Visit Programs

Circular economy is all about a framework for an economy that is restorative and regenerative by design. Unlike in todays linear economy, in a circular economy we see everything as a resource for something else – waste doesn’t exist. How do business models need to change to suit a circular economy? What does this new way of thinking mean for the business community? How can profitable business models be combined with social and environmental responsibility? How can we design products right from the beginning, and do things even better, instead of just less bad?

Perhaps the world’s greatest challenge is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly fossil carbon dioxide. Several exciting and new innovative ways to replace fossil energy are under development in the area, such as the Algae pilot and Bioendev.

How do we live in the future? HSB Living Lab is a research and demonstration arena, consisting of actual homes for students and guest researchers.

City of Gothenburg will in the project IRIS, together with Utrecht and Nice, address to the urgent need to deliver energy and mobility services in a more sustainable way, and contribute to a more urban quality of life. For five years the project will continue to test and work with smart city solutions on many levels, and with different stakeholders in cooperation for the best added value.

Visit a showcase of innovative urban development.

The program focuses on sustainable waste management, presenting a complete waste and recycling system for an urban region with almost one million inhabitants.

Take the chance to learn from Gothenburg’s environmental journey, looking both back and forward. We explore and explain the change from a highly polluted, heavy industry cluster to the greener, vibrant and energy efficient city of today.

Through a long-term perspective, Sweden has become a world leader in waste management in a sustainable way.

On this study tour we present three innovative methods for waste collection, all implemented in the Gothenburg region.