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Rising energy demand, constrained resources, supply chain volatility, and the urgency of climate action are forcing organisations to rethink the systems they rely on. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Good news is that some sectors already show what large-scale transformation can look like. Lighting is one of the clearest examples. \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.iea.org/news/lights-labours-lost-policies-for-energy-efficient-lighting?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">\u003Cu>In 2006,\u003C/u>\u003C/a> it accounted for around one-fifth of global electricity consumption. Today, that share has dropped to roughly 9%, largely due to the transition\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-next-wave-of-led-lighting-smarter-circular-and-more-efficient\">\u003Cu> to LED technology\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, even as demand for lighting has continued to grow. Because it is both energy-intensive and highly standardised, it has been an early focus for efficiency innovation, and a useful indicator of how far system change can go when technology and design align.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This progress shows what efficiency can achieve. But there’s more that can be done in terms of resource efficiency.. Energy use has come down, yet the materials, components and infrastructure behind lighting systems are still largely treated as linear: produced, installed, and eventually replaced. The next step is therefore not just about using less energy, but about using materials and products more intelligently over time. This is where circular lighting comes in, shifting from one-time efficiency gains to systems that extend product lifetimes, retain value in existing assets, and eliminate waste across the full lifecycle.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Across the lighting sector, this shift is already underway. From circular-ready product design and service-based models to upgrade strategies, approaches such as \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global/sustainability/signify-circle\">\u003Cu>Signify Circle\u003C/u>\u003C/a> show how lighting is moving from optimisation at the point of use to continuous value creation over time. The following examples illustrate what this looks like in practice across different contexts, from retail environments and service models to urban infrastructure.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Circular lighting at PLUS supermarket\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This shift starts at the product level, where design decisions determine what is possible across the entire lifecycle. PLUS is redefining the future of retail by showing that sustainability and high performance can go hand in hand. By embracing a ‘circle ready’ philosophy, the Dutch supermarket chain has integrated a lighting system designed to use less, use longer, and use again.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This vision comes to life through 3D-printed luminaries crafted from recycled materials, including 65% recycled polycarbonate and 85% recycled aluminium heatsinks, a combination that significantly lowers CO2 emissions while preserving resources. Combined with long-life LED technology (50,000+ hours), the intelligent lighting system gives PLUS real-time energy insights needed to optimise operational performance. From the Eijsden store pilot to a nationwide rollout, PLUS demonstrates how circular design choices at the product level can scale into both environmental and commercial value, including a potential \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/nl-nl/specifier/plus\">\u003Cu>30% reduction\u003C/u>\u003C/a> in annual electricity costs.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cimg src=\"https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/pbeGTqbeLHzO6lJ3.jpg\" alt=\"Circular lighting at PLUS supermarket\" title=\"Signify\" />\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Circular lighting at PLUS supermarket\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Light as a service\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Once circular design is embedded, the next barrier is often how systems are financed and delivered at scale. This is where service-based models change the equation. Through \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global/signify-services/managed-services/light-as-a-service\">\u003Cu>Light as a Service\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, businesses shift from upfront investment to a monthly fee that covers everything from design and installation to operation, maintenance and upgrades.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>By keeping ownership with the manufacturer or contractor, service-based models create a built-in incentive to make luminaires last. With the right expertise in maintenance, repair, upgrades and refurbishment, products stay in use for longer, reducing premature replacement and supporting a more circular lighting model.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.eaas-initiative.org/case-study/accelerating-light-as-a-service-and-circular-economy-with-signify/\">\u003Cu>Nexans\u003C/u>\u003C/a> is one example. In just 24 months, together with \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global\">\u003Cu>Signify\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, 12 sites across Europe were upgraded with a standardised, future-ready lighting solution, reducing carbon footprint by \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.nexans.com/news/nexans-partners-with-signify-to-foster-our-decarbonation-journey-in-europe/\">\u003Cu>1,400 tonnes \u003C/u>\u003C/a>of CO2 per year. Beyond efficiency, the 10-year partnership with Signify ensures continuity, predictable performance, and the flexibility to evolve over time. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>It is a clear example of how shifting from ownership to service can simplify complexity, accelerate impact, and unlock long-term value.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cimg src=\"https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/ge3JWV-cG8O4skEo.jpg\" alt=\"Nexans site in Switzerland\" title=\"Signify\" />\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Nexans site in Switzerland\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Serviceability and upgrade in Grenchen\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>At the infrastructure level, circularity is also being unlocked through targeted upgrades of existing systems. In partnership with \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.elektron.ch/en/\">\u003Cu>Elektron AG\u003C/u>\u003C/a> and \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global\">\u003Cu>Signify\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, the city of Grenchen is upgrading existing streetlights rather than replacing them, giving infrastructure a second life through improved electronics and smart connectivity.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>By preserving the original aluminium housing, often the most carbon-intensive component, Grenchen retains the value of what is already built while unlocking the benefits of intelligent, connected lighting. The impact is both immediate and longer term: up to \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global/partner-program/the-power-of-two-awards/city-of-grenchen-by-elektron-ag\">\u003Cu>76% CO2 savings\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, reduced material use, and around \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global/partner-program/the-power-of-two-awards/city-of-grenchen-by-elektron-ag\">\u003Cu>30% less energy consumption\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, combined with improved operational efficiency through real-time monitoring and control.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Used luminaires are also fully refurbished in collaboration with\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.vebo.ch/\"> \u003Cu>VEBO Genossenschaft\u003C/u>\u003C/a>, a local sheltered workshop that provides employment for people with disabilities. This not only extends product life but also creates social value within the community.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cimg src=\"https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/_oiKaE61ldvu5O6r.png\" alt=\"Luminaires being upgraded\" title=\"Signify\" />\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Luminaires being upgraded\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>The path ahead\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Across these examples, a clear pattern is emerging: circular lighting is no longer experimental. It is being embedded across products, services, cities and infrastructure, delivering measurable reductions in emissions, material use, and operational costs. But scaling these approaches will require more than isolated innovation. It depends on aligning design, business models, and policy to move beyond linear ‘take-make-waste’ systems and enable circularity by default.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>As highlighted in the\u003Cem> \u003C/em>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://dashboard.circularity-gap.world/report/2026/cgr-2026-overview\">\u003Cem>\u003Cu>Circularity Gap Report 2026\u003C/u>\u003C/em>\u003C/a>, circularity is not only an environmental imperative but also an economic one. By keeping materials, components and products in use for longer, circular systems retain more value within the economy, reducing waste while improving long-term economic resilience.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Lighting makes this shift tangible. It shows what is already possible, as well as what is possible for other sectors to move from pilots to mainstream practice. See how you can introduce circular lighting in your projects\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.signify.com/global/sustainability/signify-circle\"> \u003Cu>here.\u003C/u>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Circular lighting is cutting energy use and material waste through smart design, service-based models, and upgrades over replacement, proving that retaining value beats linear \"take-make-waste\" systems.\u003C/p>",[340,341,303,342,343,344,345,346,347,348,349,350,351,352,353],"https://www.iea.org/news/lights-labours-lost-policies-for-energy-efficient-lighting?utm_source=chatgpt.com","https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-next-wave-of-led-lighting-smarter-circular-and-more-efficient","https://www.signify.com/nl-nl/specifier/plus","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/pbeGTqbeLHzO6lJ3.jpg","https://www.signify.com/global/signify-services/managed-services/light-as-a-service","https://www.eaas-initiative.org/case-study/accelerating-light-as-a-service-and-circular-economy-with-signify/","https://www.signify.com/global","https://www.nexans.com/news/nexans-partners-with-signify-to-foster-our-decarbonation-journey-in-europe/","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/ge3JWV-cG8O4skEo.jpg","https://www.elektron.ch/en/","https://www.signify.com/global/partner-program/the-power-of-two-awards/city-of-grenchen-by-elektron-ag","https://www.vebo.ch/","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/content-image/_oiKaE61ldvu5O6r.png","https://dashboard.circularity-gap.world/report/2026/cgr-2026-overview",[],"2026-05-26T13:33:16.876Z",{"id":357,"type":301,"cta":358,"cta_link":353,"created_at":359,"updated_at":360,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":361,"views":362,"owner":363,"image":365,"contributors":371,"article_locations":372,"article_industries":376,"view_count":362,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":384,"can_edit":130},"bKZM","Read the CGR 2026","2026-05-26T13:14:50.875Z","2026-06-02T13:52:17.103Z","project-initiator",24,{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":364},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":366,"link":367,"alt":368,"source":369,"created_at":370,"updated_at":370,"article_id":357,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"cmpmnqh770003ph01ppaadnhz","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/PAZpy33DFUnu55sI.jpg","Photo from Dan Freeman on Unsplash","Dan Freeman on Unsplash","2026-05-26T13:14:50.899Z",[],[373],{"article_id":357,"location_id":318,"created_at":374,"updated_at":374,"location":375},"2026-05-26T13:14:50.914Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[377],{"article_id":357,"industry_id":378,"created_at":379,"updated_at":379,"industry":380},"education_and_government_services","2026-05-26T13:14:50.908Z",{"id":378,"name":381,"description":382,"sector":383},"Education and Government Services","Providing public and private education and support services at any level or for any profession, and governmental and public administration services, including judicial, regulatory, and legislative activities, taxation, defence, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and the administration of government programmes","societal_services",{"id":385,"score":38,"body":386,"status":297,"article_id":357,"created_at":359,"updated_at":398,"published_at":8},"jfTv",{"title":387,"content":388,"summary":389,"citations":390,"attachment":397}," Why economic growth hides a massive loss of value","\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>This article was first published in the \u003C/em>\u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/05/economic-growth-gdp-loss-of-value/\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>World Economic Forum\u003C/em>\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cp>The global economy prides itself on efficiency. Yet every day, billions of euros of value quietly disappear. Food spoils within supply chains as household grocery costs rise. Meanwhile, electronics with built-in obsolescence force consumers to buy new ones rather than get them repaired.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Buildings and infrastructure also deteriorate due to a lack of maintenance and clothing is too often worn only briefly before being thrown away and exported as waste to countries with inadequate infrastructure to process it. These losses can go unnoticed but their consequences are significant.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Beyond the immediate economic waste of materials and embedded resources, they also carry hidden environmental and social costs – from pollution and resource depletion to unequal access to essential goods – while undermining the resilience of the critical ecosystems that underpin the global economy.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Together, these are symptoms of a deeper structural problem: an economic model that systematically undervalues resources, underutilises physical capital assets and incentivises premature disposal.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The scale of this inefficiency is striking. According to the newly published \u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://dashboard.circularity-gap.world/report/2026/cgr-2026-overview\">\u003Cstrong>Circularity Gap Report 2026\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>, the global economy loses an estimated €25.4 trillion in value each year due to inefficient use of materials and resources.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Thus, for every €3 of value created, €1 is lost to linear practices. Yet none of this loss appears in the world’s most influential economic metric: gross domestic product (GDP).\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>What is the blind spot in economic measurement?\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>GDP was designed to measure economic activity: the total value of goods and services produced within a given period. However, it was never intended to measure whether that activity creates lasting value.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In practice, GDP has become the de facto proxy for economic success, creating a profound blind spot. GDP captures flows of value but ignores the condition of the underlying natural resources, infrastructure and materials that enable those flows.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>It does not account for resource depletion, waste generation or the deterioration of physical and natural capital. Nor does it capture how efficiently materials are used across the economy.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The result is a metric that treats fundamentally different activities as equivalent. Spending €100 cleaning up an oil spill contributes just as much to GDP as €100 invested in education or preventive healthcare. Both increase economic output but only one contributes to long-term value.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>As a result, economic growth can coexist with rising inefficiency and loss. Resources are depleted, materials are wasted and infrastructure deteriorates, all while GDP ticks upward. This is the gap conventional economics fails to capture and it is precisely what the “value gap,” introduced in the \u003Cem>Circularity Gap Report 2026\u003C/em>, seeks to reveal.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>The hidden costs of a linear economy\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Value is lost across the economy in ways that are often visible, yet rarely quantified. Consider food. Roughly \u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://unfccc.int/news/food-loss-and-waste-account-for-8-10-of-annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-cost-usd-1-trillion\">\u003Cstrong>one-third\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> of all food produced globally is lost or wasted, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Given the vast resources required for food production, wasted food also means wasted land, water, energy and labour.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Energy use is another major source of hidden value loss. The global energy system is remarkably inefficient: \u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://rmi.org/the-incredible-inefficiency-of-the-fossil-energy-system\">\u003Cstrong>nearly two-thirds\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> of all primary energy is lost before it delivers any useful service, whether through heat dissipation or conversion inefficiencies.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Most of this loss is driven by the inefficiency of fossil fuels. Industrial plants discard large amounts of energy as heat, while internal combustion engines convert only a fraction of the fuel's energy into motion.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The built environment tells a similar story. Buildings are frequently underused, poorly maintained or demolished well before the end of their technical life, even as many cities face housing shortages. In the European Union, for example, \u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2024#quality-of-housing\">\u003Cstrong>33% of people\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> live in under-occupied homes, meaning the homes are considered too large for their households.\u003C/p>\u003Cimg src=\"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQHFYhEQZlxh0w/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_1488/B4EZ4_b2JiIIAI-/0/1779180725275?e=1781136000&v=beta&t=JqamSojwZpvTUwKqdyU1BqtxvgTvw1UF4c-LLSC_30A\" alt=\"Article content\" />\u003Cp>Photo by Vincenzo Cassano\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In all of these examples, value is lost through a combination of inefficient design, underutilization, premature obsolescence and the failure to account for environmental and social costs.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In physical terms, vast amounts of materials move through the system quickly, but much of the economic value embedded in them is never fully realised, a defining feature of a linear economy.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Circularity as an economic opportunity\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Addressing this imbalance calls for a shift in how value is created and preserved across the economy and therefore, how we define and measure value in the first place. This is where the concept of a circular economy becomes economically relevant as it provides a new systems framework.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>At its core, circularity is about retaining value, designing materials, products and assets to stay in use for longer and ensuring they maintain their highest possible value over time. This goes far beyond recycling.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>While recycling recovers raw materials, it often captures only a small fraction of the value embedded in products. Higher-value strategies (such as repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing and reuse) preserve materials and the labour, energy and resources embedded in them.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>More fundamentally, a circular economy challenges the assumption that value creation depends on ever-increasing material throughput. Instead, it focuses on using resources more intelligently: extending product lifetimes, improving utilisation rates and designing systems that minimize waste from the outset.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>As circular economy thinkers have argued, the real opportunity lies in managing resources more effectively from the outset. Seen in this light, closing the value gap can unlock substantial economic opportunity.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Rethinking economic success\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>GDP will remain a useful measure of economic activity. However, it is not fit for purpose as a guide to socioeconomic performance in a world facing growing resource constraints and stressed ecological limits.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>What ultimately matters is not only how much stuff the economy produces but also how effectively it provides for people by converting resources into lasting value and social well-being. Emerging approaches point the way forward.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Rather than moving “beyond GDP” in isolation, there is growing recognition that we need to move beyond the \u003Ca target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://wisehorizons.world/wise-accounts/\">\u003Cstrong>System of National Accounts\u003C/strong>\u003C/a> itself towards integrated frameworks that capture wellbeing and sustainability alongside economic output.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>These approaches aim to account for the stocks and flows of economic, social and environmental systems, offering a more complete picture of how value is created, distributed and maintained over time.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Within this broader shift, a critical distinction comes into focus: economies can generate high levels of economic output while dissipating substantial welfare value. Such systems are not efficient; they are wasteful.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>As pressures on natural resources intensify and the costs of environmental degradation become harder to ignore, measuring how much value is lost as well as how much is produced becomes essential to obtain a more accurate picture of economic performance.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The central economic question of the coming decades may not be how to produce more but how to lose less. Measuring the value gap is a first step towards answering that question and towards closing what may be the world’s largest and most overlooked economic leak.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>The global economy loses €25.4 trillion yearly to inefficiency, yet GDP ignores this waste entirely. A circular economy approach could close this \"value gap\" by prioritising resource retention over throughput.\u003C/p>",[391,353,392,393,394,395,396],"https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/05/economic-growth-gdp-loss-of-value/","https://unfccc.int/news/food-loss-and-waste-account-for-8-10-of-annual-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-cost-usd-1-trillion","https://rmi.org/the-incredible-inefficiency-of-the-fossil-energy-system","https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/housing-2024#quality-of-housing","https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQHFYhEQZlxh0w/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_1488/B4EZ4_b2JiIIAI-/0/1779180725275?e=1781136000&v=beta&t=JqamSojwZpvTUwKqdyU1BqtxvgTvw1UF4c-LLSC_30A","https://wisehorizons.world/wise-accounts/",[],"2026-05-26T13:14:50.950Z",{"id":400,"type":268,"cta":401,"cta_link":402,"created_at":403,"updated_at":404,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":271,"views":405,"owner":406,"image":408,"contributors":414,"article_locations":415,"article_industries":419,"view_count":405,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":420,"can_edit":130},"SpfD","About SOLSTICE","https://www.solstice-project.eu/","2026-05-26T11:18:55.227Z","2026-06-01T22:13:43.075Z",18,{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":407},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":409,"link":410,"alt":411,"source":412,"created_at":413,"updated_at":413,"article_id":400,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"cmpmjle6w0001ph011prru6ax","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/oBOl_9TzIu69neBq.jpg","Photo from SOLSTICE","SOLSTICE","2026-05-26T11:18:55.254Z",[],[416],{"article_id":400,"location_id":318,"created_at":417,"updated_at":417,"location":418},"2026-05-26T11:18:55.277Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[],{"id":421,"score":38,"body":422,"status":297,"article_id":400,"created_at":403,"updated_at":429,"published_at":8},"ULSe",{"title":423,"content":424,"summary":425,"attachment":426},"SOLSTICE: Prospective Environmental Impact Modules","\u003Cp>This report is delivered as part of SOLSTICE, an EU Horizon project (grant agreement No.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>101134989), aiming to test and demonstrate circular economy pilot projects to address the\u003C/p>\u003Cp>environmental and social challenges of the textile industry in four pilot territories: Berlin,\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Catalonia, Grenoble, and Prato. \u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />Building upon a previous analysis of the textile ecosystems in these regions (‘territory profiles’), this report aims to provide a preliminary estimate of the potential environmental impact reductions associated with each circular textile pilot currently being designed and implemented across the four territories. The study evaluates impact reductions across four key environmental impact indicators: Global Warming Potential (CO2e), Non-renewable Energy Consumption, Water Consumption, and Land Use.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>This report, delivered as part of the SOLSTICE project, examines the potential impacts of the circular textile pilot projects in Berlin, Prato, Catalonia and Grenoble using the concept of replacement rates.\u003C/p>",[427],{"name":294,"type":295,"value":428},"https://ce-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/D2_8_26_029_WP_2_Prospective_environmental_impact_modules_7d6285ae40.pdf","2026-05-26T11:18:55.316Z",{"id":431,"type":268,"cta":8,"cta_link":8,"created_at":432,"updated_at":433,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":271,"views":434,"owner":435,"image":437,"contributors":443,"article_locations":444,"article_industries":448,"view_count":434,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":456,"can_edit":130},"Q7yK","2026-05-20T11:58:34.388Z","2026-06-02T04:39:44.825Z",14,{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":436},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":438,"link":439,"alt":440,"source":441,"created_at":442,"updated_at":442,"article_id":431,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"cmpe0d9yh0009qv01v8zkbhel","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/Y3prkjyBi5uqvANo.jpg","Photo from CircularInvest","CircularInvest","2026-05-20T11:58:34.409Z",[],[445],{"article_id":431,"location_id":318,"created_at":446,"updated_at":446,"location":447},"2026-05-20T11:58:34.426Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[449],{"article_id":431,"industry_id":450,"created_at":451,"updated_at":451,"industry":452},"research_commercial_services","2026-05-20T11:58:34.418Z",{"id":450,"name":453,"description":454,"sector":455},"Research & Commercial Services","Providing various support services for businesses and governments, such as research, testing, certification and consulting services, cleaning and maintenance services, security and protection services, legal, accounting and bookkeeping services, information management, data processing, and business process outsourcing services","professional_services",{"id":457,"score":38,"body":458,"status":297,"article_id":431,"created_at":432,"updated_at":465,"published_at":8},"Ut7z",{"title":459,"content":7,"summary":460,"attachment":461},"CircularInvest Policy Brief #1","\u003Cp>This policy brief is intended for EU policymakers, as well as national and regional authorities, practitioners, and organisations involved in developing or supporting circular economy projects. This  document provides a consolidated overview of the main challenges Project Development Assistance (PDA) initiatives faced when moving from early-stage ideas to investment-ready and scalable solutions. These challenges relate to regulatory frameworks, access to infrastructure, financing conditions, and\u003C/p>",[462],{"name":463,"type":295,"value":464},"Download the Policy Brief","https://ce-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/D5_8_Circular_Invest_Policy_Brief_1_submitted_1_c531aba477.pdf","2026-05-20T11:58:34.471Z",{"id":467,"type":268,"cta":8,"cta_link":8,"created_at":468,"updated_at":469,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":271,"views":258,"owner":470,"image":472,"contributors":476,"article_locations":477,"article_industries":481,"view_count":258,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":485,"can_edit":130},"N_S7","2026-05-20T11:54:00.280Z","2026-06-02T17:48:26.719Z",{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":471},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":473,"link":474,"alt":440,"source":441,"created_at":475,"updated_at":475,"article_id":467,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"cmpe07egj0007qv01kyo8g9o7","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/sX16SmuAhEkZkT5h.jpg","2026-05-20T11:54:00.307Z",[],[478],{"article_id":467,"location_id":318,"created_at":479,"updated_at":479,"location":480},"2026-05-20T11:54:00.329Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[482],{"article_id":467,"industry_id":450,"created_at":483,"updated_at":483,"industry":484},"2026-05-20T11:54:00.319Z",{"id":450,"name":453,"description":454,"sector":455},{"id":486,"score":38,"body":487,"status":297,"article_id":467,"created_at":468,"updated_at":494,"published_at":8},"6_zy",{"title":488,"content":7,"summary":489,"attachment":490},"Investment-Readiness in the Circular Economy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Project Owners","\u003Cp>This report serves as a practical guide for investors engaging with the circular economy. It is structured in line with the different stages of the investment process, providing insight from the preliminary stages of deal sourcing and the identification of opportunities, right through to the structuring of deals and the development of monitoring frameworks.\u003C/p>",[491],{"name":492,"type":295,"value":493},"Download the Guide","https://ce-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/D5_4_Step_by_step_guide_for_investment_readiness_final_2_1_2_1_d64d2ec546.pdf","2026-05-20T11:54:00.388Z",{"id":496,"type":268,"cta":8,"cta_link":8,"created_at":497,"updated_at":498,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":499,"views":500,"owner":501,"image":503,"contributors":507,"article_locations":508,"article_industries":512,"view_count":500,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":520,"can_edit":130},"qnaW","2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z","2026-06-02T14:27:06.952Z","collaborator",143,{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":502},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":504,"link":505,"alt":8,"source":8,"created_at":497,"updated_at":506,"article_id":496,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"caup4OyA158=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1777573966115-O8tEd7Jg.png","2026-05-20T10:16:32.425Z",[],[509],{"article_id":496,"location_id":318,"created_at":510,"updated_at":510,"location":511},"2026-05-20T10:13:31.895Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[513],{"article_id":496,"industry_id":514,"created_at":515,"updated_at":515,"industry":516},"hospitality_and_tourism","2026-05-20T10:13:31.887Z",{"id":514,"name":517,"description":518,"sector":519},"Hospitality and Tourism","Providing recreational and cultural services, including hotels, resorts, casinos, sport and fitness centers, stadiums, golf courses and amusement parks, restaurants, bars, pubs, fast-food or take-out facilities, as well as libraries and museums","goods_and_services",{"id":521,"score":38,"body":522,"status":297,"article_id":496,"created_at":532,"updated_at":533,"published_at":8},"JThk",{"title":523,"content":524,"summary":7,"attachment":525},"Towards circular hospitality: transforming the tourism system","\u003Cp>This white paper, developed by Circle Economy and Iberostar Hotels & Resorts in collaboration with UN Tourism, provides one of the first action frameworks for the circular transition of the hospitality industry. It shows how circular strategies are not only essential for the long-term well-being of the destinations, ecosystems, and communities on which hospitality depends, but also a clear business imperative. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The paper identifies \u003Cstrong>ten key systemic barriers\u003C/strong> currently hindering progress, including the absence of a shared industry framework. In response, the paper focuses on \u003Cstrong>five strategic opportunities\u003C/strong> through which circularity can help overcome these challenges: circular procurement, circular operations, a circular built environment, a circular business and guest culture, and circular destinations. To support wider adoption and scale impact, the paper also identifies \u003Cstrong>six key enablers\u003C/strong> that can help unlock circularity across the whole value chain.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The framework presented in this paper is a starting point. It shows what can be done to advance circular hospitality and strengthen collaboration across tourism systems. The next step is to do it together. If you want to explore how circular tourism can create value for your city, organisation or destination, get in touch and start the conversation with us. You can reach our Senior Strategist, Morgane Veillet Lavallée, at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:morgane@circle-economy.com\">morgane@circle-economy.com\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>",[526,529],{"name":527,"type":295,"value":528},"EN: Circular Tourism Iberostar.pdf","https://ce-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/20260515_Circular_Tourism_Iberostar_210x297mm_bleed_5mm_293d5a08f0.pdf",{"name":530,"type":295,"value":531},"ES: Circular Tourism Iberostar.pdf","https://ce-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/ES_20260515_Circular_Tourism_Iberostar_210x297mm_bleed_5mm_aae69e98b0.pdf","2026-05-20T10:14:27.547Z","2026-05-20T10:16:32.471Z",{"id":535,"type":268,"cta":8,"cta_link":8,"created_at":536,"updated_at":537,"owner_id":4,"owner_relationship":271,"views":500,"owner":538,"image":540,"contributors":544,"article_locations":545,"article_industries":549,"view_count":500,"like_count":38,"collection_count":38,"content":556,"can_edit":130},"tyt7","2026-05-12T09:06:41.995Z","2026-06-02T15:05:16.074Z",{"id":4,"type":5,"owner_id":6,"about":7,"job_title":8,"url":8,"linkedin":8,"email":8,"staff_of_id":8,"organisation_id":4,"organisation":539},{"id":4,"name":19,"link":20},{"id":541,"link":542,"alt":278,"source":279,"created_at":543,"updated_at":543,"article_id":535,"image_profile_id":8,"banner_profile_id":8},"cmp2epfj30005s8019jrxnsq4","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/PwZrxA4wWddYpBte.jpg","2026-05-12T09:06:42.015Z",[],[546],{"article_id":535,"location_id":318,"created_at":547,"updated_at":547,"location":548},"2026-05-12T09:06:42.032Z",{"id":318,"type":321,"name":322,"color":323,"parent_location_id":8,"created_at":324,"updated_at":8},[550],{"article_id":535,"industry_id":551,"created_at":552,"updated_at":552,"industry":553},"fashion_and_textiles","2026-05-12T09:06:42.025Z",{"id":551,"name":554,"description":555,"sector":519},"Fashion and Textiles","Producing textile and leather products and processing them into apparel and accessories",{"id":557,"score":38,"body":558,"status":297,"article_id":535,"created_at":536,"updated_at":564,"published_at":8},"NltY",{"title":559,"content":7,"summary":560,"attachment":561},"Sorting for Circularity: Project REWEAR","\u003Cp>Fashion for Good expanded its Sorting for Circularity framework to address the challenge of sorting for rewearable textiles to better understand their resale potential and the demand across the second-hand market. This is an initiative in collaboration with Circle Economy and brand partners  to enhance the sorting of rewearable textiles using innovative AI technologies. 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Its model integrates industrial innovation, domestic value creation, and environmental stewardship, setting a benchmark for circular waste management in Oman and demonstrating how waste can be transformed into economic and environmental value. Tadweer Future Projects’ material recycling of rubber and gravel waste streams highlights the potential for replication across other waste types and sectors, reinforcing the role of increased domestic processing in building a more sustainable, circular economy.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Sources include links added, and information given by Tadweer Future Projects LLC.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Effective waste management is a cornerstone of circularity, as it reduces environmental impact, recovers resources, and ensures materials are reused, recycled, or safely treated. In Oman, waste generation continues to grow alongside increased urbanisation and industrial activity, yet much of the system remains linear. Current government measures, such as \u003Cem>Oman Vision 2040\u003C/em>, promote circular approaches, including the use of R-strategies to divert waste from landfills and generate economic opportunities. Despite this ambition, Oman’s waste management remains focused on disposal and cannot yet be accurately described as circular. \u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Tadweer Future Projects LLC exemplifies how waste management in Oman can go beyond disposal to actively support a circular economy. The company focuses on converting construction and industrial waste into high-value, eco-friendly products, particularly recycled rubber and building materials. By keeping materials in use and creating domestic value-added products, Tadweer Future Projects not only reduces environmental impacts but also generates employment, and strengthens Oman’s recycling sector.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Tadweer Future Projects addresses these challenges by establishing local recycling facilities and processes that transform construction and rubber waste into high-value products. Its first major facility, located in the Samail Industrial City specialises in sustainable rubber recycling. The plant converts waste materials, such as scrap tires, into SBR crumb rubber, SBR rubber powder, and steel bead wire. These materials are further processed into durable, eco-friendly products including rubber flooring, with around 20 million kilograms of rubber granules recycled annually and 800,000 tiles produced each year in 17 different varieties. The company has expanded into other value-added products, including construction materials through its RubbelX and GravelX subsidiaries, which recycle rubber and building waste. Tadweer Future Projects’ approach ensures that materials collected in Oman are converted into products within the country, strengthening local closed-loop cycles and reducing dependence on imported raw materials.\u003C/p>",[632,635],{"name":633,"type":295,"value":634},"Oman's circular economy: Wealth from waste","https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1170420/opinion/omans-circular-economy-wealth-from-waste",{"name":636,"type":295,"value":637},"Behind the curtain of Oman’s circular economy","https://businessfocus.org.uk/behind-the-curtain-of-omans-circular-economy/","2026-04-29T11:32:23.923Z",[]]