Employment in the Circular Economy: Leveraging Circularity to Create Decent Work

This event marks the launch of a seminal report, the Circular Jobs Global Baseline Report, co-authored by the ILO, Circle Economy Foundation, and the World Bank Group as part of the Jobs in the Circular Economy initiative. The report is the culmination of three years of collaboration between the three agencies aimed at putting data and practical tools in the hands of policymakers and decision-makers to accelerate a just and job-rich transition to the circular economy.

The report presents the first global baseline of circular employment, providing estimates of the scale, structure, and characteristics of employment across circular economy activities. Covering 177 countries, it estimates circular economy employment in both the formal and informal economy.

Leading experts joining the panel of the event will present the results from the Global Circular Employment Baseline Report, with a particular focus on decent jobs, bolstering sustainable enterprises, and improving conditions of work. Presentations will provide an overview of data and evidence from the new report, and invite perspectives from policymakers, employers, workers, startups, civil society and international organizations. The event will highlight the need for a stronger evidence base to support the transition toward a circular economy.

More information: https://www.tiny.cc/Circularity4Dec25