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may 2025

World Circular Economy Forum 2025

The world’s leading event for circular economy pioneers

The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF), a global initiative of Finland and the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra), is one of the world’s leading events on the circular economy. WCEF provides a platform for sharing knowledge and expertise, building networks and partnerships, and advancing the transition to a circular economy for business, government, academia and civil society leaders.

The 2025 edition of the forum shed light to the bottlenecks to sustainable growth and the root causes that urgently require circular solutions. Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle led the EIB Group's participation, showcasing our support to the transition towards a circular economy.

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WCEF

Key events

13 May

  • Unlocking a sustainable economy with circular innovations, 14:30-16:00 GMT+2 – with the participation of Ambroise Fayolle, vice-president of the EIB responsible for climate action and the environment.
    This session explored how innovation and financial positive signals can enable this transformation.
  • Accelerating the just energy transition with a responsible critical minerals lifecycle, 16:30-17:30 GMT+2 – Ambroise Fayolle, vice-president of the EIB responsible for climate action and the environment, will deliver the opening remarks.
    This session looked at how circular economy approaches can generate meaningful sustainable development dividends for and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and societies, particularly those most affected by mining activities.
  • Tropical solutions for accelerating circularity, 19:30-20:30 GMT+2 – with the participation of Ambroise Fayolle, vice-president of the EIB responsible for climate action and the environment.
    This session explored how tangible and practical solutions implemented across different sectors, including innovative partnerships, help to accelerate the shift from a linear to a circular economy. 

14 May

  • Connecting global and regional efforts for circular trade systems, 14:30-16:00 GMT+2 – with the participation of Emmanuel Chaponniere, EIB's Head of Division for Circular Economy and Sustainable Development.
    This session explored the intersection of global value chains, trade and regional challenges within the circular transition.

15 May

16 May

  • Product-as-a-Service business innovation accelerates the circular economy, 12-30-14:00 GMT+2 – with the participation of Elina Roine, EIB's Deputy Director-General for Lending and Advisory.
    The webinar looked at how these models contribute to reducing environmental impact by aligning business performance with resource efficiency and long-term sustainability.

Our support for circular economy