A thriving circular economy needs more than ideas — it needs structural change.
In the Circular Market impact area, we focus on transforming the conditions that shape our economy: finance mechanisms, investment logic, and market incentives.
Our programs bring together capital providers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to redesign how businesses create, share, and sustain value – for Berlin and beyond.
THE CHALLENGE
Berlin’s economy is largely built on linear growth.
Materials are extracted, used, and discarded, while financial and regulatory systems reward short-term efficiency instead of long-term value.
To make circular business models viable, we need new incentives, financing pathways, and market rules that favor resource efficiency and regeneration.
Circular Berlin works to unlock these levers by connecting investors, entrepreneurs, and city institutions – aligning economic decisions with circular outcomes.
Our projects
Our projects demonstrate how circular principles can reshape markets – from textile and construction to tourism and innovation.
Explore ongoing and completed initiatives driving this transformation:
Latest insights
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New Report: Mapping Berlin’s Journey Toward Circular Electronics
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Driving Circular Economy: Circular Berlin’s 2024 Innovations
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Reducing food waste in the hotel industry with zero waste and circular strategies
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Circular City Challenge 2.0: After intensive matchmaking, 23 circular economy solutions start implementation
Upcoming events
Join our workshops, roundtables, and networking events to exchange ideas and co-create Berlin’s circular economy.
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05.03.2026
How to Develop Circular Economy in Tourism
Berlin, ITB Congress
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10.03.2026
Everything you want to know about Circular Berlin
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Let’s make circular markets – together.
Whether you represent a business, investment platform, or policy institution, we invite you to collaborate with us. Join a lab, co-develop a pilot, or bring our learnings into your own organization.