WCEF2026 accelerator session: Reorienting capital flows for the circular economy transition (in person)

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This session is intended for circular economy start-ups, investors and policymakers. It addresses both demand and the supply side of the financing equation, sharing insights on how to redirect financial flows from extractive activities towards circular ones.

​Join this session in person or online to learn:

• ​How founders can secure funding for their circular businesses through novel accounting practices, strategic funding strategies, ecosystem development, and effective preparation for due diligence.

• ​How investors can adjust their valuation frameworks to better account for the unique value circular businesses create.

• ​What role financial sector regulation plays in redirecting financial flows towards circular business models.

• ​What Indian companies, investors and policymakers can learn from circular finance approaches tested in Europe.

​These recommendations are based on four guiding documents – an investment-readiness guide, an investor guide, and two policy briefs – which summarise insights from the CircularInvest project, delivering project development assistance to circular ventures in Europe. 

This event is an accelerator session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 (wcef2026.com). On social media, you can follow the event with #WCEF2026.

​Programme

• ​Introduction: CircularInvest: Five lessons learned

• ​Part 1: Getting the problem-solution fit right: Financing case examples

• ​Bridge: Circular economy investment barriers: Interactive discussion to gather examples of financing barriers and determine whether they are actually financial barriers, or instead market or economic ones.

• ​Part 2: Aligning private finance with public objectives: A moderated debate about the current paradigm for financing the circular economy transition

  • ​Introduction presentation: Challenging the funding gap narrative - a question of reorientation (insights from CGR Finance and the CircularInvest policy briefs)

  • ​Panel discussion: Policy and regulatory measures to reorient finance away from extractive activities to the circular economy

  • ​Closing remarks