Resources

Circular Economy in Cities: Project Guide

Circular Economy in Cities focuses on opportunities in three key urban systems - buildings,...

A vision for a circular economy in cities

What will the implementation of circular economy principles in cities look like?

Circular economy in cities: Policy levers

What can urban policymakers do to accelerate this transition?

Circular economy in cities: Opportunity & benefit factsheets

What benefits can a circular economy transition in key urban systems bring to cities?

Examples of circular economy in cities

Realising the value of the circular economy in real estate

Making an investment case is vital to the adoption of circular economy principles, helping the...

Circular Business Models for the Built Environment

To instil confidence and reduce the uncertainty surrounding Circular Business Models (CBMs) within...

Circular Economy in the Built Environment

Our research outlines key principles of the circular economy, using the Ellen MacArthur...

City self-assessment

By taking part in this self-assessment, you will be actively driving progress towards a thriving...

Upstream Innovation: a guide to packaging solutions

The Upstream Innovation guide tells how to harness the power of upstream innovation as a root-cause...

Universal circular economy policy goals

A framework for national governments, cities and businesses to accelerate the transition.

Circular Design Guide

An action-oriented set of methods, mindsets and thought starters to help innovators design circular...

Circle Economy

Circle Economy’s Cities Programme accelerates the transition towards circular cities throughout...

C40 cities

C40 Cities connects 96 of the world’s greatest cities to take bold climate action, leading the way...

ACR+

ACR+ is an international network of cities and regions sharing expertise and knowledge about...

Circular Economy Club

The Circular Economy Club (CEC) is the global network of over 3,500 individual members and...

Eurocities

Facilitates sharing of knowledge among cities on circular economy best practises and case studies.

European Investment Bank (EIB)

EIB is committed to support the transition to a circular economy, which is high on the EU policy...

European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

Highlighting and promoting cross-sector opportunities for accelerating the transition to a circular...

EU Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy

To strengthen the recognition of the urban dimension by European and national policy actors.

Fab City Global Initiative

Enabling cities to shift away from the industrial paradigm of Product-in Trash-out

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

ICLEI is the leading global network of 1,700+ cities, towns and regions committed to building a...

International Resource Panel

The International Resource Panel (IRP) is a global science-policy platform focused on the use of...

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek...

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment / UNEP)

Leading global environmental authority. Promoting sustainable consumption & production solutions...