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BRIDGESMEs - Industry 5.0 for SMEs: Pathways to Sustainable and Circular Innovation

The module offers SMEs a future-oriented sustainability perspective with the objective of introducing SMEs to the European vision of Industry 5.0, where sustainability, resilience and human-centricity drive innovation and competitiveness. It will cover emerging EU regulations and policy trends , while highlighting opportunities in decision making, ecodesign, digitalization for sustainability and circular strategies. Innovative concepts such as Digital Product Passports (DPP) and Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) will be presented alongside practical LCA methodologies/tools.