# Circular Transformation of Industries Enabling a growing, resilient and sustainable economy through the adoption of circularity at scale. ## We unite stakeholders across industries to drive the widespread adoption of circular practices, enabling a growing, resilient, and sustainable economy. For over 20 years, businesses, industries, and governments have primarily focused on circularity initiatives centered 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. Operating under the World Economic Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate, 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. ### Driving our mission forward The initiative fosters the adoption of circularity at scale through strategic efforts across three key workstreams. ### Knowledge Sharing Inspiring action by learning from best practices and Circularity Champions while identifying the circular business and operating models vital for industry-wide transformation. ### Thought Leadership Defining and leveraging key enablers of circularity for business and policy. ### Mobilisation Uniting and mobilising a community to drive a cross-industry movement, incubate pilot projects, and scale solutions to address common implementation challenges. ## Circularity-enabled impact areas The initiative aims to enable impact across three different areas:Competitiveness: unlocking growth and maximizing value through innovative business models, enhanced resource productivity, and greater product longevity.Resilience: strengthening supply chains, reducing exposure to resource disruptions and price volatility, and diversifying sources of inputs.Sustainability: lowering environmental and material impact by minimizing waste, lowering emissions, and advancing resource-efficient production systems. ## Recent insights ## Featured Content ### Circular Transformation of Industries: The Art of Scaling Circular Supply Chains Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Circular_Transformation_of_Industries_The_Art_of_Scaling_Circular_Supply_Chains_2025.pdf) ### AI and circularity will be key to the future of materials in the AI age Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/circularity-artificial-intelligence-enabled-materials-innovation/) ### What is an AI-driven circular economy? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/what-is-ai-driven-circular-economy/) ### Circular Transformation of Industries: Unlocking Economic Value Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/circular-transformation-of-industries-unlocking-economic-value/) ### Harmonizing Metrics to Measure Circularity: A Call to Action Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Harmonizing_Metrics_to_Measure_Circularity_A_Call_to_Action_2024.pdf) ### Circular Transformation of Industries: The Role of Partnerships Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/circular-transformation-of-industries-the-role-of-partnerships/) ### Circular Transformation of Industries: Unlocking New Value in a Resource-Constrained World Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/circular-transformation-of-industries-unlocking-new-value-in-a-resource-constrained-world/) ### Schneider Electric's Path to Circularity Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/world-economic-forum_these-complex-manufacturing-parts-can-have-activity-7117871464900349952-DeCD/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) ### Partnerships can help scale and accelerate circularity. Here's how Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/partnerships-help-scale-accelerate-circularity-sdim23/) ### Want to learn more or contribute? If you have any questions about our initiative, don't hesitate to contact us. [Get involved](https://initiatives.weforum.org/the-circular-transformation-of-industries/get-involved)