Circularity Summit 2025

The Circular Economy is more than a response to environmental challenges—it's a transformative vision for the future of business and society. By embracing new ways of designing business and society, circularity addresses critical issues like material scarcity, and resource depletion to avoid waste to landfill, maximize use, and create products that last long and can be used several times.

Switzerland (and Zurich) is positioning itself at the forefront of the circular transition. However, challenges such as supply chain vulnerabilities, evolving regulations, and shifting societal expectations require collective action. The Circularity Summit 2025 in Zurich will bring together thought leaders, pioneering businesses, and policymakers to explore how circular strategies can strengthen industries, enhance resource efficiency, and build a more sustainable future.

We will examine the topic from three key perspectives: products, business models, and consumers. In doing so, we'll consider the following questions:

• How can companies redesign their business models to reduce waste and optimise resource use while remaining competitive?
• How can product and service design prioritise durability, repairability, and recyclability?
• What policies or incentives effectively accelerate the adoption of circular economy principles?
• Which industries stand to benefit most from circular practices, and what challenges are unique to their sectors?
• How can businesses and policymakers support consumers in adopting circular behaviors?
• What tools and metrics are needed to measure and communicate circularity's impact?

Join us in shaping a circular Switzerland - where materials are kept in use, waste is minimized, and sustainable practices define success.

Who Should Join?

This event is ideal for sustainability professionals, business leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and innovation experts who are committed to driving the circular economy forward. Whether you are looking to integrate circular strategies into your business, design more sustainable products, or encourage consumers to embrace circular practices, this summit offers valuable insights and practical strategies.

The event is also open to researchers, students, and sustainability advocates who want to learn about the latest trends and innovations in the circular economy.

What to Expect?

An inspiring afternoon/evening of expert presentations, panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions. Gain a deeper understanding of how to create durable products, optimize business models, and engage consumers in sustainable behaviors. You'll walk away with actionable strategies to reduce waste, maximize resource use, and implement circular practices across industries.

Breakout Sessions:

Circular Products

How are you designing products that extend life cycles, minimise waste, and keep materials in continuous use? This session explores strategies for durability, modularity, and recyclability, along with innovative end-of-life solutions that close material loops.

Circular Business

Rethinking business models is essential to shifting from a linear to a circular economy, but what strategies enable this transition? This discussion will explore service-based approaches, digital tools, and reverse logistics that help businesses enhance resource efficiency, unlock new value, and build long-term resilience.

Consumer Circularity

Consumers play a crucial role in making circular systems work, but how can businesses encourage and support more sustainable behaviours? This discussion will explore how companies can design products, software, and solutions that actively enable their customers to participate in circularity.

Focus of Panel Discussion:

Creating a truly circular economy requires collaboration across industries, from product design to business operations and consumer engagement. This panel will bring together experts to discuss practical strategies, challenges, and opportunities for embedding circularity at every stage of the value chain, ensuring materials remain in use and waste is minimized.