Our Food Future: Circular Economy Digital Passport

Program Info

The circular economy digital passport is a one-stop access point to ideas, resources and partners: a passionate circular economy community, a digital platform for connecting, and an advisory service to help you get the contacts and services you need. An initiative of Our Food Future and Innovation Guelph’s Circular Food Economy iHub.

Program Tags

Food Business Agriculture Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline

Open Application

Prerequisites

Must be part of the Circular Food Network

Partners

About Our Food Future: Circular Economy Digital Passport

The circular economy digital passport connects you to businesses, researchers, social innovators, not-for-profits, entrepreneurs, industry associations, and community members that are co-creating innovative solutions in support of a circular economy. Our CE iHub Connectors help you make the most of this vibrant network by expertly curating the links that best serve your business’ unique needs and potential.

Whether your business is just starting its journey towards circularity, or you are already well underway, there’s something here for everyone. Your passport gives you exclusive access to the connections, services, and opportunities needed to build the circular economy of the future.

By joining our circular community, you will:

Join a diverse community of businesses committed to building a sustainable circular economy of the future
Receive one-on-one guidance for how your business can innovate to reduce waste and embed circular approaches into your business plan
Connect with local collaborators and/or business partners
Participate in exclusive programs and services that will help you learn about circular business models and supply chains to transform your own operations
Use digital passport stamps to share your business’ circular achievements across your network
Celebrate with the broader community what your business is doing to operate more sustainably
Be among the first to hear about calls for funding and demonstration projects from Our Food Future partners and other sustainable circular business organizations.
And much more!

Program Restrictions

Must be a:

Business, including not-for-profit or social enterprise, that contributes to the circular food economy.
Pivoting to a more circular/sustainable business model.
Implementing circular practices, systems or processes in an existing business, not-for-profit or social enterprise that is part of the food system.
Creating or pivoting an existing business, not-for-profit or social enterprise to a business model that supports inclusive access to nutritious food, particularly during the immediate crisis.
Initiating a collaboration that contributes to a circular food economy