More examples of finalised LIFE Close-to-Market projects
Reducing freight emissions through digital access to rail.
- Project locations
- Germany
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
From LIFE innovation to a €200 million business: scaling insect protein and fertiliser solutions across Europe.
- Project locations
- Germany
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
Connecting the value chain and delivering sustainable certification for carbon-neutral cereal production in Europe.
- Project locations
- Spain
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
Circular economy solutions for sustainable sink manufacturing
- Project locations
- Italy
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
Circular water treatment
- Project locations
- Spain
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
Innovative marine magnesium for safe, sustainable and circular production of chemicals
- Project locations
- Italy
- Programme
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2014/2020)
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (2021/2027)
News LIFE C2M
With €3.4 million budget and €1.87 million EU co-funding, LIFE FIT’s Rail-Flow shifted freight to rail 32 countries, saving 115,000 litres of diesel, cutting costs and attracting €12.5 million investment.
The LIFE Waste2Protein project laid the foundation for REPLOID’s insect bioconversion business, now valued at €200 million, with the first commercial ReFarmUnit installation in Germany and further market deployment underway.
LIFE Innocereal EU, supported by the LIFE Close-to-Market (C2M) initiative, helps European cereal farmers cut emissions, reduce costs by over 10%, and boost profitability through digital farming, low-carbon practices and market-ready certification.
The LIFE Green Composite project shows how industrial-scale recycling and circular economy practices can significantly reduce environmental impacts in composite sink production, without compromising performance or design.