With the Circular Awards, the EU Circular Economy Resource Centre recognises and celebrates best practices in the circular economy taken forward by governments and businesses.
The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) will award leading policy achievements and business solutions annually.
The awards will be presented at the main stage of the annual World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in front of thousands of experts from around the globe. The winner will receive a prize worth up to €10,000 including participation in the WCEF, tailored EU CERC exchange and coaching as well as visibility and promotion.
The call for applications for the 2026 Policy Implementation Award by the EU CERC was opened on 14 May 2025 at WCEF2025 in São Paulo, Brazil. The forum also revealed a special award: the 2025 Business Award LAC by the EU CERC, FIESP and CNI in recognition of outstanding leadership and innovation in advancing the circular economy in Latin America.
The call for applications for the 2026 Circular Business Awards by the EU CERC was opened on 3 November 2025. Read more below and apply!
Read more and apply!
The awards are funded by the European Commission and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland as part of the EU Circular Economy Resource Centre. The process for the Policy Implementation Award is managed by Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the process for the Business Awards is managed by Enabel, the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation.
Senior Lead
+358294618202
johanna.suikkanen@sitra.fi
+358 294 618 475
tim.forslund@sitra.fi
Expert, Circular Economy
+32 475 851 571
frederik.vandenbosch@enabel.be
Project Manager
nicoletta.favaretto@enabel.be
The EU CERC is a joint initiative
The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) is a joint initiative of the European Commission, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the Belgian agency for international cooperation Enabel.
EU CERC is co-funded by the European Union’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) with a total of €15 million and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs with a national contribution of €2 million. The centre will operate through 2025-2029.
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