Cities
Circle Economy’s Cities Programme helps cities worldwide accelerate the circular economy by assessing material flows and co-developing strategies and projects for resource-efficient urban transformation.
Our vision
At Circle Economy, we believe that cities are the pivotal catalysts for accelerating the global shift to a circular economy. Urban areas bring together high levels of consumption, waste, and innovation, making them prime locations for developing and testing sustainable solutions.
Our Cities Programme is dedicated to partnering with forward-thinking cities and regions worldwide, transforming urban environments into thriving, resilient, and resource-efficient hubs. We ensure our cutting-edge analysis and practical expertise feed directly into your city's unique environmental and social goals.
What we do
We help cities and regions turn circular economy goals into action. By analysing material flows and waste across sectors like the built environment, food systems, and mobility, co-developing strategies, and measuring circularity with the CGR methodology, we provide insights, tools, and guidance to implement sustainable, scalable urban solutions.
Design strategies and model their potential
Our Circle City Scan deep dives into resource use and waste patterns across sectors. Through five proven phases—baseline analysis, material flow mapping, strategy development, action planning, and a business accelerator—we co-develop actionable circular solutions.
Circularity baseline measurement
We use the CGR methodology to measure how circular your city or region is, giving policymakers, businesses, and residents the insights they need to drive a sustainable, circular economy.
Circular city transition support
We support cities and regions in their circular economy transition by raising awareness, sharing knowledge, implementing projects, and guiding financial evaluations and investor appraisals.
Our highlights
The Circularity Gap Report (CGR®) Montréal
The CGR Montréal informed the city’s Circular Economy Action Plan and Roadmap by providing baseline indicators to assess and improve resource use. It highlights Montréal’s high emissions and waste, guiding stakeholders toward a more resilient, low-carbon, and circular future.
Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI)
As part of the CCRI, Circle Economy supports DEFINITE-CCRI, an EU-funded project helping cities and regions develop investable circular economy projects. Launched in 2022, it advances the European Green Deal by fostering sustainable, low-carbon, and inclusive local transitions.
Circular Mataró
Circular Mataro evaluated the city’s status in the circular economy, identified priority value chains, and set KPIs and governance. We also co-created the 2030 vision, strategy, and action plan to drive sustainable urban transformation and measurable impact.
Circle City Scan
Practical and scalable solutions
Our Circle City Scan deep dives into resource consumption and waste generation patterns for different sectors in your city: from the built environment to food and mobility systems. It is a five-phase multi-stakeholder process of co-developing action plans to move you closer to implementation.
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