Circular Solutions for a Competitive Europe - Stakeholders' Day
This year, the ECESP joined forces with the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative and EU Green Week to focus on circular solutions for a competitive EU.
Earlier this year, the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal provided key guidance on maximising the EU's limited resources, reducing dependency on third-country suppliers of raw materials, reducing waste and extending the lifetime of materials through recycling, reuse and sustainable production.
This series of events explored how the EU economy can speed up the transition from a linear to a circular model of production and consumption.
From 3 to 5 June, policymakers, industry representatives and the circular economy community discussed how to enhance Europe's competitiveness by mainstreaming sustainable circularity across all economic sectors. The event took place at the European Commission Charlemagne building in Brussels, Belgium.
The report on the ECESP Stakeholder Dialogue of 10 April was relevant to the entire three-day conference, reflecting stakeholders' input to the drafting of EU legislative proposals.
Here's the recordings for the three days (recordings link).
Green Week agenda:
3 June: European Commission
- Opening of the conference. Katrina Sichel, Master of Ceremonies
- Keynote speech by Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Circular Economy
- Opening session: Circular Economy as a Driver of EU Strategic Autonomy and Competitiveness
- Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
- The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work
- Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners
- Life AWARDS 2025: Celebrating Excellence in Environmental Innovation
4 June: European Commission
- European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session
During this session, the Report from the Stakeholder Dialogue held on 10 April will be presented and its key points discussed. - Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies
- Towards a Nature-Positive Circular Bioeconomy
- Smart, circular, disruptive: AI & young innovators.
- Making our Industrial Installations Cleaner and Circular
- Make the Water Cycle Circular Again: Creating a water-smart economy
- From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy
- Wrap up of the day
5 June - Stakeholders' Day - ECESP and CCRI
HIGH-LEVEL PLENARY SESSION - Watch recording
PLENARY SESSION 1: From Policy to Practice – Activating the Circular Economy Ecosystem at the Local Level - Watch recording
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 to 3
- Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scaling - Watch recording
- Bioeconomy in Action: Success Stories, Challenges and the Road Ahead - Watch recording
- Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions - Watch recording
PARALLEL SESSIONS 4 to 6
- Maximising resilience through repair/reuse and beyond - Watch recording
- Industrial Symbiosis for Circularity: Connecting Local Businesses with Industry - Watch recording
- Towards a biodiversity-inclusive and climate-friendly circular economy - Watch recording
PLENARY SESSION 2 : Scaling up best circular practices across Europe & worldwide - Watch recording
CLOSING : Harnessing Circularity Momentum as a Catalyst for System(ic) Change - Watch recording
Detailed information and list of speakers for each session can be found on the EU Green Week agenda page
