The economy is still not circular, despite the progress
We already have the knowledge, technology, and real-world examples. What holds back change is the lack of alignment between systems, incentives, and decisions that still sustain a linear model.
When circularity is in the strategy, but linear in practice
In the theory of the circular cycle, the material used returns to the process, replaces virgin material, and reduces impact. In practice, each stage of that cycle comes with costs and challenges.
2026: a key year for the Circular Economy worldwide
Conferences, trade fairs, and international gatherings place circularity at the heart of sustainability, innovation, and public policy agendas.
Introduction to Circular Economy course has a new look at Circular Academy
Updated data, a new design, more content, and now a certificate that makes you a Circular Economy Multiplying Person! What’s good hasn’t changed: the course is still free.
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What’s missing for us to go circular?
Despite growing knowledge and solutions, the circular economy still faces structural, cultural, and economic barriers to scale.
Circularity in organizations: the gap between rhetoric and decision-making
The circular economy is widely discussed but still difficult to implement. This article explores the real barriers to making circularity operational in business.
Circularity in Times of Uncertainty: Signals of the Next Economy and the Role of Territories
In a volatile global economy, circularity emerges as a strategy to strengthen resilience, support small businesses, and drive territorial development.
The Movement
The Circular Movement is a multisectoral initiative that brings together people and organizations committed to disseminating the concepts of the Circular Economy.
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The Circular Movement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Circular Economy contributes to achieving the targets associated with the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Circular Economy stimulates changes throughout the extraction, production, consumption, and disposal chain, aiming to enhance the natural resources already in circulation, support the regeneration of ecosystems, reduce waste generation, and create socioeconomic development opportunities.
In this way, the Circular Economy, directly or indirectly, contributes to achieving the targets of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
