Learn what works in practice
Hear real-life cases, results and lessons from organizations already implementing Circular Economy.
The Forum
From circular ambition to real-world impact.
After two successful editions in 2025 and 2026, the Global Circular Economy Forum returns for its 3rd edition. This year, the focus is on implementation, action and impact.
The Forum brings together Circular Economy leaders, practitioners and researchers from various industries, along with Government representatives, diplomats, businesses and students from different parts of the world. Together, they share opportunities, best practices, real-life cases and lessons from implementing Circular Economy.
Organizations participating in the 3rd cycle of the Circular Economy Award will be recognized at the Award Ceremony. They will also have the opportunity to present their best circular practices to the audience.
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Why attend the Forum?
Leave with fresh perspectives, useful connections and ideas you can put into practice.
Take away ideas you can apply
Leave with practical approaches to cut waste, keep materials in use and create value in your own organization.
Understand where policy is heading
Find out how National Circular Economy policies and strategies affect your business and how you can contribute to them.
Build the business case
See how circularity brings cost savings, competitiveness and new revenue, so you can win support from your management.
Connect with Circular Economy leaders
Network with practitioners, Government representatives, businesses, researchers and students from different parts of the world.
Get inspired by Award participants
Watch recognized organizations present their best circular practices and celebrate them at the Award Ceremony.
Contribute to the UN SDGs
Help advance the 2030 Agenda, especially SDG 12, “Responsible Consumption and Production”, through your own actions.
Made for changemakers
Who should attend?
Whether you shape policy, lead a business, design products or are preparing for your career, the Forum offers ideas and connections for people advancing circularity.
Policy makers and business leaders
Circular Economy and Sustainability professionals
Designers; Strategy, Finance and IT managers
Quality, Excellence and Environment Management professionals
Learning & Development professionals
Procurement and Performance Management specialists
Students
Meet the speakers
Ideas and insights from circularity leaders
Hear from experienced voices bringing policy, business, language and practical implementation into the circular economy conversation.
Keynote Speaker
Jocelyn Blériot
Executive Lead, Policy and Institutions, Ellen MacArthur Foundation (UK)
Circulating value and tackling waste – key instruments for the textiles sector
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More than 80% of textiles worldwide leak out of our linear system. They are incinerated, landfilled or lost to the environment, and collection systems capture only part of what reaches the market. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) currently focuses on downstream recycling. It could do much more: drive circular design, extend product life and tackle pollution such as microfibre leakage. Meanwhile, resale and repair businesses are growing, generating revenue and local jobs, yet they operate in markets and regulations built for a linear economy. Which policies can keep textiles in the loop, and where is progress already visible?
Speaker
Gordana Kierans
MGT Open (Croatia)
The Words We Waste: How Language Shapes the Circular Mindset
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Before organisations change their material flows, they must change their vocabulary. Everyday terms such as “waste”, “end of life” and “disposal” quietly lock companies into linear thinking. They shape how products are designed, how resources are valued and which opportunities are overlooked. Language drawn from living systems, on the other hand, opens new ways of seeing materials and new commercial possibilities. Drawing on examples from Europe, the Gulf and India, this session shows how deliberate word choice can shift mindsets across teams, customers and value chains, and accelerate circular transformation. Participants will leave with a fresh lens on the words they use every day.
Interactive Workshop
Sunil Thawani
CEO and Founder, Circular Economy Awards & Forum (UAE)
Workshop: An Ideal World of Circular Economy
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What would our world look like if it were fully circular? In this interactive workshop, led by Sunil Thawani, attendees set aside today's constraints and imagine it freely. Picture cities, homes, workplaces, products, food and mobility designed so that nothing is wasted, materials flow continuously and nature is regenerated. Working together in groups, participants will describe this ideal world and share their visions. They will then look back from that future to the present, asking what must change and what first steps can be taken now. Come ready to dream boldly, and leave with inspiration and ideas to start building that world today.
More speakers to be announced soon.
From practice to progress
Best Circular Practices from Award Participants
A dedicated session in which organizations recognized in the Circular Economy Award share how they put circularity into practice. They will present their strategies, products, services and measurable results.
Want your organization on stage?
Register for the Circular Economy Award. Award participants also receive 3–5 complimentary Forum seats.
Not sure you qualify? Self-assess your chances: Organization | Pioneering Practice | Product/Service
Circularity starts with you
Bring something. Make a difference.
We invite attendees to bring items that can be given another life through reuse or responsible recycling.
Used electronics
Bring unwanted electronic items to be repurposed or recycled.
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WAT E-waste Collection Bin is suitable for disposal of electronic devices and accessories no bigger than 30 cm in diameter, including:
- Consumer Electronics: Mobile phones, tablets, laptops, vapes, smart watches, book readers, etc.
- Home Appliances: Toasters, blenders, electric toothbrushes, hairdryers, kettles, electric razors and shavers, electric clocks, power tools, etc.
- Office and Telecom Equipment: Routers, TV boxes, modems, cameras, telephones, etc.
- Accessories and Peripherals: Cables, chargers, batteries, keyboards, mouse, headphones, power banks, etc.
- Audio-Visual Equipment: Speakers, gaming consoles, DVD and CD players, MP3 players, etc.
- Other Electronic Items: Other electronic devices of a suitable size (less than 30 cm in dimensions).
Pre-loved clothes
Bring wearable clothing suitable for reuse.
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Thrift for Good accepts the following items:
- Gently used clothing for men, women and children
- Accessories
- Bags
- Shoes
- Books
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The journey so far
Look back at previous Forums
Explore highlights, insights and stories from our previous editions.
2nd edition · 2026
Forum 2026
Discover the speakers, discussions and circular practices featured at the 2026 Forum.
1st edition · 2025
Forum 2025
Look back at the first edition and the people and ideas that helped build this global community.
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