CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Awards | Forum | Training
2025 - 2026
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REGISTER FOR AWARDInterested to attend or speak at the Circular Economy Forum, sponsor the event,
attend Training, be an Award Assessor or collaborate with us?
Organisations Awarded First Cycle 2024-2025
What is Circular Economy?
Circular economy is an economic system that uses a systemic approach to maintain a circular flow of resources, by recovering, retaining or adding to their value, while contributing to sustainable development.
More InfoWhy Participate?
Participate in the Circular Economy Awards to:
- gain recognition for your contributions and achievements,
- showcase your commitment, contribution, and achievements to Circular Economy,
- get inspiration to start or accelerate your transition to Circular Economy,
- learn and access proven circular practices in your industry,
- enhance your organization’s circularity,
- network with the leaders and champions of Circular Economy.
Who Can Participate?
Any organization of any type and size including governmental, nongovernmental, public and private, academia, from any industry, from any country in the world.
Award Categories
Three different categories of the Award have been created so as to allow different types of organisations implementing various Circular Economy business models, approaches, products or services to participate.
Eligible organizations are welcome to apply for one or more categories or apply for multiple submissions within a particular category as applicable in the same Award cycle.
The Circular Economy Award program is not a competition. It is based on qualifying scores as decided by the Jury.
Each applicant that achieves the score defined by the Award criteria is recognized and declared a winner. There can be multiple winners within the same award category.
Circular Economy Award
Organization
This category is for organizations which have integrated principles of Circular Economy in their business strategy and operations. Circularity is in the DNA of the organization.
Circular Economy Award
Pioneering Practice
This category is for those organizations that have implemented circularity in some parts of their products, services, operations, branch or location.
Circular Economy Award
Product/Service Enabling Circularity
This category is for those organizations who produce products and services which enable circularity for their customers.
Award Timeline
STEP 1
Pick an Award Category
Decide which Award category you would like to participate in.
To learn about categories, go on
www.circularityawards.com,
tab “Categories & Submission”.
STEP 2
Fill Up Registration Form
Click “Register”
button, fill in all the fields in the Form & submit it.
Congratulations!
You are registered!
STEP 3
Receive Invoice and Pay Fees
Receive invoice from Award Office and pay participation fees.
To know more about fees, go on “Award Fees”.
STEP 4
Prepare Submission Document
Receive Template of Submission Document from Award Office.
Gather information and prepare your Submission Document.
Once ready, send it to Award Office at
support@circularityawards.com.
STEP 5
Take an Assessment
Meet the Award Assessors in-person or online to provide clarifications and show supporting documents.
To know more about assessment, go on tab
“Assessment & Jury”.
STEP 6
Attend Circular Economy Forum & Award Ceremony
Learn, network, share your best practices and get awarded (if qualified) on stage at the live event in the UAE!
Make it known and publicize your Award! To know more, click
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Forum & Ceremony
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STEP 7
Receive Feedback Report
Receive value adding Feedback Report compiled by our Assessors with inputs from Jury members.
Implement suggested improvements to accelerate circularity.
Download to keep the Award timeline handy
Award Fees
Award registration and assessment* fees are to be paid on receipt of the invoice from the Award office once the Registration form has been accepted by the Award office.
What is included in the fees?
3-5 company representatives attend the Circular Economy Forum & Award Ceremony complimentary (value of USD 612-1,021).
For each application fee received, AED 150 will be invested to support Circular Economy projects, such as building competencies, upskilling and research.
Notes:
Fees in UAE Dirhams, inclusive of applicable 5% VAT.
5% VAT not applicable for companies outside of UAE.
Prevailing VAT will be applied in case of changes from the current rate of 5%.
Fees are non-refundable.
*For in-person assessment of the applications received from outside the UAE, lodging, boarding, travel incidental expenses will be charged extra (subject to prior agreement with applicant).
Interested to attend or speak at the Circular Economy Forum, sponsor the event, attend Training, be an Award Assessor or collaborate with us?
INTERESTED1st GCC Forum & Award Ceremony: 20th February 2025
I wish to thank you Sunil and Marina for the wonderful Circular economy awards! You managed to make this event top notch despite the challenges associated with it being the first edition. We at SP Jain are very proud to have associated with you! Looking forward to making it bigger next year.
Forums like these play an essential role in raising awareness around emerging topics, and your efforts have certainly brought much-needed attention to the importance of circular economy practices.
The discussions and exchanges were nothing short of transformational, offering a wealth of knowledge and key takeaways.
Thank you for putting together such an incredible event. Your careful attention to detail created an atmosphere that perfectly matched our vision. The event's success is a testament to your planning abilities and dedication. We're truly grateful for all your hard work in making this occasion so special.
Thank you for sharing the Speakers’ Certificate from the 1st GCC Circular Economy Forum and Awards Ceremony. It was an honor to contribute to such a meaningful forum. I truly appreciate your kind words and am grateful for the opportunity to engage with like-minded leaders dedicated to sustainability. Thanks once again for all your efforts in organizing this impactful event.
PARTNERS
ORGANIZERS
Sunil Thawani
Founder Circular Economy Awards & CEO, Quality Indeed Consulting Ltd., UAE
Marina Pugacheva
Circular Economy Awards Manager
Meet Our Team
Meet the passionate champions committed to inspire organizations to transition to Circular Economy locally and globally.
We design and deliver programs, projects, and articles on Circular Economy. We are optimistic that circularity is the way forward to environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
Our Contribution to Circular Economy
We are committed to leading the transformation towards a Circular Economy across industries in the GCC region and beyond.
We help organizations implement Circular Economy models, provide trainings, workshops, awareness sessions and publications.
Developed Circular House Guidelines to design, construct, maintain and deconstruct buildings according to the principles of Circular Economy. The project was released during COP28, UAE, December 2023.
Delivered speech on “Transitioning from Linear to Circular Economy - Challenges & Opportunities” at the 2nd Edition of The EFQM Middle East Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2023.
Delivered interactive webinar “Linear to Circular Economy” for Saudi Quality Council, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 2023.
Delivered webinar for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, “Linear to Circular Economy”, Dubai, UAE, July 2023.
Addressing “Post COP28 Management and Sustainability Hackathon” on “Circularity in Supply Chain”, S P Jain School of Global Management, January 2024
Delivered speech titled “Quality Professionals’ Contribution to Circular Economy” at ASQ EMEA 2024 Conference” UAE, February 2024.