Bioindustries and the Circular Economy: Building Sustainable Value Chains

Overview

Bioindustries are reshaping how we produce food, materials, and energy, driving the shift towards a circular, resource-efficient, and low-carbon economy. This Learning Pathway introduces the key principles, technologies, and business models behind the bio-based transition, helping you understand how innovation can turn today’s environmental challenges into tomorrow’s sustainable growth opportunities.

Startups gain practical tools to embed life cycle thinking from the very beginning, while professionals and policymakers strengthen their ability to design and scale sustainable bio-based systems. The pathway also promotes collaboration between science, business, and policy to build resilient, future-oriented industrial ecosystems.

Potential career paths include bio-based startup founders, circular economy specialists, sustainability managers, and innovators developing waste-to-value solutions.

The pathway is flexible and self-paced, with a recommended sequence: Circular Economy – Sustainable Materials Management, From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste, and Green Technologies & Industrialization.

Key Skills Developed Through This Pathway

Systems thinking: Analyse production, materials, and resource flows for resilient bio-based industries.
Circular design: Apply circular economy principles to products, processes, and business models.
Waste valorisation: Turn waste streams into value-added solutions.
Business innovation: Develop circular business cases and scale bio-based solutions.
Sustainable industrialisation: Integrate green technologies responsibly to drive competitive impact.
Partnership building: Collaborate across value chains to implement circular strategies.

Courses (3)

The pathway includes the following three modules:

Course ･ Beginner ･ 8-20 hours ･ Paid Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management (Raw Materials)

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This course introduces the principles of the Circular Economy, exploring how materials in everyday products can be used more efficiently, for longer, and in closed loops. You will gain practical skills and tools to analyse circular business models, understand the role of policies and societal norms, and discover how businesses, designers, and individuals can contribute to a more sustainable, circular economy.
Skill set:
High level skills:
- Circular Economy
- Resource-efficient technologies
- Systems thinking
Unique skills:
- Align product design with circular economy principles
- Apply frameworks for sustainable materials management
- Understand the business rationale for circularity;
Language(s): English
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Course ･ Beginner ･ 8-20 hours ･ Free From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste (Food)

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This course explores the causes and impacts of food waste on climate, food security, and sustainability. You will develop practical strategies to reduce waste, inspire others, and understand how circular economy principles drive real-world solutions at personal, community, and business levels.
Skill set:
High level skills:
- Assess the Life Cycle of Resources
- Waste Management
Unique skills:
- Conduct Research on Food Waste Prevention
- design indicators for food waste reduction
- Develop food waste reduction strategies
- dispose food waste
- train staff to reduce food waste
Language(s): English, Spanish
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Course ･ Intermediate ･ 20 - 48 hours ･ Paid Green Technologies & Industrialization (Manufacturing)

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This course explores sustainability in industrialization, providing you with the knowledge and tools to implement circular economy strategies, improve environmental performance, and apply green technologies to drive sustainable industrial practices.
Skill set:
High level skills:
- environmental strategy
- Innovation Processes
- sustainable manufacturing
Unique skills:
- Assess and apply green technologies for competitive advantage
- Connect sustainability with growth
- Design operations that scale responsibly
Language(s): English
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What is a Learning Path?

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Learning Path Bioindustries and the Circular Economy: Building Sustainable Value Chains

Overview

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Key Skills Developed Through This Pathway

Courses (3)

Course ･ Beginner ･ 8-20 hours ･ Paid Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management (Raw Materials)

Skill set:

Course ･ Beginner ･ 8-20 hours ･ Free From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste (Food)

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Course ･ Intermediate ･ 20 - 48 hours ･ Paid Green Technologies & Industrialization (Manufacturing)

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