During this summer, Circular Cluster Oulu received the international Bronze Label Certificate from the European Cluster Excellence Initiative. The certificate is granted to clusters that have been evaluated by an ESCA expert and meet the required eligibility criteria. The joint certification process for both the Circular Economy Cluster and the Oulu Automotive Cluster began in the beginning of this year and continued throughout spring 2025.
The Bronze Level Certificate.
In addition to the certificate, the process included a report containing development recommendations that will help guide the cluster’s future improvements. These recommendations are based not only on the current operations, but also on a comparative evaluation of how other clusters in the same field perform and where they currently excel better.
Circular Cluster Oulu is funded by the Automotive & Circular Economy Clusters (ACE Clusters) project, which runs from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2025. The project itself is financed by the Council of Oulu Region with co-funding from the European Union.
