On 6 November 2025, the Horizon Europe project CARINA will host a workshop at ECOMONDO 2025 in Rimini, Italy, titled “Co-creation of Policy Interventions for the Development of Bio-based Value Chains in Europe – Scenarios Exploration and Transition Pathways.” 

Organised by Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (UNIBO) in collaboration with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España (Spanish Co-ops), the event will take place from 16:30 to 18:00 as part of ECOMONDO’s broader programme on bioeconomy innovation and sustainability. 

About ECOMONDO 

ECOMONDO is one of Europe’s leading trade fairs dedicated to the green and circular economy, bringing together experts, policymakers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to explore the latest trends in sustainable technologies, renewable energy, and bio-based innovation. 

About the Workshop 

The CARINA workshop is part of a series of activities supporting the project’s ex-ante impact assessment of policy interventions for the future development of Europe’s bio-based value chains. CARINA aims to promote sustainable and diversified bio-based agricultural systems, focusing on the integration of camelina and carinata as low-iLUC feedstocks for bio-based industries. 

The session will serve as a collaborative space for bio-based supply chain experts, bioeconomy industry representatives, and policy professionals to: 

• Explore four alternative policy scenarios for the development of bio-based value chains in Europe, 

• Assess their first-order effects and implications, 

• Discuss stakeholder roles in the transition toward sustainable and circular supply chains. 

Through structured discussions in groups of 8–10 participants, the workshop will gather evidence on how Europe’s bio-based value chains could evolve under different policy contexts. The insights collected will feed into CARINA’s policy recommendations, supporting the creation of enabling environments for low-iLUC feedstocks and sustainable bio-based systems. 

Agenda 

16:30 – Introduction of the CARINA project 

16:35–17:00 – Presentation of previous workshop results and overview of the four alternative policy scenarios for the development of bio-based value chains in Europe 

17:00–17:25 – Assessment of first-order effects and implications of the scenarios 

17:25–17:50 – Discussion on stakeholders’ roles in advancing sustainable bio-based supply chains 

17:50–18:00 – Final remarks and conclusions 

Organisers 

Lucia Mancini, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (UNIBO) 

Giulia Stanzani, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (UNIBO) 

Blanca de Ulibarri, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) 

Pablo Fernández, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España (Spanish Co-ops) 

Who Should Attend 

This workshop is designed for stakeholders with strategic expertise and interest in the industrial development of sustainable bio-based supply chains in Europe, including: 

• Bio-based supply chain experts – professionals involved in logistics, processing, certification, or market integration; 

• Bioeconomy industry representatives – companies and associations producing or supplying bio-based products such as biofuels, biochemicals, and bioplastics; 

• Bioeconomy policy experts – policymakers, regulators, and certification bodies shaping agricultural and environmental policies. 

Participants will share insights, identify policy gaps and trade-offs, and clarify how different actors can collaborate to accelerate Europe’s bio-based transition. 

Date: 6 November 2025 

Venue: ECOMONDO, Rimini (Italy) 

Time: 16:30 – 18:00 

Register here: https://forms.gle/YbX2kyFMHLS1YPSF8