Join the 4th CEC #CircularCities Week

and help circular projects and entrepreneurs meet each other.

The CEC “Circular Cities Week 2023” (30 October to 5 November 2023) is the 4th edition of an annual, decentralized global event taking place alongside the UN World Cities Day.

Why the #CircularCities Week

The CEC envisions a world in which every city in every country functions and prospers through circularity, ending the age of waste. An ambitious goal such as this requires circular projects to thrive. “Circular Cities Week” supports this notion.
 
One of the key challenges raised by circular projects is to find circular providers and key organizations in their supply chains that align with their circular vision. For example, it is key for a second-hand clothes store to find circular logistics and cleaning partners.
 
This year, the condensed timeframe of “Circular Cities Week” encourages a sense of collaboration in the circular space. The objective of the week is to:
 
  • Foster social interactions in the circular community.
  • Help circular projects meet organizations that can help their circular organization thrive (either by being providers, clients, or key partners).

CEC City Leaders worldwide are creating their local event with the help of the CEC Toolkit, a step-by-step guide on how to organize a useful and impactful networking event.

Past #CircularCities Weeks

As the CEC Organizer for Kuala Lumpur & Petaling Jaya, Circular Cities Week 2019 had participation from government & agencies, private sector, not for profits, members of academia and the civil society acting on the urgency to strengthen multi-stakeholders call in designing the Circular City Canvas. We are now looking forward to Malaysia’s Circular Roadmap which will be launched by the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change at the end of this year.

 

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The 1st Circular Cities Week brought engagement opportunities among government, local authorities, private sector, NGOs, academia, experts and the civil society. This multi sector approach provided an opportunity for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing and agreeing on major challenges and opportunities for our city to become circular.

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During its 1st edition in 2019, over 80 CEC Clubs signed up to organize workshops to identify opportunities and next steps to encourage implementation of the circular economy in their cities. CEC Clubs organized the workshop and the findings can be found in this the 2019 Circular Cities Week Report. This process included bringing in stakeholders from city governments, private and nonprofit sectors, and academia—and providing a multi-stakeholder call to action. During its 2nd in 2020, we moved to an online format to further discuss the top sectors and stakeholders that could help foster a circular economy in every city, the outcomes can be found in the 2020 Circular Cities Week Report. After a couple of years in which social interaction was lacking, 2023 becomes the year to get to meet potential collaborators and build relationships. 

CITIES THAT ARE HOSTING THE CEC #CircularCities Week

Check out the events taking place in your city at the below LINKS.

AFRICA

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES – Boston

UNITED STATES – Miami

ASIA, MIDDLE EAST & OZ

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM – London

 If your city is not yet on the list and you cannot find a CEC Club in your city, consider running a session yourself by first applying to Open a CEC Club.