WG 4 - Industrial Symbiosis for Sustainable Cities and Communities

WG 4 is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Industrial Symbiosis for Sustainable Cities and Communities" and is responsible for: The Working Group on Urban Industrial Symbiosis aims at developing standards that support keeping resources in productive use for longer between industries, utilities and cities to foster sustainable and circular urban systems. This committee has published 460 standards.

WG 4 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: The Working Group on Urban Industrial Symbiosis aims at developing standards that support keeping resources in productive use for longer between industries, utilities and cities to foster sustainable and circular urban systems. Currently, there are 460 published standards from this technical committee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.