Circular Economy Coalition | #Circularity4All

An international coalition of value-aligned individuals and organisations
with Members in over 30 countries
collectively advancing the circular economy through shared tools and resources

Connecting Research & Academia, the Third & Private Sectors as well as the Public & Financial Sectors.

Supporting cross-pollination of data and research for systems awareness

The Coalition aims to:

Strengthen multilateral relations and knowledge sharing between the Global North and South by bridging bottom-up and top-down circularity;
Support a Shared Intelligence through data-driven solutions for the mapping of best practice circular initiatives compatible with internationally recognized frameworks;
Support the development of better policies and economic incentives through research and dissemination;
Increase collaboration on projects with stakeholders at all levels;
Experience sharing and joint development of circular economy projects

A SHARED VISION OF CIRCULARITY 4 ALL

where living, biological, technical and financial resources
are maintained and kept in use at their highest societal value at all times

AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON BUSINESS MODELS
THAT REPLACE THE ‘END OF LIFE’ CONCEPT

FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE AND CURRENT GENERATIONS

Accelerating Collaboration through trust and transparency

None

Limited awareness
No interaction

All decisions are made independently

Networking

Aware of each other
Little communication

All decisions are made independently

Cooperation

Provide information
Few defined roles

All decisions are made independently

Coordination

Share resources
Some defined roles

Some shared decision making

Coalition

Share ideas
Share resources

All members can vote in decision making

A derivative of ‘Scales of collaboration’ Jitgo.uk & Levels of Community Linkage Model – Hogue, 1993

Collectively developing the Network Governance &
Theory of Change to support Eco-system Transformation

Supporting the broader
Community of Interest & The Commons
through a Shared Intelligence

The Coalition consists of individuals and organisations across sectors and stakeholders working at all levels from local to global. Members collectively define and advance the mission of the Coalition by either:

Contributing to the decision making process for our Network Governance & Theory of Change,
Utilising and building upon our collective tools and resources,
Supporting external stakeholders and the broader Community of Interest through the co-creation of:
- Consortia developing projects from local to global levels,
- Research and,
- Policy recommendations
Mapping of circular strategies, roadmaps, business models, policies, economic incentives and behavioural shift resources adding value to the Commons,
Supporting the breakdown of cultural and linguistic barriers through the translation and/or dissemination of tools and resources by advocating for and amplifying the work of the Coalition.

*Activities will evolve based on resources and stakeholder input. The level of engagement can be decided based upon the organisational priorities, needs, and resources of each member.

A METHODOLOGY TO SCALE
OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT
VIA A TRANSITION TO A PLATFORM COOPERATIVE*

Supporting a new Value Network utilising shared tools and resources to offer services to external stakeholders in the Global North & South while creating and exchanging value in the process

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) A derivative of Pentagrowth: A Growth Methodology Based on 5 Acceleration Levers –

Javi Creus – Ideas for Change – by Cynthia Reynolds for the Circular Economy Coalition

*A platform cooperative is a digital platform that is collectively owned and governed by the people who depend on and participate in it

Connect Network

The larger the number of nodes connected, the greater the potential.

COLLECT RESOURCES

The more distributed the effort is to collect and build available resources, the bigger its potential.

EMPOWER USERS

The more a network empowers its users' capacities, the bigger its potential.

enable partners

The greater the number of value creators that use the tools provided to generate their own work, the bigger its potential.

SHARE KNOWLEDGE

The larger the community is that has a shared sense of resource ownership, the greater the potential.

A strategic balance of guidance and participation

To help ensure success, organizational members will have access to:

an innovation portal for sharing, evaluating and realising ideas,
connection to a global Community of Practice,
access to digital tools, data and resources,
e-learning modules,
a testing ground for pilot projects at local or global scales

NETWORK GOVERNANCE to move beyond the EGOs and the LOGOs into ECO-system transformation

Self awareness

knowing what you are good at
and your areas for further growth

Contextual awareness

knowing what is happening in your immediate environment - professionally and socially

Awareness of the complex interplay

between yourself, your organisation, that of your partners and beyond

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Mission, Values, Impacts and Activities

For any inquiries, please contact: info@circulareconomycoaltion.org

"There is enough work for everyone, now we need to collaborate - not compete.
We have to work smarter, not harder
- because we are already working hard enough"

Cynthia Reynolds

Coordination Lead

Circularity at all Levels from Nano to Meta

Bridging the Global North & South/South to support a Just Transition For All
Enabling equitable access to tools and resources

The Circular Economy Coalition is coordinated and hosted by Locals.Global a Norwegian non-profit organisation. A United Nations registered partnership supporting the SDGs, accredited to the United Nations Environment Assembly providing input and recommendations for global policy development.
It is funded by members with both in-kind and other resources, as well as through additional ad hoc project funding.

Circular Economy Coalition Framework and associated graphics (unless otherwise noted) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Based on a work by Cynthia Reynolds and the CircularEconomyCoalition.org. Permissions beyond the scope of this license are available by contacting info@circulareconomycoalition.org

For any inquiries, please contact: info@circulareconomycoaltion.org
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