InnoRenew CoE participated in Slovenian Wood Days, held in Ljubljana on 13-14 April 2022. For the third consecutive year, the Public Agency SPIRIT Slovenia, together with the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Wood Industry Directorate, organized this national event for the Slovenian woodworking industry.

Dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, moderated a panel discussion about challenges in the wood and furniture industry, implementation of industrial strategy and the circular economy.

Dr. Iztok Šušteršič, research group leader for Sustainable Building with Renewable Materials at InnoRenew CoE, took part in the debate.

Participants discussed the challenges facing the wood and furniture industry from an environmental, circular economy, human resources in the wood sector and internationalization perspective, as well as the implementation of an industrial strategy, in which the woodworking sector plays an important role.