The European Commission has unveiled a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe's transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector. The Commission says that by optimising the recycling of plastics, these measures will further unlock the potential of the Single Market and enhance the EU's economic security, strategic autonomy, competitiveness and environmental sustainability.
The European Council has approved conclusions on 'Europe's Environment 2030 – Building a more climate resilient and circular Europe'. The conclusions stress the urgent need to accelerate action to meet the EU’s long-term environmental and climate goals, particularly the six 2030 priority objectives of the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP).
The Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP) has been launched to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by providing a global framework for measuring, managing and communicating an organisation’s circular performance and its impacts. Developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in collaboration with the UNEP-hosted One Planet Network (OPN), the GCP enables organisations to embed circularity at the heart of strategy and operations.
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence for the upcoming Circular Economy Act. It marks a significant step in the impact assessment process and understand the bottlenecks and opportunities for the wider deployment of a circular economy.
Campaign group Clean Creatives has put forward a way for the marketing industry to exit fossil fuel relationships while taking up the opportunities available to them from emerging high-growth industries such as renewables, the circular economy and healthcare.