Category: Circular Economy

India to Host WCEF2026,strengthen resilience in turbulent Times

The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) will be held for the first time in South Asia this year an official statement issued in Gandhinagar/Helsinki, Teusday,has disclosed The event,the statement said, will take place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, from 15th to 18th September,2026. The tenth edition of WCEF,it notes, places India at the forefront of scaling circular economy solutions that address the challenges of a resource constrained world. WCEF2026,it added, will be organised jointly by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), supported by the Ministry…

Two Decades In: What It Takes to Build Circular Systems in Africa

This May, SST marks 20 years of advancing solutions to land-based waste and marine pollution across Africa. Throughout this period, one insight has consistently shaped the organisation’s approach: the challenge is not a lack of effort, but rather a lack of connected systems, resulting in fragmented impact and missed opportunities to scale interventions that work. From intervention to infrastructure SST’s early efforts focused on awareness and behaviour change – a necessary foundation. But as work expanded, it became clear that awareness alone cannot shift outcomes at scale. Behaviour change is…