restado is a platform promoting a circular approach in the construction sector.

The platform encourages the reuse of reclaimed construction materials. It provides support and knowledge on how to reclaim and reuse the materials, and offers a marketplace to trade them.

ReThink is a platform promoting a sustainable and circular economy in Ukraine.

It provides very readable information on the circular economy and presents circular projects taking place in Ukraine. These include 'Safe, Sustainable, and Swift Reconstruction of Ukraine', an innovative project dedicated to the sustainable reconstruction of Ukraine using low-energy "Green Building Materials" technologies. 

There is also a section on circular events.

Based in Barcelona, Rezero is a non-profit organisation that, in collaboration with social and economic actors in Spain, aims to push the model of production and consumption towards zero waste.

Rezero looks for new solutions to extend the life of products and materials by facilitating reuse and eliminate the generation of household waste.

It has a section for information, analysis and debate, where initiatives aiming to achieve a zero-waste society are tested. There is also a section on zero-waste projects. Rezero offers advice and support to companies aiming to reduce their footprint.

The Estonian Environmental Management Association established the Circular Economy Forum in 2018.

It is an open platform for communication and cooperation which informs businesses about the circular economy and supports wider application of circular business models.

The Forum:

• collects and shares information about developments and good practices in the circular economy;
• organises circular events;
• helps companies forge contacts with a view to implementing circular business models;
• promotes collaboration;
• contributes to national strategies and a legal framework on the circular economy.

The Romanian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform was launched by the Ernest Lupan Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment (IRCEM).

ROCESP members include local and central government institutions, academic, research and innovation institutions, businesses and civil society representatives.

The platform acts as a network of networks, bringing together initiatives, experiences, problems and expectations in the field of the circular economy.

The platform:

• disseminates knowledge
• promotes dialogue and synergies between Romanian stakeholders
• maps good practices in Romania
• helps establish links between national projects
• shows how Romania has adapted its economy to become more circular.

Sitra works with partners from different sectors to research, trial and implement bold new ideas that shape the future. It aims to make Finland a pioneer in sustainable well-being.

It is a future-oriented fund which creates preconditions for reform, spurring everyone towards making a change and providing opportunities for co-operation.

Sitra’s work focuses on supporting a fair transition to a circular economy and investigating how business can be based on sharing instead of ownership. Sitra is also working to advance circular trade policies, to increase the understanding of environmental effects of digitisation and to explore the potential of the circular economy to safeguard biodiversity.

SmartProSys (Smart Process Systems for a Green Carbon-based Chemical Production in a Sustainable Society) is a research initiative for sustainable chemistry and circular economy at the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany. It is funded by the Ministry for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment of the State of Saxony-Anhalt.

SmartProSys aims to replace fossil raw materials in chemical production with renewable carbon sources, thus contributing to a carbon-neutral society. The initiative involves researchers from the fields of systems-oriented process engineering, chemistry, mathematics, logistics, political science and psychology.

The initiative also organises events and issues a newsletter.

Based in Catalonia, Som Mobilitat is a non-profit consumer cooperative providing mobility products and services. It aims to speed up the transition to more sustainable mobility.

It promotes a mobility model based on walking, cycling and public transport, and, if strictly necessary, using shared electric vehicles.

Som Mobilitat is a product-as-a-service platform with a focus on mobility. People can hire electric cars that are owned by the cooperative itself or by individuals, businesses and public institutions. You book a car via the platform. It is working on bike-sharing, motorbike-sharing or car-pooling and ride-sharing.

The platform is also active in sharing good practices with similar organisations across Europe.

State of Green is a one-point entry to more than 600 Danish solution providers driving the global transition to a sustainable, low-carbon, resource-efficient society. It connects international partners with Danish companies, changemakers, agencies, experts and researchers in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and accelerate the global transition towards a sustainable, net-zero future.

It shares Danish know-how via publications, digital showcases, at international conferences, by welcoming delegations and through media engagement.

The platform focuses on renewable energy, energy distribution and integration, energy efficiency, water, cities, transport, industry, building, agriculture and green transition enablers. Circular principles are mentioned in each area.

The Sustainable Procurement Platform is managed by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. It provides up-to-date news, case studies, events and guidance on sustainable procurement from across the world.

Its focus is sustainable and circular procurement. Circular procurement involves considering the whole lifecycle of products throughout their supply chain and ensuring that the products and services acquired generate benefits not only for the buyer, but also for the environment, society and the economy.

The platform showcases replicable sustainable, circular and innovation procurement approaches and strategies. Its resource centre contains over 200 case studies setting out the methods used, the obstacles overcome and successes achieved in implementing sustainable public procurement.