New Circular Awards announced – Business Award LAC 2025 went to Energy Source in Brazil

The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) has announced new annual Circular Awards for public sector organisations and businesses. The call for applications for the 2026 Policy Implementation Award by the EU CERC  was opened at the closing plenary by Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund who manages this award and implements the centre together with Enabel, the Belgian agency for international cooperation. The EU CERC is co-funded by the European Commission and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

At WCEF 2025, a  special award Business Award LAC 2025 in recognition of outstanding leadership and innovation in advancing the circular economy in Latin America was awarded jointly by EU CERC, CNI and FIESP to Energy Source, a Brazilian company leading sustainable lithium-ion battery management. The winner will receive a prize worth up to €10,000 including tailored mentoring, networking, training or coaching from the EU CERC, as well as visibility through meetings with high-level stakeholders at the WCEF, on forum’s website and social media. The EU CERC is co-funded by the European Commission and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

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The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) is an initiative aiming at accelerating the global transition to a circular economy. We want to increase the uptake of sound and inclusive circular economy practices, policies and business models globally.

The centre serves as a collaboration platform between the EU and partner countries to ensure that the circular economy can advance fast enough and on a large enough scale. We provide accessible resources, expertise and guidance, and share knowledge to support success. We work in close collaboration with the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) and its partners—a platform facilitating global collaboration since 2017.

The work is designed to complement and add value to existing initiatives that support countries’ work on the circular transition.

(Text first published by Sitra)