European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

Your organisation is not EMAS-registered? The European Commission would like to hear from you. How does your organisation manage and report its environmental performance? What drives you to improve, what challenges do you face, and what would make EMAS more useful and accessible for your organisation? The European Commission invites you to share your views through a short, confidential survey. ⏱️ Takes just 5-7 minutes 📅 Open until 2 November 👉 Share your perspective: bit.ly/4dGaXT4

Interested in how the tech side can work with the circular transition to produce useful results? That's what IMPULZ 2026 will be discussing. Over 60 international speakers, business leaders, researchers and innovators will explore how technological innovation and circular business models can drive competitiveness, investment and real-world impact. The conference will ask questions such as how can AI help us make better decisions, not just faster ones, and can circular business models scale and remain competitive. 🕝 21 October in Ljubljana. In person only and in English! See our webpage for more details: bit.ly/4i29KH8

The Friends of Europe Summit on 13 October discussed how to make Europe's clean industrial transformation both competitive and investable. The EESC's Cillian Lohan joined a session on critical raw materials and the role of circularity in strengthening Europe's resilience and competitiveness. He highlighted that the circular economy is no longer just an environmental ambition but a strategic necessity for Europe's future. While the transition requires investment and adaptation, it can deliver significant environmental, economic and social benefits. Looking ahead, the Circular Economy Act must provide a framework that rewards resource efficiency, circular business models and responsible resource use within planetary boundaries. Success will depend on collaboration across value chains and on the active contribution of all stakeholders. 👉 bit.ly/3TBSzUL

Social and circular economy joining forces for real-life impact – let's hear it from Zagreb!  Over the last 25 years, the RREUSE network has helped build a strong social circular community, connecting the EU’s social and circular agendas.    Together with its member Humana Nova, it is organising a 2-day conference in Zagreb to look at how social and circular practices operate in Croatia and across Europe.     The event will be an opportunity to review lessons from various products streams (WEEE, textiles, furniture and mattresses), assessing what has worked, what has not, and what different regulations can learn from each other. Social enterprise representatives and policymakers will be sharing their own experiences.    On the second day, participants will travel to Čakovec for study visits across the region, including a tour and workshop at Humana Nova.     📆 In person, 20-21 October    More information, programme and registration  ▶️ bit.ly/4y4ADjq

Cillian Lohan at the panel on Circular Economy Act - Making circularity work for product value chains Cillian is a member of the European Economic and Social Committee and has been closely involved in the ECESP since it was set up. His main points during the panel: 💠 The EU needs to focus on sufficiency, rather than efficiency. 💠EPR schemes need to be geared towards reducing waste and promoting circularity – they are not just a way to make money.  💠Market fragmentation and a patchwork of national rules and regulations are a problem. The point is not to add yet another layer: it's to ensure a coherent, clear framework. 💠All relevant stakeholders, including industry and civil society, need to be involved in implementing the EU's circularity framework.   See our webpage for more details: bit.ly/4ij59S4

How can healthcare accelerate its sustainability transition while improving resource efficiency and reducing waste? suHCO (Systemic Sustainability Transition Solution for Health Care Organisations through PCP) is a Horizon Europe project developing an AI-powered digital platform to help healthcare organisations and health systems become more sustainable and circular. Through an innovative Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process, selected suppliers will co-develop, prototype and pilot a scalable, modular solution that can adapt to local regulatory requirements and integrate with existing healthcare systems. The goal: reduce material use, waste and pollution while advancing a more sustainable healthcare sector. The submission deadline has been extended to 17 October, 20:00 CEST. See our webpage for more information: bit.ly/4i0ioG8

♻️ What needs to change so that circular living becomes the easy choice? Join the next #EUCircularTalk, organised as part of Circular Week 2026, to explore how circular choices can become simple, affordable, trustworthy and attractive in people's everyday lives. While consumers are often encouraged to make more sustainable choices, circular living still frequently requires additional time, knowledge, effort and resources. This discussion will explore how businesses, consumer organisations and public authorities can help make circular solutions easier to access and more appealing. 📅 27 October 2026 🕥 10:30-11:30 CET 🔗Register now: https://bit.ly/47PRdsK #EUCircularTalks #CEstakeholderEU #CircularEconomy #CircularWeek2026 #EmpoweringConsumers

2026 Energy and Climate Summit Hear about the practical choices involved in making the clean industrial transformation both investable and competitive. Sessions include how clean industrialisation will strengthen energy security, competitiveness and resilience, how to meet AI's energy needs responsibly, and how to make the EU more water efficient. There will also be a session at 10:00-10:45 CEST on critical raw materials: diversification and circularity for Europe's clean transition. It will ask whether circularity is a real option and what's needed to build a single market for secondary resources in Europe. 🕝 09:15-16:00 CEST, 13 October, livestreamed. See our webpage for the details: bit.ly/4jNUTm0

Want to hear more about how the circular economy contributes to European competitiveness? There'll be a 40-minute round table on this at the European Summit for Sustainable Mobility. The session will discuss whether the Circular Economy Act can make Europe the powerhouse of the circular economy, reconciling environmental ambition with industrial competitiveness – or whether it will bring more restrictions than benefits. 🕝 16:30 CEST on 9 October See our webpage for the details and the link to register to attend online: 👉 bit.ly/4zj7vGa

Can agricultural residues become the building blocks of a more sustainable future? 🌱♻️ Join Residues to Resources, the final event of the AgriLoop project! Bringing together farmers, industry, researchers and policymakers, it will showcase innovations transforming agri-food side-streams into high-value products, from novel proteins to biodegradable plastics. Participants will explore how new circular value chains can create opportunities for both agriculture and industry while tackling challenges such as plastic pollution in soils. 📍 Sant Pau, Barcelona  📅 27-28 October  🎟️ Free to attend (registration required)  Includes workshops, case studies, roundtable discussions, networking opportunities and a live Q&A with farmers and agroecology stakeholders! See our webpage for more details: bit.ly/4hQPdW2