Many organisations have formed initiatives, networks, and coalitions to advance circular infrastructure. Some of these are listed below. If you would like to include your initiative in this list, contact us here.
Squaring the Circle - New from the World Bank
The World Bank has published its most comprehensive report to date examining the need for a circular economy and highlighting lessons from the EU's pursuing the circular economy agenda, the GI Hub was pleased to provide advice and collaboration on the report. Its lessons can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders.
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Who: Collaboration between global and national cross-industry bodies
What is being developed: A statement and shared understanding on circularity in the built environment is being developed through a collaborative international effort. The concise statement will sets what is meant by Circular Economy in the Built Environment and the core principles underlying it.
Who: Collaboration between global and national cross-industry bodies
What is being developed: A statement and shared understanding on circularity in the built environment is being developed through a collaborative international effort. The concise statement will sets what is meant by Circular Economy in the Built Environment and the core principles underlying it.
Who: World Green Building Council
What is being developed: The council has launched a circularity accelerator. This is a global program to serve as a platform for raising and aligning ambition across the building and construction industry, and create heightened demand for resource efficiency solutions to be implemented before the end of the decade.
Who: World Green Building Council
What is being developed: The council has launched a circularity accelerator. This is a global program to serve as a platform for raising and aligning ambition across the building and construction industry, and create heightened demand for resource efficiency solutions to be implemented before the end of the decade.
Who: The World Bank
What is being developed: The World Bank published its most comprehensive report to date examining the need for a circular economy and highlighting lessons from the EU's pursuing the circular economy agenda, the GI Hub was pleased to provide advice and collaboration on the report. Its lessons can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders.
Who: The World Bank
What is being developed: The World Bank published its most comprehensive report to date examining the need for a circular economy and highlighting lessons from the EU's pursuing the circular economy agenda, the GI Hub was pleased to provide advice and collaboration on the report. Its lessons can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders.
Who: Circular Australia
What is being developed: Circular Australia is an independent, national peak not-for-profit body working to transition Australians, governments and businesses to a circular economy by 2030. Their mission is to lead and inspire others to implement circular actions to accelerate the circular economy in Australia. Circular Australia is building a network to accelerate the pace of innovation and transition toward a circular economy.
Who: Circular Australia
What is being developed: Circular Australia is an independent, national peak not-for-profit body working to transition Australians, governments and businesses to a circular economy by 2030. Their mission is to lead and inspire others to implement circular actions to accelerate the circular economy in Australia. Circular Australia is building a network to accelerate the pace of innovation and transition toward a circular economy.
Who: Circular Economy Leadership Canada
What is being developed: Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) was launched in 2018 at the G7 Oceans Summit in Halifax as a network of corporate leaders, non profit think tanks, and academic researchers. An initiative of The Natural Step Canada, CELC is working to connect Canada’s circular economy community and serves as a bridge to similar networks around the world. We provide thought leadership, technical expertise, and collaborative platforms for accelerating systems change and the transition to a low carbon, circular economy in Canada.
Who: Circular Economy Leadership Canada
What is being developed: Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) was launched in 2018 at the G7 Oceans Summit in Halifax as a network of corporate leaders, non profit think tanks, and academic researchers. An initiative of The Natural Step Canada, CELC is working to connect Canada’s circular economy community and serves as a bridge to similar networks around the world. We provide thought leadership, technical expertise, and collaborative platforms for accelerating systems change and the transition to a low carbon, circular economy in Canada.
Who: Queensland Government (Australia)
What is being developed: The Future Infrastructure: Private Investment (FIPI) discussion paper brings together opportunities for private sector investment and highlights Queensland Government infrastructure strategies to promote investment opportunities. Following an in-depth consideration of the future of Queensland’s infrastructure landscape, three key themes were identified – decarbonisation, circular economy and connecting our regions
Who: Queensland Government (Australia)
What is being developed: The Future Infrastructure: Private Investment (FIPI) discussion paper brings together opportunities for private sector investment and highlights Queensland Government infrastructure strategies to promote investment opportunities. Following an in-depth consideration of the future of Queensland’s infrastructure landscape, three key themes were identified – decarbonisation, circular economy and connecting our regions
Who: Victorian Government (Australia)
What is being developed: Victorian Government’s ecologiQ program supports the Recycled First Policy, which for the first time in Australian history, requires bidders on transport projects to optimise their use of reused and recycled materials. Since March 2020, all tenderers on Victorian major transport projects have had to demonstrate within their bid how they will optimise the use of recycled and reused materials at the levels allowed under current standards and specifications.
Who: Victorian Government (Australia)
What is being developed: Victorian Government’s ecologiQ program supports the Recycled First Policy, which for the first time in Australian history, requires bidders on transport projects to optimise their use of reused and recycled materials. Since March 2020, all tenderers on Victorian major transport projects have had to demonstrate within their bid how they will optimise the use of recycled and reused materials at the levels allowed under current standards and specifications.
Who: Government of the Netherlands
What is being developed: The Circular Economy Implementation Programme: The Dutch government is working with other public authorities, knowledge institutions and environmental organisations, industry, trade unions, financial institutions and other civil-society organisations to find smarter and more efficient ways of using raw materials. The goal is for the Dutch economy to be completely circular by 2050. By 2030 the consumption of primary raw materials should have been reduced by half.
Who: Government of the Netherlands
What is being developed: The Circular Economy Implementation Programme: The Dutch government is working with other public authorities, knowledge institutions and environmental organisations, industry, trade unions, financial institutions and other civil-society organisations to find smarter and more efficient ways of using raw materials. The goal is for the Dutch economy to be completely circular by 2050. By 2030 the consumption of primary raw materials should have been reduced by half.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: The GI Hub has analysed more than 250 long-term national infrastructure plans of 25 G20 economies to extract policy and investment data that were mapped to climate targets and SDGs. From this analysis, the Hub distilled 15 broad actions – or transition pathways – that can be used by governments and industry to systematically plan infrastructure development and investment to achieve climate targets and the SDGs. The Hub will be releasing data and insights regarding the long term investments and transition pathways.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: The GI Hub has analysed more than 250 long-term national infrastructure plans of 25 G20 economies to extract policy and investment data that were mapped to climate targets and SDGs. From this analysis, the Hub distilled 15 broad actions – or transition pathways – that can be used by governments and industry to systematically plan infrastructure development and investment to achieve climate targets and the SDGs. The Hub will be releasing data and insights regarding the long term investments and transition pathways.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: The GI Hub collaborated with senior leaders in circular economy and infrastructure from across the public and private sectors and convened the Circular Economy Initiative (CEI) Action group in 2021 and 2022. The CEI Action Group prioritised five opportunities that need to be progressed to create change including developing a shared vision of what a circular economy means for infrastructure and gathering data and evidence on best practices, targets, and benefits of circular infrastructure.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: The GI Hub collaborated with senior leaders in circular economy and infrastructure from across the public and private sectors and convened the Circular Economy Initiative (CEI) Action group in 2021 and 2022. The CEI Action Group prioritised five opportunities that need to be progressed to create change including developing a shared vision of what a circular economy means for infrastructure and gathering data and evidence on best practices, targets, and benefits of circular infrastructure.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: In partnership with eight multilateral development banks (MDBs) from around the globe, the GI Hub undertook a Call for Submissions for InfraTech solutions for sustainable roads in emerging markets. The initiative convened an Expert Panel of transport and finance experts from the eight MDB Partners. With the help of the Expert Panel, we were able to create a framework to prioritise the most relevant use cases and evaluate the 42 submissions to select a Top 5 InfraTech solutions relevant for road projects in emerging markets.
Who: GI Hub
What is being developed: In partnership with eight multilateral development banks (MDBs) from around the globe, the GI Hub undertook a Call for Submissions for InfraTech solutions for sustainable roads in emerging markets. The initiative convened an Expert Panel of transport and finance experts from the eight MDB Partners. With the help of the Expert Panel, we were able to create a framework to prioritise the most relevant use cases and evaluate the 42 submissions to select a Top 5 InfraTech solutions relevant for road projects in emerging markets.
