The Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE), the Circular Economy Coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC CEC), and the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) are hosting an Accelerator Session as part of the World Circular Economy Forum 2025:
Circular Economy Policies: Connecting Regions, Sharing Solutions.
Thursday, 15 May 2025 - in São Paulo, Brazil (in person only)
Interpretation services in English, French and Spanish will be available. Venue details will be shared upon registration.
You can register here.
This Session targets policymakers and will provide a peer-to-peer exchange space. It will be structured around four key themes:
- During this session, government representatives will exchange experiences on developing and implementing circular economy roadmaps tailored to their national contexts, drawing insights from the Latin America and the Caribbean region, the African continent, Europe, and Asia.
- As countries prepare for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0 revisions, this Accelerator Session will also be an opportunity to explore how integrating circular approaches into NDCs and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans can accelerate climate and nature goals while driving socio-economic transformation.
- Participants will then have a chance to engage in an interactive discussion focusing on actionable solutions for public and private actors to mobilize and scale up financing for the circular transition.
- In the afternoon, the Session Shaping Circular Food Futures: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Scale Up Innovations will enable policymakers to showcase successful policy solutions that integrate circularity into agri-food systems.
Overall Agenda:
The detailed agenda of each session is available in the different tabs.
For more information on the event, please contact:
- Claire Thiebault, Programme Management Officer, UNEP, claire.thiebault@un.org
- Beatriz Martins Carneiro, Programme Management Officer, UNEP, beatriz.carneiro@un.org
- Bonmwa Fwangkwal, Circular Economy Expert, African Development Bank Group, b.fwangkwal@afdb.org
About the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE): GACERE is an alliance of governments at global level willing to work together on and advocate for a global just circular economy transition and a more sustainable management of natural resources, at the political level and in multilateral fora. GACERE was launched in February 2021. GACERE is an initiative of the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and UNEP, in coordination with UNIDO. To date, the following countries have already joined the Global Alliance: Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the European Union, India, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, South Africa and Switzerland. The work of GACERE is supported by strategic partners: the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF).
About the Latin America and the Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition (LAC CEC): LAC CEC was formed in 2021 to provide a regional platform to enhance inter-ministerial, multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder cooperation, increase knowledge and understanding on circular economy, provide capacity-building and technical assistance for the development of public policies for circular economy and sustainable consumption and production. It is currently coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and led by a steering committee composed of six high-level government representatives on a rotating basis. Currently, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Peru are part of the steering committee, together with seven strategic partners: the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the World Economic Forum (WEF), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and UNEP.
About the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA): ACEA is a government-led coalition of African nations with a mission to spur Africa’s transformation to a circular economy that delivers economic growth, jobs, and positive environmental outcomes. ACEA was conceived in 2016 during the World Economic Forum for Africa and has since served as a platform that supports the transition to a circular economy at the national, regional, and continental levels by pushing for policy development, scaling circular economy businesses, and leadership and advocacy. The Alliance was founded by the Governments of Rwanda, Nigeria, and South Africa and currently has 14 African countries as members. The African Development Bank hosts the secretariat of the Alliance and is supported by other strategic partners.
The Accelerator Session is organised in partnership with:
It is organised with the financial support of the European Union and the African Circular Economy Facility.
