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OUR MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE PRACTICAL AND SCALABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

At Circle Economy, we believe in a visionary future for our planet — one in which we do not have to compromise in order to achieve economic, social, and environmental prosperity. As an impact organisation, we connect and empower a global community to create the conditions for systemic transformation. With nature as our mentor, we work alongside businesses, cities and governments to identify opportunities to make the transition to the circular economy, and provide a powerful combination of practical and scalable solutions to turn these opportunities into reality. ‍ Our mission is to empower a global community of businesses, cities and governments to accelerate the transition to the circular economy through practical and scalable insights and solutions that address humanity’s greatest challenges.

Case studies and reports

Last Updated October 26, 2022

Circular Product Labels Healthcare Waste

Circle Economy researched how the introduction of a circular product l...

Article / Report

Last Updated August 10, 2021

The Circularity Gap Report: An analysis of the circular state of the global economy

Our world economy is only 8.6% circular, leaving a massive 'Circularit...

Article / Report

Last Updated November 24, 2021

Circular Amsterdam - A roadmap towards a circular city

Implemented by Circle Economy, the first City Circle Scan to be done a...

Article / Report

Amsterdam

Last Updated October 26, 2022

Healthcare Plastic Waste

As part of the Nederland Circulair initiative by the Dutch Ministry of...

Article / Report

Last Updated September 15, 2021

Amsterdam's circular roadmap

The Dutch economy has set itself a national goal to become fully circu...

Policy case

Amsterdam

Last Updated January 28, 2021

Reading the fine print: Ensuring Circular Business Models are truly sustainable

Extending the active service life of garments is considered one of the...

Article / Report

Last Updated January 28, 2021

Something old, something borrowed: the rise of resale and rental in fashion

The fashion industry’s sustainability efforts thus far have been domin...

Article / Report

Last Updated August 16, 2021

Circularity Gap Report Norway

Norway’s Circularity Metric is 2.4%, and at 44.3 tonnes per person, pe...

Article / Report

Norway

Last Updated October 4, 2021

Circle City Scan Tool Pilots: Piloting a circular economy opportunity discovery tool in 10 cities around the world

ICLEI experts are guiding 10 pilot cities in developing circular econo...

Article / Report

Quezon City , 8+ More

Last Updated March 17, 2021

Circle Scan Kongsvingerregion

The Kongsvingerregion has in collaboration with Circle Economy and Cir...

Article / Report

Norway

Last Updated March 9, 2021

Circular textiles scan - Children's clothing in Flevoland report

"This report provides a snapshot of Flevoland's flow of children's clo...

Article / Report

Flevoland

Last Updated September 13, 2021

Pursuing Financial Reality of the Circular Road: A pathway to Road-as-a-Service

A pilot project of Dura Vermeer and Overijssel Province has provided a...

Article / Report

Netherlands

Last Updated April 20, 2021

The Circular Facade: Building a sustainable financial reality with Facades-as-a-Service

In its second whitepaper, the Coalition Circular Accounting (CCA) expl...

Business case

Last Updated September 13, 2021

Valorising Residual Resources: Mitigating food waste - how cooperatives can boost the circular economy

Residual resources, such as food processing surplus streams—now often ...

Article / Report

Amsterdam

Approved by curator

Last Updated April 7, 2023

Lindex: Take-back pilot for children's clothes

Lindex, an established Scandinavian fashion chain and Swedish family f...

Business case

Sweden

Last Updated March 8, 2023

Take-back: A Logical Next Step in Asket's Pursuit of Less

Asket, an independent Swedish menswear brand with the mission to slow ...

Business case

Sweden

Last Updated April 6, 2021

A Framework for Circular Buildings - indicators for possible inclusion in BREEAM

This report provides a general framework for circular buildings and pr...

Article / Report

Last Updated September 20, 2021

Closing the skills gap: Vocational education and training for the circular economy

This report, by Circle Economy, lays out why vocational and educationa...

Article / Report

Last Updated September 20, 2021

Circular Jobs, Understanding Employment in the Circular Economy in the Netherlands

A transition to the circular economy is essential to fight climate cha...

Article / Report

Netherlands

Last Updated September 20, 2021

Circular Jobs & Skills in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

A truly circular city requires an inclusive and prosperous job market ...

Article / Report

Netherlands

Last Updated September 20, 2021

The Role of Municipal Policy in the Circular Economy

This report explores the connection between municipalities pursuing ci...

Article / Report

Last Updated October 14, 2021

Circular Jobs in Belgium, A Baseline Analysis of Employment in the Circular Economy in Belgium

The report Circular Jobs in Belgium provides insight into the nature a...

Article / Report

Brussels , 5+ More

Last Updated May 31, 2021

Urban Circular Policies and Employment through Greenfield FDI

This paper examines the association between circular strategies impose...

Policy case

Last Updated May 31, 2021

Jobs & Skills in the Circular Economy: State Of Play And Future Pathways

Through the lens of three focus areas—skills, quality of work and incl...

Article / Report

Last Updated May 31, 2021

Baseline Analysis of Circular Jobs in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly

Circularity presents opportunities for local labour markets. To tap in...

Article / Report

Cornwall

Last Updated October 5, 2022

Resilience and the Circular Economy: Opportunities and Risks

This report provides a first structural analysis of the relationship b...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 1, 2021

Jobs and opportunities for New York City in the circular economy

The New York Circular City Initiative, convened by Freshfields, applie...

Article / Report

New York

Last Updated May 31, 2021

The Future of Work: Baseline Employment Analysis and Skills Pathways for the Circular Economy in Scotland

The report explores the implications of the transition towards the cir...

Article / Report

Scotland

Last Updated June 15, 2021

Circular Jobs Definition Framework

A shift to a circular economy will impact labour markets around the wo...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 7, 2021

Labour market impacts on the circular economy: A briefing for social partners on shaping the future of the circular economy

This brief lays out the opportunities and challenges that come with ad...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 7, 2021

Circular Human Resource Management: A briefing for HR professionals on shaping the future of the circle economy.

Decisions around the implementation of circular business models often ...

Article / Report

Last Updated October 5, 2022

Avoiding blind spots: promoting circular and fair business models

To create circular and fair business models, businesses and government...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 22, 2021

Circular Jobs Bulletin: 2020

Circle Economy's Circular Jobs Monitor gathers and displays the number...

Article / Report

Amsterdam , 3+ More

Last Updated June 22, 2021

The Social Economy: a means for inclusive and decent work in the circular economy?

This report by the Circular Jobs Initiative finds that combining the s...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 29, 2021

Putting circular consumer goods to work

What employment benefits can the Netherlands gain from pursuing more c...

Article / Report

Last Updated October 5, 2022

Putting circular textiles to work - The employment potential of circular clothing in the Netherlands

The Netherlands has set an ambitious goal: full circularity by 2050 an...

Article / Report

Last Updated October 4, 2022

Makers Unite - Skills for a repair facility of the future

Established in 2016 in the Netherlands, Makers Unite is a creative pla...

Business case

Netherlands

Approved by curator

Last Updated August 29, 2021

G-Star closed loop denim business case & environmental impact analysis

As a pioneer in recycled denim since 2008, Amsterdam based G-Star RAW ...

Business case

Netherlands

Approved by curator

Last Updated August 29, 2021

Fashion for Good: Sorting for Circularity Project

Fashion for Good launched their Sorting for Circularity Project in May...

Business case

Europe

Approved by curator

Last Updated December 9, 2021

Circular economy interventions to go beyond existing climate action in developing countries

Commissioned by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), wh...

Article / Report

Last Updated May 19, 2022

Pilot project: Circular procurement training in Kongsvinger

Industrial and technological innovations by themselves cannot drive th...

Policy case

Kongsvinger

Last Updated July 26, 2022

Biomimicry in Thriving Philadelphia

As part of the Thriving Cities Initiative (TCI) programme, Circle Econ...

Policy case

Philadelphia

Last Updated December 9, 2021

Capital Equipment Coalition: Sharing best practice and leading the industry

"The Capital Equipment Coalition (CEC) is a group of nine businesses—i...

Business case

Last Updated December 9, 2021

Coalition Circular Accounting: Tackling reporting and valuation challenges to circular accounting

"The Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants (NBA) and Circle E...

Business case

Last Updated January 19, 2022

Circulair Den Haag

The Hague strives towards a circular economy. The circular economy has...

Article / Report

Last Updated January 19, 2022

The Circularity Gap Report Netherlands

The Netherlands is a global frontrunner in the race to circularity wit...

Article / Report

Last Updated January 19, 2022

Transitie is mensenwerk, arbeid als factor in de circulaire economie.

Future jobs need to contribute to the circular economy if we want to a...

Article / Report

Last Updated October 26, 2022

Investigating the potential for high-value reuse in a circular economy

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and the RACE Prog...

Article / Report

Netherlands

Last Updated July 28, 2024

Circular GHG mitigation opportunities Lao PDR - A metabolic approach

By moving towards a circular economy, Lao PDR is pursuing both the obj...

Article / Report

Laos

Approved by curator

Last Updated August 18, 2022

Circular Rotterdam by 2030: harnessing social, economic and environmental benefits of the circular economy

A report released as part of the City of Rotterdam’s ambitious bid to ...

Article / Report

Rotterdam

Last Updated May 24, 2022

Considering Waste Management as a Sustainable Tool Towards Curbing Climate Change Impacts

Scarcity. Sparseness.. Shortages...Research has indicated that the wor...

Article / Report

Approved by curator

Last Updated May 31, 2022

Considering Waste Management as a Sustainable Tool Towards Curbing Climate Change Impacts

Scarcity. Sparseness.. Shortages...Research has indicated that the wor...

Article / Report

Last Updated June 15, 2022

Thinking beyond borders to achieve social justice in a global circular economy - Actions for governments and multilateral bodies

Today's understanding of the circular economy fails to address issues ...

Article / Report

Last Updated August 19, 2022

Framework for circular interventions

The overall aim of BUS-GoCircular is to address and overcome the chall...

Article / Report

Europe

Last Updated August 19, 2022

Circular construction skills qualification framework

Within the BUS-GoCircular project, a general task-based qualification ...

Article / Report

Europe

Approved by curator

Last Updated April 14, 2023

Closing the green skills gap to enable a circular economy

Circularity Academy is a training platform that teaches organisations ...

Business case

Amsterdam

Last Updated May 25, 2023

Amsterdam turning full speed on circularity, with partnering organisations

The City of Amsterdam, which is one of the finalists in this year’s <a...

Policy case

Amsterdam

Last Updated October 8, 2023

Pamodzi Bio Energy Solutions - Clean Energy (Biogas) from Waste

Pamodzi Bio Energy Solutions (PBES) is a start-up set up to increase e...

Business case

Nigeria