CEnTOUR - Circular Economy in Tourism

CEnTOUR - CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN TOURISM is a european project funded by COSME, with duration from September 2020 to September 2023. CENTOUR is a strategic opportunity to develop and test innovative ideas to support SMEs in the tourism sector towards the transition to a circular economy, fostering an integrated system at local/regional level.

SMEs, in particular of the tourism sector, are slowly approaching the challenges of moving from a linear to a circular economic model and, given the average size, do not normally have the resources and skills to face it with the appropriate tools and references. Tourism systems are very tied systems that benefit from an integrated approach to business development, both in terms of efficiency and promotion. It is therefore important to support SMEs in the development and implementation of circular businesses (in terms of knowledge transfer, skills, innovation, certifications) and to realise them within an integrated system for the local development.

CENTOUR fosters innovative solutions for sustainable tourism development and management of tourism enterprises, through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer, in particular toward SMEs focused on local supply chains and developing industrial symbiosis to develop circular business models.

The project is implemented by 10 partner entities from Cyprus, Italy, Spain, North Macedonia, Greece and Moldova:
P1. Marche Chamber of Commerce –ITALY
P2. Marche Politechnic University UNIVPM – ITALY
P3. Chamber of Commerce of Cantabria – SPAIN
P4. ECORES - BELGIUM
P5. ODIMM Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector Development – MOLDOVA
P6. BICT Business Innovation Center – NORTH MACEDONIA
P7. Xanthi Chamber Of Commerce – GREECE
P8. Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) – CYPRUS
P9.Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce- ITALY
P10. Progetto ARCADIA - ITALY

For more information on how the project evolves, read the 1st newsletter, available in 7 languages (english).
For more information about the project, its goals and results, visit the official project website and follow it on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter.


Concerned URL	http://circulartourism.eu/
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Target group(s)	Destinations , Businesses , Governments & Administrations
Topics	Value Chain Management & Fair Trade , Certification & Marketing , Climate Change - Energy and Resource Efficiency , Knowledge Networking, Training and Education