🌳 The European Space Agency - ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme has today launched its new Bioeconomy Task Force as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the growth of a sustainable green economy.
The initiative brings together leading players from across multiple sectors with a shared vision to address the sustainable and circular practices in the bioeconomy across Europe and beyond. Representatives from the new Task Force joined ESA at Rabobank in Utrecht to mark the official start of this important collaboration.
Beatrice Barresi, Senior Sustainable Applications Officer at ESA, who is leading the initiative, said “We are delighted to be joined here today by so many members of our new Task Force, who share our commitment to protecting our natural environment. We look forward to a long and important collaboration, developing and using innovative space technologies to drive forward sustainable change across multiple sectors. Thank you to Rabobank, one of our members, for hosting us today here in Utrecht.”
The new Task Force includes a wide range of public, private and not-for-profit organisations, with European and global remits. By working together, ESA's Bioeconomy Task Force will drive forward innovation and support for European businesses across the bioeconomy, from agriculture and forestry to waste and water resource management, textiles and pharmaceuticals, and the list continues to grow.
Our inaugural Task Force Members are: CEPF - Confederation of European Forest Owners, COPA COGECA, European State Forest Association | EUSTAFOR, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), International Advisory Committee on Global Bioeconomy (#IACGB), ICT-AGRI FOOD, PEFC International – Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, Rabobank and World Economic Forum.
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