Healthcare is primarily intended to protect people's health, but it also has an impact on environmental and public health through its own operations and supply chains.

This conference will explore how hospitals can break this pattern by removing hazardous plastics, improving environmental performance and going circular.

The final conference of the RISERS project will explore how standardisation can help scale industrial symbiosis and cross-sector resource efficiency across Europe, bringing together experts from industry, research, policy and standardisation.

This conference will look at how social and circular practices operate in Croatia and across Europe, and what policy and funding frameworks they need. 

What can “old” and “new” Member States learn from each other in policy and practice? How do EU‑level policies translate into national laws, and what important gaps remain?

This event celebrates ten years of collaboration between IUCN and the Government of Monaco in advancing the links between circular economy and nature conservation. 

It will bring together public and private stakeholders to discuss the potential of circular economy principles to tackle biodiversity loss and support the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the EU nature restoration agenda.

This conference will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, educators, researchers and skills experts to explore how Europe can build a workforce ready for a sustainable digital future.

It is part of the European Skills & VET Week 2026, an initiative of the European Commission organised by Cedefop.

Current methods of dealing with end of life ships are, to say the least, sub optimal. They cause injury and death to underpaid workers and harm the environment. 

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is working to change this. During this event, participants will showcase and exchange ideas for good practices and strategies for ship demolition, design, waste management and material recovery.

This year, this long-standing event will shift the focus to the circular economy. Six tracks of plenary sessions and workshops will stretch over two days, exploring topics such as reuse, responsible production and consumption, and anticipating future events.

Recycling Europe’s flagship annual event, the European Recycling Conference, will bring Europe’s recycling industry back to the heart of EU policymaking at a defining moment for the sector.

This conference aims to discuss future scenarios for sustainable management of construction and demolition waste. It will showcase the achievements of the INERTWASTE project and present inspiring circular solutions.

This conference will explore advanced, digitally enabled solutions for industrial remanufacturing across various sectors, including automotive, home appliances and optoelectronics. It will also address broader industrial challenges, opportunities and emerging EU legislative trends in the field of the circular economy.