The Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) are public private partnerships that stimulate European sustainable growth, innovation capacity and competitiveness. The Centre for Sustainability is a partner in the consortium of the EIT Raw Materials. The KICs are all initiated, funded and controlled by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT), which is an integral part of the EU Horizon 2020 Programme.
EIT Raw Materials has the ambitious vision of turning the challenge of raw materials dependence into a strategic strength for Europe. Its mission is to boost the competitiveness, growth and attractiveness of the European raw materials sector via radical innovation and entrepreneurship. This KIC will integrate multiple disciplines, diversity and complementarity along the three sides of the knowledge triangle (business, education and research) and across the whole raw materials value chain.