Innovating Sustainably: Governance of a Circular and Collaborative Economy Initiative on a Municipal Territory

Various types of organizations increasingly need to work together to address global and local challenges. However, differences in opinions, expectations, objectives, and industry sectors can make collaboration difficult and complex. This research project, in partnership with La Serre+, aims to understand, through a retrospective analysis of the process, how different groups can work effectively together to manage resources using the principles of circular economy – upcycling waste streams to generate co-benefits across multiple sectors.Assessing the La Serre+ initiative – which involves more than 10 partners – drawing lessons from it, and documenting its evolution will help develop a flexible working framework that can guide other collaboration and resource-sharing projects, not only in Québec but also beyond.