Circular economy is accelerating globally with countries, regions, and cities making commitments and developing their own policies, strategies, and action plans. The policies and frameworks selected reflect commitments to advance circularity; the status of procurement globally; and how circular procurement is being used to influence responsible consumption and production, and address policy issues like climate change.
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The City of Rotterdam developed the roadmap to support its ambition to be the European centre of the circular economy by 2030. Actions are assigned in two phases that support short-term opportunities and long-term goals. Phase 1 focuses on "learning by doing" and...
Scotland's circular economy strategy builds on progress made in the zero waste and resource efficiency agendas with the ambition to keep the value of products and materials in use for as long as possible. The strategy focuses on four priority areas including food,...
The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) Circular Economy Roadmap outlines key outcomes across five priority areas: food; textiles; plastics; electricals; and the built environment. The map guides the acceleration of London’s transition to become a circular city...
The government-wide programme for a circular economy is aimed at developing a circular economy in the Netherlands by 2050. Its ambition is to realise, together with a variety of stakeholders, an (interim) objective of a 50% reduction in the use of primary raw...
The objective of the strategy is to support the transition to low-carbon and climate resilient operations while also reducing environmental impacts beyond carbon. The strategy is led by the Centre for Greening Government of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat,...
The City of Freiburg is located in the EU-Interreg Alpine Space and is a member of the Alpine Space Programme, a European transnational cooperation programme. The program provides a framework to facilitate cooperation between economic, social and environmental players...