For over 20 years, businesses, industries, and governments have primarily focused on circularity initiatives centred around waste management. However, this approach overlooks a much broader systemic opportunity for transformation. True circular transformation requires a shift across entire systems to encompass operations, manufacturing and business models.
The Circular Transformation of Industries Initiative brings together diverse stakeholders across multiple industries. Our goal is to to enable a growing, resilient and sustainable economy through the adoption of circularity at scale.
The initiative fosters the adoption of circularity at scale through strategic efforts across three key workstreams.

Inspiring action by learning from best practices and Circularity Champions while identifying the circular business and operating models vital for industry-wide transformation.

Defining and leveraging key enablers of circularity for business and policy.

Uniting and mobilising a community to drive a cross-industry movement, incubate pilot projects, and scale solutions to address common implementation challenges.

Unlocking growth and maximizing value through innovative business models, enhanced resource productivity, and greater product longevity.

Strengthening supply chains, reducing exposure to resource disruptions and price volatility, and diversifying sources of inputs.

Lowering environmental and material impact by minimizing waste, lowering emissions, and advancing resource-efficient production systems.
Circular Transformation of Industries
A World Economic Forum Initiative