EVENT: World Circular Economy Forum 2019
WHEN: 3-5 June 2019
WHERE: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world. In 2019, the forum has a strong emphasis on the next era of the circular economy and scaling up the transition.
WCEF is a global initiative of Finland and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. It brings together more than 2,000 business leaders, policymakers and experts from around the world to present the world’s best circular economy solutions. The WCEF examines how businesses can seize new opportunities, gain a competitive advantage through circular economy solutions and how the circular economy contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The WCEF believes truly competitive solutions are born when business and environment go hand in hand.
The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 is based on the events of 2017 and 2018. The first forum was organised in Helsinki, Finland in June 2017 with 1,600 participants from nearly 100 countries. The WCEF2017 identified key elements of a circular economy and showcased solutions and learnings from around the world. In 2018, Sitra brought the concept to Yokohama, Japan where more than 1,100 circular economy experts discussed what we need to do to create a true circular economy by 2050. The WCEF2018 painted visions of a circular future to strive towards and encouraged the world’s leading economies to set out on this path.See the outcomes of the WCEF2018 here.
10YFP programmes can use the opportunity to develop new projects contributing to the circular economy agenda and extend their networks by inviting new partners to join 10YFP to achieve its goals
