Changing to a more circular economy will be an important step in reaching climate goals and there is an overall objective to make the circular economy-thinking more mainstream in the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries closeness and homogeneity calls for building upon solutions knowledge and value chains within the Nordic countries.

The aim of Nordic Circular Hotspot as a network and a facilitator is to accelerate the transitions to a circular economy in the Nordics to share knowledge and identify next practice to design out waste and pollution, reduce consumption, keep products and materials in use as long as possible and regenerates eco-systems.

This session will have the focus on Nordic collaboration and the result so far from the Nordic Circular Hotspot. The session will also touch upon the Circularity Gap Report done in Norway and Sweden and how the results have been the basis for discussion, policies etc.