Assist brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’

Call: Assist brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’

Programme

Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "

A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake.
Funding focuses on the following challenges:

Health, demographic change and wellbeing;
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy;
Secure, clean and efficient energy;
Smart, green and integrated transport;
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials;
Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies;
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.

Link

Link to Programme

Description of programme
"Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy"

This Programme aims to promote the transition towards an optimal and renewable use of biological resources and towards sustainable primary production and processing systems. These systems will need to produce more food, fibre and other bio-based products with minimised inputs, environmental impact and greenhouse gas emissions, and with enhanced ecosystem services, zero waste and adequate societal value.

Call

Assist brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’

Description of call
"Assist brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’"

Brand owners are key stakeholders for implementing and accelerating the bio-based economy. As with any industrial investor, brand owners need harmonised legislation and stable policies to change business models and make investments. The specific challenge is to:

respond appropriately to brand owners’ perceptions of the potential risks of the ‘switching to bio-based’
identify advantages, incentives, motivations and best practices that may drive brand owners to switch
provide frameworks able to incentivise, motivate and drive brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’

Link

Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Research, Innovation, Technologies, Food & Healthy Diet, Environment & biodiversity, Sustainability, Agriculture and Forestry, Fishery

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Applicant details

All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

As a principle all projects (except coordination and support activities) must comprise at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or other eligible countries

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

Indicative budget per project: max. 1 million €
Co-financing rate: max. 100%

Submission

Online via Funding & Tenders Portal

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.

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