Circular Economy – Rresource Efficiency
The objective of the component "Circular economy – resource efficiency" is to support the transition of Slovenia’s linear economy to a low-carbon circular economy, in accordance with the Slovenian Development Strategy 2030 and the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan: "Towards a Cleaner and More Competitive Europe".
Establishing a framework for sustainable and green transformation – reform
The objective of the reform is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy for resource efficiency. A strategic and legal framework for the transition to a circular economy will be established to improve extended producer responsibility and promote the integration of recycled materials into new products. The reform will establish green budgetary planning by introducing a methodology aimed at identifying and assessing elements of the public budget that affect environmental policies.
As part of the reform, a one-stop shop will be established to support businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their transition to a circular economy.
An integrated strategic project for the decarbonisation of Slovenia through the transition to a circular economy – investment
The objective of investment is to increase the resource efficiency of companies and support their transition to a circular economy.
Projects under this investment shall cover supporting start-ups in the field of low-carbon circular economy, training mentors to assist companies in identifying and developing transformative solutions and supporting the circular value chains through environment-friendly business environment for investors.
Increased wood processing to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society – investment
This investment is expected to contribute towards increased domestic wood processing based on an environmentally friendly production process and resource efficiency.
This investment shall finance new capacity and expansion of existing capacity for wood processing. In both cases, activities shall follow the principles of sustainable construction. They shall be also subject to strict do no significant harm criteria, in particular on the protection of biodiversity