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Liesbet Goovaerts

Environmental Engineer, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Liesbet Goovaerts is an environmental engineer, working for the project department within the EIB. She is responsible for the technical, environmental and economic assessment of industrial projects, and innovation and research–related programmes and projects. She is also working on the circular economy topic within the EIB – laying the groundwork and raising awareness to increase lending to CE projects. 

Prior to EIB, she worked as a researcher at the Flemish institute for Technological Research (VITO-Belgium). Her activities focused on policies supporting research and sustainability assessment tools in the area of Best Available Techniques, eco-innovation and sustainable business models. 

Liesbet holds degrees in environmental management and chemical engineering.  

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Tuesday 4 June at 14.00-15.30: Investing in circular economy businesses

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability solutions

Our daily lives, decision-making practices and business can fit within the earth’s carrying capacity. It pays to seize sustainable solutions right now, as they can help us stop overconsumption and biodiversity loss and mitigate climate change.

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