More than 91% of what we take from the earth is wasted.

A safe and just world for all is our goal. The circular economy is the means.

We empower businesses, cities and nations to put the circular economy into action.

How we take action

Measure, Learn, Act. This is how we plan to double global circularity.

Circularity
Gap Report

Measuring the problem uncover the solutions

Discover our Circularity Gap Reports and learn how circular our global economy currently is.

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The Knowledge
Hub

The circular Wikipedia

Explore and contribute to the worlds largest library of circular economy case studies.

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Circle
Scan

Putting circularity into action

We guide businesses, cities and nations in making their circular ambitions achievable and actionable.

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OUR FOCUS AREAS

Our expertise can be applied to any sector, industry or geography. But we do have specific focus areas:

Textiles

Towards a zero waste Industry. Preventing and reducing the textiles waste mountain.

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Finance

Find and fix financial, accounting, legal and operational barriers for circular businesses.

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Built Environment

Changing the foundations of the world's biggest consumer of resources: the built environment.

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Capital Equipment

Closing the loop within the capital equipment industry to preserved and recovered value across product lifecycles.

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Circular Jobs

Ensuring a just transition for work and workers by defining circular jobs and maximising their societal benefits.

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Metrics for circularity

We provide the guidance needed to select the most suitable metric to measure, and fast-track, circularity within organisations.

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Data

Accelerating the transition to the circular economy by providing businesses, cities and nations the right data in the right format.

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Design for circularity

Applying Circular Design Thinking to your product, business model, service or brand.

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We do not have a choice. It is time to use our collective intelligence to redesign our way of working before we reach a point of no return.

At Circle Economy, we look to nature for inspiration since it is, in itself, a perfect circle.

Robert-Jan van Ogtrop

Founder Circle Economy

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A fully circular clothing industry in the Netherlands is possible—and can bring plentiful employment benefits

New report underlines how bolstering repair and reuse strategies in the textiles industry could lead to a 25% increase in jobs in the sector

May 31, 2021

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Report

Putting Circular Consumer Goods to Work

The employment potential of circular scenarios for Dutch consumer goods: lessons from the clothing value chain

May 31, 2021

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Blog

How the new sustainability dogma is changing the way we do business—for the better

Collaboration is essential for accelerating the transition to a circular economy, but it's not without its challenges

June 11, 2021

More than 91% of what we take from the earth is wasted.

A safe and just world for all is our goal. The circular economy is the means.

We empower businesses, cities and nations to put the circular economy into action.

How we take action

CircularityGap Report

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Circle Scan

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