While circular economy practices offer substantial environmental and economic benefits along with local job creation, their implementation requires significant adjustments in working conditions and practices.
This briefing dives into two of the circular building pathways identified as having high social impacts in the Circular Buildings Coalition’s 2024 Four Pathways Report: 1) Build with the Right Materials; and 2) Build Nothing.
These pathways are explored, along with their regulatory and market-level drivers, barriers and the measures needed to safeguard workers.
UtilDeco Group SRL has become Romania’s flagship work-integration social enterprise.
In 2023, it linked its textiles and coffee operations in a circular-economy pilot scheme: fabric off-cuts from uniform production and empty jute coffee sacks were upcycled into OPYA Fashion, a limited-edition collection of jackets, totes and accessories.
The enterprise is now scaling circularity through two major projects, one on digital product passports in textile products and the other on hiring workwear.
The annual Circular Economy Insights Series helps shape strategies and informs the development of support for communities of practice across Ireland. It highlights research gaps and will guide work in this area.
The 2025 report is designed to support an evidenced-based approach to public engagement and communications for a circular economy. It integrates best practices, targeted market research, socio-demographic analyses and community initiatives to provide key insights and statistical evidence on the specific trends currently driving circular economy behaviour in Ireland.
It aims to strengthen capacity for high-quality communications and public engagement to ensure that Ireland is informed and enabled to participate in, and benefit from, the circular transition.
On 25 June, the Leadership Group on Citizen Engagement & Circular Behaviour hosted the EU Circular Talk "Mainstreaming Circularity: Empowering Citizens for the Transition”. This webinar examined practical pathways to build understanding, shift mindsets and accelerate citizen behaviour change towards the circular transition.
This session will explore the impacts of the EU's “clean, competitive and circular” policies on communities, including indigenous peoples and young people, and consider how to foster intergenerational equity and participation, starting from the raw materials agenda.
This webinar will address the development of social innovation action plans and their deployment and application. Come and gain insights from experts, projects and cities leading systemic change through social innovation!
To achieve a truly circular economy, citizen engagement must move from the margins to the mainstream. This EU Circular Talk explored how we can embed circular thinking into everyday life through communication, education and practical tools that empower people to act.
Speakers and participants examined practical pathways to build understanding, shift mindsets and accelerate the circular transition—one citizen at a time.
This webinar brings together experts and representatives of EU institutions and local initiatives to discuss the latest policy developments and practical solutions. It will spotlight how territorial cooperation helps drive innovation and sustainability across Europe.
Come and see how cooperation across borders can deliver tangible impact - and how these efforts can shape the future of EU environmental and economic policies!
In the European Union context, a just transition refers to the shift toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy in a way that is fair, inclusive and leaves no one behind.
To support this effort, the European Environment Agency is hosting a webinar that brings together insights from recent research and country-level practices to better understand the socio-economic impacts of the circular economy transition.
PSLifestyle is a free app that empowers individuals to better understand their environmental impact and supports them in adopting more sustainable and circular lifestyles. By providing personalized insights into users’ carbon footprints, it encourages changes in everyday consumption patterns that align with the principles of the circular economy.
