Industrial symbiosis represents a collaborative approach in which different industries exchange materials, energy, water, or by-products to create mutual benefits. By leveraging interconnected systems, industrial symbiosis enhances resource efficiency, reduces waste, and lowers environmental impacts. This process is central to advancing sustainability goals, supporting climate resilience, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy. More information on industrial symbiosis can be found here.
For large-scale application and implementation of solutions to foster industrial symbiosis, standardized frameworks and practices are essential. Unlocking the potential of industrial symbioses will lead to harmonizing methodologies, fostering trust and innovation to optimize resource use, and drive industrial transformation across Europe.
The Industrial Symbiosis Standardization Roadmap emerged from the project “RISERS - A Roadmap for Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation for Efficient Resource Sharing” (http://risers-project.eu), launched under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme. The organisation of the roadmap is led by CEN and CENELEC together with DIN.
The comprehensive roadmap aims to drive and guide the standardisation of industrial symbiosis in Europe. It will be developed in collaboration with a network of experts and practitioners from various sectors.
To achieve this, the roadmap focuses on the following goals:
- identification of challenges and opportunities for industrial symbiosis.
- addressing gaps in existing standards and policy frameworks.
- developing actionable recommendations for fostering resource efficiency (target audience to be specified).
The roadmap highlights key areas and cross-cutting issues, shaping several working groups outlined in the page about Working Groups. While these groups have been initially defined, they will remain flexible and adaptable following the kick-off meeting to ensure alignment with stakeholder priorities.
Figure 1 presents the Working Group activities timeline.
Note: To be able to work with the platform, you must register on DIN.ONE.
To register for participation in the Working Groups for the Industrial Symbiosis roadmap, please complete the following steps:
Sign in for the Kick-Off Meeting on March 28th 2025.
Your can already sign in for the preliminary Working Groups.
Figure 1 - Timeline for Working Group activities
