Events

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: 2014 E-Waste Academy (Management Edition)

WorldLoop is proud to be a sponsor of StEP's next E-Waste Academy - Manager's Edition (EWAM), held in El Salvador March 31-April 4, 2014. Application deadline is October 15, 2013. If you are working on e-waste policy or managing an e-waste centre, we encourage you to apply. ...

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WorldLoop offers expertise in E-waste Standards Conference, Capetown

WorldLoop, in collaboration with TechSoup, recently organized a Microsoft sponsored conference on E-Waste and refurbishment standards in Cape Town South Africa on June 7, 2013. Several officials from the United Nations Industrial Developm...

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WorldLoop holds first Ambassador Day with key stakeholders

Key stakeholders in ICT for development and e-waste management gather at Umicore to discuss WorldLoop's first year of operations. On 4 December, WorldLoop brought together key stakeholders in sustainable ICT for development and e-waste managemen...

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WorldLoop keynote speaker at EuroCIO

Each year, EuroCIO‘s conference gathers CIOs from companies all over Europe to exchange on new trends in the world of ICT. This year, the international conference took place in Brussels on 29 and 30 November. Ms. Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for...

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WorldLoop participates in Arenberg Symposium at KU Leuven

On November 28 2012, WorldLoop participated in the prestigious Arenberg symposium (Van Cauteren chair) at the University of Leuven. The topic of the day was: “Golden waste: tomorrow’s resources” and the program included speakers fro...

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WorldLoop presents on resource conservation at TBLI Conference

Each year, the TBLI Group brings together financial professionals from all over the world to educate and raise awareness on the benefits and opportunities of sustainable investing. The aim is to maximize investment flows into sustainable projects and new sustainable businesses....

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu unveils WorldPC’s new name!

On Monday, September 24th, 2012, esteemed member of our Board of Recommendations, Archbishop Desmond Tutu unveiled WorldPC’s new name and logo, WorldLoop, in the presence of 250 supporters, amongst them his Royal Highness Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, member of the Dutch Roy...

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Importance of standardization in e-waste recycling practices

WorldLoop had the opportunity to present the NGO perspective in a multi-stakeholder event on the concept of expanding the standardization of recycling processing and handling standards, across the EU member countries to an international context. ...

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Urban mining and e-waste

WorldLoop participated in a panel discussion on urban mining and e-waste, presenting their model to students from Vrije University Brussels. On May 8th, UCOS hosted a debate at Vrije University on "Which solutions for the global e-waste problem."...

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WorldLoop Presents at Close the Gap’s Strategic Partner Day

The spring event season kicked off with an invitation to participate in and present at the Close the Gap Strategic Partner Day, hosted by Deloitte in Rotterdam. It was a great opportunity to reconnect with the early s...

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