
C-VoUCHER
C-VoUCHER is the first pan-European initiative, funded by the European Commission, adopting the concept of the Circular Economy to transform linear value chains (cradle to waste) towards circular models (cradle to cradle®).
C-VoUCHER will distribute a total of €4.2m (to European SMEs through 4 open calls: €1.4 million direct vouchers to companies (to be spent on technology implementation) and €2.8 million in additional services.
24 SMEs will be awarded access to the “Circularity Programme” - an acceleration program lasting up to 9 months with up to €60k vouchers and dedicated services from high-level Designers-in-Residence and top business professionals (mentors) who will guide them along the program to design new, circularity solutions.
Further 42 SMEs will be selected for the “Value Chain Replication Program”, obtaining €15k to create circular feasibility plans in 3 months.