In recent years ‘Circular Economy’ has become the buzzword that has taken Norway, among many other countries by storm.

Inspired by Oslo European Green Capital as a role model for other cities – along with the Greater Oslo Region as a strategy for regional development and collaboration; The Circular Oslo project was created to carry the torch as a regional multi-stakeholder approach to accelerate the transition to a Circular Economy – identifying and highlighting solutions with the potential to be scaled, replicated and networked internationally. While at the same time providing tools and resources to fuel the transition.

In an effort to understand what the Circular Economy is, and what it could mean for all of the stakeholders, participation in a broad range of international events connected the dots, learning from the front runners. 

Research refined the ‘cathedral thinking‘ view of the Circular Economy.  

Connecting the stakeholders is key, across sectors, branches, political parties and society to not only look at top-down and industry led initiatives, but also the bottom-up movement including NGOs, social enterprise and citizens themselves all as integral parts of a Circular Region connecting both urban and rural communities. 

The Circular Regions platform is a tool that was designed in and for the Greater Oslo Region, but it became apparent that it could be used in any region. Supporting an open data set for anyone to access, research, identify best practices and find new solutions.

Below you can travel back on a timeline of the journey, we look forward to having you be part of our shared circular future, as we provide tools and resources for individuals, industry, policy makers, entrepreneurs, educators, communities and more.