After a successful first edition of the national talent program Leadership for the Circular Transition (LCT), the second edition has now also been completed. This nationwide program supports students in developing the specific knowledge, skills, and experience needed to tackle the transition challenges they face. The outcomes of this second edition have been captured in a whitepaper.

In this whitepaper, we explore how the second LCT program has evolved compared to the first edition. We also examine its impact and the lessons learned during this second edition.

H&M's participation in the National Hackathon Circular Economy 2024

By: Marja van der Zanden, Living Ecosystem / MNEXT-Avans

From 5 to 9 February 2024, the National Hackathon Circular Economy 2024 took place! Over 250 students mbo, hbo and wo worked on the challenge  how to accelerate the movement from fast fashion to slow fashion. Student teams from different regions in the Netherlands and from different fields of study worked together on issues of H&M and New Optimist.

Yann Wunsch is founder of Ragnarøk, a circular fashion pioneer. Ragnarøk produces t-shirts with a sustainability focus: a short, simple and local supply chain, fair labour and reversing own impact. At the National Hackathon Circular Economy (February 5-9 2024), Yann wil give an inspiring talk about how and why he started his circular fashion brand. 

In the third edition of the National Hackathon Circular Economy, over 140 students helped NS and ProRail by developing Green Ideas for reduction and recycling of public waste on train stations.