A set of well-documented case studies that trace how financiers, from foundations and fund managers to commercial banks, have stepped in to make circular business models bankable.
Circular finance stories by the EU CERC:
Circular finance can feel abstract. The European Union’s Circular Resource Centre (EU CERC) has taken a strategic snapshot of the circular economy financing landscape, collecting real journeys to make it concrete. These circular finance stories share how specific institutions have actually financed the circular economy. These organisations range from multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and commercial banks to public-research networks, philanthropies and corporate-backed funds. This is no theory but real-life examples on what pushed them to move, the strategy they chose, how they executed it and what other financiers can take away.
Each story follows one institution, from the moment circularity became a strategic lever to the lessons it leaves behind. All include the profile, the trigger, the strategy, the execution and a direct call to action you can apply in your own institution. The stories are served in three easy-to use formats: long-form on the web, narrated in audio and packaged as a print-ready booklet to pass on.Key insights from the report include five priority pillars, drawn from fieldwork with more than 20 financial organisations, each with 3 insights from the field and 2 things financiers can start doing right away.
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