Connecting Research & Academia, the Third & Private Sectors as well as the Public & Financial Sectors.
Supporting cross-pollination of data and research for systems awareness
An international coalition of value-aligned individuals and organisations
with Founding Members in over 20 countries
collectively advancing the circular economy through shared tools and resources
International Society for the Circular Economy
Knowledge Sector
UNITED KINGDOM
Knowledge Sector
UNITED KINGDOM
Circular Regions - Locals.Global
Third Sector
NORWAY
Third Sector
NORWAY
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Founding Members
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
No interaction
All decisions are made independently
Networking
Aware of each other
Little communication
All decisions are made independently
Little communication
All decisions are made independently
Cooperation
Provide information
Few defined roles
All decisions are made independently
Few defined roles
All decisions are made independently
Coordination
Share resources
Some defined roles
Some shared decision making
Some defined roles
Some shared decision making
Coalition
Share ideas
Share resources
All members can vote in decision making
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
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"
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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