In June 2026, the German federal government adopted an action programme to accelerate the circular transition. This is in line with the 2024 National Circular Economy Strategy.
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A platform for finding partners for projects and mobilising private capital.
The new funding programme Future Circular Economy will support innovative production processes, CRM recovery and digital applications from the end of 2026.
Recycled products will be given priority in public procurement.
A digitisation initiative covering DPPs, new data rooms and AI applications.
Legal improvements, such as a new national textile law and the intended ban on disposable electronic cigarettes, the amendments to the Circular Economy Act, packaging law and the Substitute Building Materials Ordinance.
Investors, circular entrepreneurs, city and regional representatives, policymakers and incubators will come together to focus on one central question: what is still preventing circular businesses from scaling in Europe — and what practical changes are needed to close the gap!
This conference will focus on the European policies, technologies and business models that are reshaping circularity, from the Circular Economy Act and textile legislation to the Digital Product Passport and artificial intelligence.
suHCO aims to develop an AI-powered horizontal digital planning and execution-driven system enabling the healthcare sector to become more sustainable and circular.
Through three competitive phases, suHCO will co-develop, prototype and pilot this platform with selected suppliers. This webinar will provide potential applicants with an overview of the suHCO Pre-Commercial Procurement procedure.
This event will bring together senior stakeholders from across the plastics, petrochemical, waste management and recycling value chains.
Participants will gain practical insights into the regulatory, commercial and operational developments shaping the transition towards a circular plastics economy.
SYNCRETIX assists organisations with designing and implementing ESG transformation, circular economy solutions and resilience strategies.
Their approach integrates circular economy principles across the entire lifecycle of products, buildings and urban systems while strengthening climate resilience, resource efficiency and long-term sustainability.
The LIAISE COST Action is a European initiative dedicated to promoting industrial symbiosis.
It has deployed an online platform designed to accelerate the global transition toward sustainable industrial ecosystems. Information is retrieved automatically from international patents, policy portals and high-impact publications, then verified by experts.
The European Commission is looking for input on the role and functioning of the Treaty-based Horizon Europe European Partnerships and Joint Undertakings.
Do you have experience of these initiatives and views on how they are organised? Then fill out the questionnaire by 16 October!
The Circular Aluminium Action Plan is the aluminium sector’s strategy for achieving aluminium’s full potential for a circular economy by 2030. The action plan aims to ensure that all end-of-life aluminium products are collected and recycled efficiently in Europe to maximise the aluminium recycling rates and to keep the material in active use. It builds on the aluminium industry’s Vision 2050 and provides policy recommendations for the sector.
The aluminium industry has the potential to be a key driver in achieving Europe’s ambitions for a climate-neutral and circular economy. Aluminium is by nature circular and fit for multiple recycling: it can be recycled over and over again without losing its original properties (lightness, conductivity, formability, durability, impermeability).
