ACRONYM | Cir4Fun

PROJECT NAME | Advancing European Industrial Sustainability and Competitiveness through Circular Design Strategies, Digital Product Passports, and Sustainable Product-Service Systems in the Furniture Sector.

PROJECT NUMBER | 101182081

CALL | HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-01

TOPIC | HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-01-3

TYPE OF ACTION | HORIZON-IA

SERVICE | REA/B/03

DURATION | 36 Months (01/01/2025 a 31/12/2027)

TOTAL ELIGIBLE BUDGET | 5 380 891, 25 euros

FUNDING AMOUNT- REA (European Research Executive Agency) | 4 823 645, 00 euros

Project Summary:

The Cir4Fun Project endeavours to transform the furniture industry by championing circular economy principles across the product life cycle. Through innovative strategies, Digital Product Passport (DPP) and digital solutions supporting mechanisms, it aims to enhance furniture sustainability, eco-labelling, and consumer engagement while aligning with relevant regulations and initiatives. Cir4Fun's approach involves creating a comprehensive circular economy roadmap, defining content for a Furniture DPP, developing circular business models and eco-design guidelines, and establishing new assessment methodologies for maintenance, reparability, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recyclability.

All this knowledge will be integrated in a holistic Furniture Assessment System (FAS) including a Sustainable Index System, Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (d-LCA), Life Cycle Costs (LCC), Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA). FAS will support the furniture eco-scoring system and DPP. Additionally, it focuses on interoperability, data sharing and data management with reliable approaches to enable simulation testing to inform supply chain strategies and extend product lifespan. Social engagement with stakeholders is emphasized to promote sustainable behaviours and circular practices, ultimately supporting new regulations and standardization in the furniture industry. The project outcomes will be implemented and validated in 3 use cases addressing different value chains across Europe and the findings will be widely circulated across the furniture ecosystem in Europe.

Partners:

• 1. INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO METALMECANICO, MUEBLE, MADERA, EMBALAJE Y AFINES AIDIMME (AID), Spain – Coordenador
• 2. ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH), Greece
• 3. UNINOVA-INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS-ASSOCIAÇÃO (UNI), Portugal
• 4. POLITECNICO DI MILANO (POL), Italy
• 5. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV (Fraunhofer), Germany
• 6. COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL (CBS), Denmark
• 7. COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA), France
• 8. XGILITY LIMITED (XGL), Ireland
• 9. F6S EU TECH INNOVATION NETWORK DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY (F6S), Ireland
• 9. 1. KENTRO IKANOTITON GIA TIN VIOMICHANIA 4.0 APO TO SCHEDIASMO STIN YLOPOIISI 10. IDIOTIKI KEFALAIOUCHIKI ETAIREIA (I4BD), Greece
• 11. SONAE ARAUCO PORTUGAL SA (SON), Portugal
• 12. MICUNA FAMILY BRANDS S.L.U. (MIC), Spain
• 13. Kave Home SL (KH), Spain
• 14. OPENDOT SRL (OD), Italy
• 15. CENTRO PARA A VALORIZACÃO DE RESÍDUOS-ASSOCIAÇÃO (CVR), Portugal
• 16. Pozzi Arturo S.p.A. TESSITURA JACQUARD (POZ), Italy
• 17. ELLINIKI DIAHEIRISI APPRIMATON ANONYMI ETAIRIA – ELDIA (ELDIA), Greece
• 18. MUNICIPIO DE GUIMARAES (CMG), Portugal
• 19. FEDERACION EMPRESARIAL DE LA MADERAY MUEBLE DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA – (FEVAMA) (FEV), Spain
• 20.ENOSI KATANALOTON POIOTITA TIS ZOIS (EKP), Greece
• 21. SARA SA, Switzerland
• 22. SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA, Switzerland