The CIRCUFash Wardrobe Stories Barometer: mapping circular fashion and skills

The Wardrobe Stories Barometer aims to collect stories about circular fashion and skills. Did you buy an upcycled dress or have a pair of trousers repaired? Do you know about a circular hub teaching sewing skills or a workshop looking for someone who knows what to do with a needle? Then tell your story!

Panel on Circular Economy Act - Making circularity work for product value chains

This panel looked at how the forthcoming CEA proposal can make EPR schemes more effective and support the development of a single market for secondary raw materials.

Cillian Lohan, EESC member and long-standing advocate for the ECESP, spoke about the EESC's opinion on the CEA and factors contributing to a successful EPR scheme.

Western Balkans Circular Economy Awards ceremony: celebrating regional pioneers!

Organised by the Western Balkans Circular Economy Hub, the awards comprise various categories from innovative circular design to municipal leadership in circular economy. 

They show how this region is making strides towards the circular economy, from innovative materials produced from agricultural by-products to modular product design and circular business models!

Club Circul'R at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance: the CEA and circular VAT!

More than 300 circular economy stakeholders along with Eric Mamer, Director-General for the Environment at the European Commission, came together for Club Circul'R organised by ECESP Coordination Group member Circul'R. They discussed how the Circular Economy Act will affect businesses and whether VAT should be applied to second-hand products.

Why EU Ecolabel – Softrend Estonia

See why obtaining EU Ecolabel certification is worth the effort! Estonian soft furniture company Softrend finds that they can access markets that were closed to them before. 

From promising ideas to real-world value: BIOEAST brings Slovenia and Croatia’s bioeconomy innovators together 

Taking place on 10 September, the BIOEAST Slovenia-Croatia Pitching Event 2026 aimed to take ideas from 'well, it sounds interesting' to 'this will work'. 

Innovators and experts explored what it takes to build a stronger circular bioeconomy, while participants presented their innovations, received expert feedback and connected with potential partners.

EPR as a signal for circular design

Extended Producer Responsibility schemes contribute to more efficient waste management – but they could do more than that to support the circular economy.

This workshop on 10 November will look at what makes these mechanisms effective and how they can move from financing waste management to rewarding circularity upstream.

How can finance accelerate the circular economy?

Finance is often cited as a key challenge in accelerating circular investments. The EU Circular Economy Research Centre (EU CERC) spoke with 25 financiers to understand how they are supporting circular investments. The takeaway? Barriers remain, but innovative approaches are already emerging.

During this workshop on 24 November, three financiers will share their experiences, approaches and examples, followed by a Q&A session.

Just transition and wellbeing in Europe's circular economy

This workshop on 3 December will explore how Europe can accelerate a circular economy that is environmentally sustainable, socially just and centred on people’s wellbeing.

Through perspectives from policy, business, research and civil society, participants will discuss how circular economy initiatives can deliver environmental, social and economic benefits, and how different actors can ensure that no one is left behind in the transition.

Did we really buy circular? From procurement criteria to measurable impact

Including circular criteria in a tender is one thing. Knowing whether your purchases deliver real circular impact is another. How can buyers measure what changes in practice and use those insights to make better purchasing decisions without overburdening suppliers?

Join this workshop on 11 December to explore practical approaches to monitoring circular procurement. 

Connecting industries and closing loops: exploring industrial symbiosis

Want to know more about industrial symbiosis and the businesses and projects active in this field? This webinar on 6 November will introduce the work being done by the ECESP's Leadership Group on Circular value chains, from mapping industrial symbiosis initiatives to translating their findings into policy-relevant recommendations.

ISWA 2026  

Taking place on 9-11 November, this conference will be hosted by The Chartered Institute of Waste Management in partnership with the International Solid Waste Association.

It will showcase global good practices in resource and waste management, highlighting the critical role of effective systems in protecting health, the environment and economies, promoting circular economy principles and strengthening international collaboration to help move the world beyond waste.

Cities and regions' role in circular economy monitoring: Turning data into policy

Relevant, reliable information drives stronger circular policies – but it's not so easy to identify what information you need and what data will help you make the right decisions.

In this interactive workshop on 16 November, the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative will explore practical approaches to circular economy monitoring.

European Week for Waste Reduction

EWWR 2026 is an opportunity to come up with interesting ways to teach people how to use fewer resources. Taking place from 21 to 29 November, it's open to everyone, from schools to public authorities. Help get the word out about why preventing waste by keeping items in use for as long as possible is so important!

Can aerospace really close the loop? | European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

The first episode of the ATLAS Cluster's #FlightPaths webinar series will explore how aerospace can reduce its environmental footprint through sustainable design, recycled carbon fibre, recyclable composites, digital twins and smarter manufacturing. Join them on 24 November to engage with the latest European research.

EWWR2026 - Alliance of cigarette butt collectors

Part of the European Week for Waste Reduction, this activity is all about collecting cigarette butts and giving them a useful second life.  

Did you know it's possible to make clothing from cigarette filters? This in-person event on 26 November will present Modena Fashion which is doing just that. It will also describe how the cigarette butts collected are converted into energy and injected into Vienna’s district heating system.

BIOEAST High-Level Conference: Taking a decade of macro-regional cooperation for research, innovation and bioeconomy transformation to the next level  

BIOEAST supports the development of circular bioeconomies in the BIOEAST countries.

This conference on 25 November is an opportunity to see what the initiative has achieved through its support project BOOST4BIOEAST, discuss the future of the European bioeconomy and the role of the wider BIOEAST region, and learn about the new support project.

XXVII International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference

SGEM 2027 will cover a broad range of scientific and technical topics, including sections on recycling, waste management and circular economy, and sustainable mineral processing and resource efficiency. 

The conference will take place on 5-11 July 2027: the call for abstracts is open until 22 March 2027, and the call for workshops until 25 May 2027.

Unlocking textile circularity in the EU: from challenges to opportunities 

This report from the PESCO-UP project examines the main barriers and enabling factors involved in scaling up textile recycling and circular textile value chains in the EU. The analysis combines an extensive literature review with evidence from 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders representing different stages of the textile value chain.

Transitioning to a circular economy: Closing the investment gap in Europe   

This report from the European Investment Bank presents the results of a joint research project by the European Investment Bank Group and the European Commission (DG ENV) to assess the circular economy investment gap in the EU.

It highlights persistent market failures and investment barriers and outlines how EU regulation can help markets develop and how coordinated EU and EIB financing and advisory action can mobilise investments and accelerate Europe’s circular transition.

Employment in the circular economy

The circular economy is increasingly recognised as essential to achieving both environmental and socio-economic objectives, yet little is known about how many people work in circular economy activities and under what conditions.

This report from Circle Economy addresses these gaps by developing and applying an internationally applicable methodology for measuring circular economy employment.

LONGTIME® - Supporting product longevity through assessment, improvement and certification

Ethikis ad civis has created LONGEmployment in the circular economyTIME®, a label identifying products that meet defined technical requirements for durability, including reliability, robustness and repairability.

It helps manufacturers improve the performance of their products and consumers identify goods designed for longer use.

Roofwander: sharing rooftop tents through peer-to-peer rental 

This Belgian company operates a product-as-a-service business which facilitates the renting of an item which people may own but are unlikely to be using for many days each year.

It enables owners to earn income from an underused asset and travellers to gain an alternative to buying equipment for occasional use. It also proves that the product-as-a-service model can be applied to a wide range of items.

TEXroad: making textile data interoperable to drive circularity

TEXroad is a Netherlands-based foundation that connects and aligns textile data from different sources in order to promote and enable circularity in the textiles industry. Their platform — the TEXroad Data Hub — enables consistent reporting, maps where and when textiles are collected, tracks materials and test results between project partners, and shows collection and sorting results through dashboards, maps and metrics.

Funding: Calls for projects and proposals  

Here, you can find various calls for proposals and projects for which funding is available. The calls are published in our Financing section and will be marked 'call closed' once the deadline has passed. 

For ease of reference, we will provide a list with brief descriptions and deadlines here!

CircularInvest's Investor Guide  

This is a practical guide for investors engaging with the circular economy. It is intended to be a succinct overview of the specific considerations for circular economy investment.

Fabrix Learning Hub

The learning hub is the outcome of the FABRIX project which explored the connections between urban space and business ecosystems, and encouraged local, circular urban production in the textile and clothing industry.

The hub provides a wide range of practical guidelines and toolkits to help make businesses in this industry become more circular.

A set of guidelines for more circular Central European public tenders

This set of guidelines from the CE-PRINCE project helps public buyers move from traditional Green Public Procurement to Circular Public Procurement. It introduces upgraded circular criteria for four key sectors and offers practical guidance aligned with national procurement rules and market conditions.

The guidelines will now be tested in real-world conditions: anyone interested in doing so should contact the project!

Planning for a circular city: An implementation guide to strategic urban planning policy for circularity  

This Circular Cities and Regions Initiative implementation guide helps cities integrate circular economy principles into urban planning and decision making. It shows how existing planning instruments can support the reuse, adaptation and intensification of buildings, infrastructure and land, reducing resource consumption, limiting urban sprawl and protecting valuable ecosystems.

MASTERY Micro-credentials for green skills in circular economy and sustainable production

This Erasmus+ project has devised courses on topics such as circular design, waste reduction, sustainable procurement, environmental legislation, sustainability reporting, green certifications, sustainable investment and joint sustainability initiatives.

Part of the learning materials are available online through the MASTERY Academy, while the onsite component is organised locally by partners in Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium and Finland. 

Circular fashion: Design, science and value in a sustainable clothing industry

Interested in learning about how to make fashion circular? This online course will teach you all about it. 

The current session runs from 1 September 2026 to 20 April 2027 (5 weeks, 4-6 hours per week).

CirCLER e-Learning Platform: developing circular economy skills for the furniture sector 

The CirCLER e-Learning Platform is an open-access educational resource supporting the green and digital transition of the European furniture sector. 

It equips learners and professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to implement circular economy principles in practice.

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