ACR+ Days 2026: where circularity and bioeconomy meet. Over two days, participants will engage in high-level discussions, study visits and thematic sessions, with a strong focus on circularity, material resources management and bioeconomy.
The event will provide valuable opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange and collaboration within a community committed to advancing sustainable and competitive solutions in Europe.
The Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice is a network of partners from industries, regions and cities, set up under Horizon Europe to facilitate building, scaling up and replicating of ecosystems of industrial and industrial-urban symbiosis, and circular economy.
Come and learn about Hubs4Circularity initiatives and engage with experts and stakeholders from industry, regions and cities, policy, research and innovation!
This is the fourth edition of the strategic environmental monitoring reports that the Basque Ecodesign Center produces based on the knowledge acquired through its monitoring system.
The report compiles the latest regulatory and market developments driving the transition towards a decarbonised, more circular economy and explores how they are relevant to the value chains in which the Basque Ecodesign Center’s partner companies operate.
It identifies new standards and recognised methodologies that are relevant to those chains and identifies ten key challenges for the circular economy for 2026, such as security of supply and self sufficiency of materials as keys to competitiveness and circularity in the new geopolitical context.
This conference will focus on how circular ideas can be turned into economically viable, environmentally effective and socially beneficial business models under real-world conditions.
It will bring together strategic, operational and systemic perspectives on the circular economy and bioeconomy.
The CCRI hands-on online workshops will focus on a key implementation challenge identified in the CCRI communities of practice. They will translate those insights into practical tools, methods and examples that participants can apply in their own context.
This session will look at Consumption‑based emissions (CBE) which show the climate impact of what cities consume, not just what they produce. It will introduce what a Consumption‑Based Emissions (CBE) inventory is, what it can (and cannot) tell you, and how cities are beginning to use CBE insights to inform circular economy action.
The CCRI hands-on online workshops will focus on a key implementation challenge identified in the CCRI communities of practice. They will translate those insights into practical tools, methods and examples that participants can apply in their own context.
This session will focus on how planning can support the reuse of existing assets, limit land take, reserve space for circular activities and create the right conditions for circular design and material use in new developments.
The CCRI hands-on online workshops will focus on a key implementation challenge identified in the CCRI communities of practice. They will translate those insights into practical tools, methods and examples that participants can apply in their own context.
This session is based on the community of practice Supporting local circular businesses. It will focus on designing support measures for circular businesses that work in practice.
Cities and regions across Europe are facing similar challenges - at different stages and in different contexts - when implementing the circular transition. Over the past year, CCRI communities of practice have brought practitioners together to openly share what works, what doesn’t, and where they get stuck.
This CCRI online workshop series builds directly on these insights, turning peer exchange into practical, hands-on sessions designed to help you move from ambition to concrete actions - no matter where you are in your transition.
This workshop is a unique opportunity to have a direct influence on the policies that will transform the sustainability of the plastics, packaging and bio-waste value chain.
Take part in this collaborative process and promote the shift towards a more efficient and greener circular economy.
Businesses are key drivers of regional transformation. Support from public authorities and cooperation with research institutions, local administrations and networks is key to overcoming barriers and unlocking the potential of the circular economy.
This publication shows how companies in rural regions can drive the transition towards a circular economy. Drawing on examples from German and European model regions, it highlights how local enterprises implement circular business models, what opportunities arise for regional value creation and resilience, and which policy and governance frameworks can foster this transformation.
The findings show that the circular economy is not only an ecological necessity but also a strategic pathway towards sustainable and resilient regional development.
