WCEF2026 Studio Costa Rica
Unlocking capital for circular growth
Unlocking capital for circular growth
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Organiser(s): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Energiva Ventures
How can innovative finance accelerate the circular economy? This roundtable brings together circular enterprises, MSMEs, investors and policymakers to explore Circularity-Linked Bonds (CLBs), Circularity-Linked Loans, blended finance and risk-sharing solutions that can unlock capital and scale circular value chains.
The Assam circular economy model
The Assam circular economy model
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Organiser(s): Pyxera Global, Assam Pollution Control Board and PRIDE Cooperative
Discover a new model for inclusive circular economy governance. Learn how environmental regulators, waste worker cooperatives and businesses can strengthen recycling, create green livelihoods and improve material recovery. Explore partnerships replicable across the Global South.
The $100M circular start-up: India and Finland
The $100M circular start-up: India and Finland
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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.
Scaling inclusive circular bioeconomy solutions
Scaling inclusive circular bioeconomy solutions
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Organiser(s):
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program, Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub (CBIH) India, BAIF Development Research Foundation, BAIF Council for Advancement in Rural Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (BAIF CARES)
From innovation to investment, this accelerator session showcases scalable circular bioeconomy solutions through start-up pitches, community innovations, policy dialogue and green finance partnerships that empower entrepreneurs, strengthen livelihoods and advance circular transitions in India.
From fibre to finance: Unlocking circular textile clusters
From fibre to finance: Unlocking circular textile clusters
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Organiser(s): Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) with Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
India’s pre-consumer textile waste presents significant potential for circular manufacturing, but gaps in finance, technology, markets and policy constrain widespread adoption. This session brings together key stakeholders to explore practical pathways for financing and scaling textile recovery and recycling.
Circular value chains for metals and industrial materials in Odisha
Circular value chains for metals and industrial materials in Odisha
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Organiser(s): State Pollution Control Board, Odisha
Exploration of Odisha’s steel, aluminium and mineral industries are transforming industrial wastes into valuable resources through circular value chains.
Circular public procurement for sustainable consumption and production
Circular public procurement for sustainable consumption and production
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Organiser(s):
The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi
This session shares Indian and global lessons on how information instruments such as ecolabels, combined with market-promotion instruments such as public procurement, can help advance circular economy goals and contribute to sustainable consumption and production.
Circular economy and rating systems: Are we measuring what really matters?
Circular economy and rating systems: Are we measuring what really matters?
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Organiser(s): Jacobs Solutions India Private Limited
Circularity matters – Are rating systems truly advancing circularity, or just rewarding compliance? This panel explores how built environment frameworks can move beyond waste, recycled content and checklists to measure lifecycle value, reuse, adaptability, embodied carbon and real circular outcomes.
Campus regeneration and green skills: Transforming universities into labs for a circular future
Campus regeneration and green skills: Transforming universities into labs for a circular future
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Organiser(s): International Council For Circular Economy (ICCE) Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
This accelerator session brings together leading universities to demonstrate how regeneration, circular resource management and green skills development can transform higher education institutions into living laboratories for a regenerative future.