Organiser(s):
T-Hub, in partnership with Business Finland and Work in Finland
This session will run in two parts: a T-Hub-led discussion on how circular start-ups move from validation to commercial scale, followed by a Finland-focused segment on market access, talent, pilots and partnerships.
Organiser(s): Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (RECEIC Secretariat)
This session explores collaborative models for integrating post-consumer textiles into circular value chains. It will showcase practical approaches to align brands, collection networks, logistics providers and recyclers to strengthen reuse, recycling and scalable take-back systems.
Organiser(s): FSC Global Circularity Hub
For the first time, independently validated ROI data on circular forest-based supply chains is made public — covering cost, resilience and competitiveness across the full value chain. This is the data decision-makers have been waiting for. Come learn it — and help shape solutions to real barriers.
Organiser(s):
Global Action Partnership for Extended Producer Responsibility – a consortium formed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Environment Programme, PREVENT Waste Alliance — together with Circular Innovation Lab
EPR schemes are spreading fast, but most still fund collection, sorting and recycling without delivering upstream circular economy outcomes. This session takes stock of what EPR has delivered, what it hasn’t, and what a bolder second-generation EPR needs to look like to drive real circular outcomes.
Organiser(s): EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC), International Council for Circular Economy (ICCE), Circulearth, Sitra and Enabel
This is a practical policy-to-implementation session on how digital product passports (DPPs) can enable ecodesign and circular value chains. Hear policy insights and company perspectives, see a live demonstration of a frugal decentralised DPP, and test practical readiness tools in an interactive workshop. After the session we have reserved time for networking.
Organiser(s): Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, World Bank Group and ADB Ventures
Discover financing instruments to unlock circular economy business opportunities across global markets. Meet circular economy experts from international financing organisations. Hear about the experiences of companies that have received international financing and receive advice from them.
Join an interactive workshop with Indian and international participants to explore lessons from UNIDO’s Global Stocktake of circular economy policies and the new Addressing the Source Policy Guide, and discover four key shifts to advance upstream circular economy solutions across policy and industry.
Organiser(s): Embassy of Finland in New Delhi
Finland Day at WCEF2026 showcases how Finnish and Indian partners are advancing circular solutions in maritime systems, healthcare, energy, the built environment and sports infrastructure. Join us to explore scalable innovations, partnerships and investment opportunities. Please note that the event continues with sessions and networking until the evening (see programme).
This session will present the challenges and—even more—the opportunities of financing the circular economy. It will guide entrepreneurs to better understand their financiers. It will help financiers look at their clients with a longer-term view, becoming more resilient in a fast-changing world.
Organiser(s): Netherlands Enterprise Agency | RVO.nl, Dutch embassy and other missions – India | The Netherlands and India
The session connects stakeholders around solutions, innovations, markets, finance and policy. Participants use lessons from the Netherlands–India programme on building partnerships and scaling circular waste initiatives that can inform and inspire similar efforts globally.
