Part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), the InvestCEC project aimed to bridge the gap between local action and EU-wide ambition, offering investment readiness support and raising a fund to enable public/private partnerships around the pilot city of Klagenfurt, Austria. 

The project was tested in the city of Klagenfurt and aimed to develop a replicable model for implementing circular economy projects in European cities and regions by partnering circular entrepreneurs with public municipalities seeking circular services.

It produced five factsheets setting out guides and replication materials developed during the project. These provide information on how to initiate circular economy projects at local level, with a focus on investment opportunities and barriers, solution areas and regulatory needs.

• Factsheet I: Circular investment in cities & regions
• Factsheet 2: Risk factors in circular economy investments
• Factsheet 3: Circular economy solution areas for urban/regional settings
• Factsheet 4: What do investors look for in companies
• Factsheet 5: Kalundborg symbiosys – A world leading circular economy model