This year's World Circular Economy Forum 2025 will feature an EU Accelerator Arena, showcasing a series of sessions dedicated to innovative initiatives that foster circular value chains, trade partnerships and compliance with environmental standards.
Nine sessions hosted at the Arena in Sao Paolo’s Tivoli Hotel (and online) will highlight initiatives promoting the circular economy with EU support.
The transition to a circular economy requires more than just recycling and material recovery: it will take a fundamental shift in how businesses operate. Product-as-a-Service is at the forefront of this transformation, offering a model that prioritises access over ownership, optimises resource efficiency and reduces waste.
This WCEF accelerator session will look at how businesses successfully implement this model and the challenges and opportunities along the way.
This accelerator session will explore innovative leadership and collaborative models driving circular economy transitions, featuring insights from both European and Brazilian pioneers.
With real-world case studies from the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform and Brazilian initiatives, the discussion will highlight strategies for scaling circular solutions through inclusive and dynamic leadership.
This online event, organised by the Circular Economy Network (C-PRONE), aims to highlight best practices from different countries in overcoming legal fears surrounding circular procurement.
It will also explore how the interpretation of the EU public procurement directive differs across Member States, leading to varying levels of confidence in applying circular criteria.
Italy's seventh National Circular Economy Conference will focus on Circularity to Boost Made in Italy.
It will look at how strengthening circular practices can help revive the Made in Italy brand and enhance the competitiveness of key industrial sectors. This is particularly relevant given the ongoing decline in national industrial output which has been exacerbated by recent global instability and trade barriers. The conference will also review the implementation of the Green Deal and recent policy developments at both EU and national levels.
The LIFE Calls for Proposals 2025 were published on 24 April 2025. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) will host the #EULife25 Info Days online from 13 to 15 May 2025 to support potential applicants.
This WCEF2025 accelerator session explored innovative mechanisms for enhancing and protecting natural ecosystems, in accordance with COP16 commitments and global sustainability goals.
The Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice invites you to an online knowledge exchange workshop on the role of local and regional public authorities in supporting the uptake of industrial-urban symbiosis.
The Achieving Circularity in Cities through Environmental Sustainability of Sports (ACCESS) project is holding its final project.
It will showcase results and achievements by the four participating countries and cities, the tools produced to unlock the potential for more environmentally-friendly sports and encourage uptake, replication and reinforcement of sustainable resource management and circular economy in cities and sports.
The Forest Stewardship Council is committed to protecting healthy, resilient forests for everyone and forever.
With forests facing growing demand and pressure, they see the need to explore new solutions ensuring the best use and continuous circulation of forest-based fibres. This round table discussion will look at how this can be done.
