860cbbab-19187765" class="w-layout-layout qs-about-tiles wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-dfdc7afa-3a6d-c1fa-1367-0e7b91676582-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-content is-outline"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64b981b65eb7a698603c5b81_knauf-insulation.webp" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 85vw, (max-width: 991px) 84vw, (max-width: 1301px) 83vw, 1080px" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64b981b65eb7a698603c5b81_knauf-insulation-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64b981b65eb7a698603c5b81_knauf-insulation-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64b981b65eb7a698603c5b81_knauf-insulation.webp 1080w" alt=""/></div></div><div id="w-node-_0b6a23f5-5216-22b0-ff9f-84b0d01ca94a-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2.webp" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 88vw, (max-width: 767px) 91vw, (max-width: 991px) 89vw, 87vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2-p-500.webp 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2-p-800.webp 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2-p-1080.webp 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2-p-1600.webp 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64ac0513aa772bcdc6000844/64c2cb273c418fcfa35883c5_knaufinsulation-image-2.webp 1920w" alt="" class="feature-image"/></div><div id="w-node-_4491c473-6e86-858d-fa21-da4733324b85-19187765" class="w-layout-cell"><div class="cell-content"><p class="text-size-small text-align-center">Knauf Insulation is one of the world鈥檚 largest manufacturers of insulation products and solutions. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, they represent one of the fastest growing and most respected names in insulation worldwide. 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