{"id":11989,"date":"2026-07-20T16:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:25:25","slug":"shaping-the-future-of-industry-circular-cleaner-competitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/en\/shaping-the-future-of-industry-circular-cleaner-competitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the Future of Industry. Circular. Cleaner. Competitive."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unido.org\/events\/circular-economy-green-industry-week-2026-shaping-future-industry-circular-cleaner-competitive\">Circular Economy &amp; Green Industry Week 2026, 2\u20134 November<\/a><\/strong>, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), will bring together policymakers, business leaders, financial institutions, international organisations, researchers and innovators to promote more circular, resource-efficient and competitive industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circular Economy Forum Austria is proud&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unido.org\/cross-cutting-priorities\/cleaner-production-and-circular-economy\">to cooperate with UNIDO in promoting practical implementation, international knowledge exchange and stronger partnerships for circular industrial transformation<\/a>, co-curating Day 3 \u2018<strong>\u2019The Austrian Circular Economy Ecosystem \u2013 From Governance to Scale and Culture\u2019,&nbsp;<\/strong>4 November, with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/icep.at\/\">ICEP<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special milestone will be marked on the opening day,&nbsp;<strong>2 November 2026<\/strong>: UNIDO and the Circular Economy Forum Austria are set to sign a&nbsp;<strong>Joint Declaration<\/strong>, thereby formally institutionalising their cooperation. The agreement will lay the foundations for closer collaboration between UNIDO\u2019s international expertise and Austria\u2019s growing circular economy ecosystem\u2014with the shared aim of translating circular economy strategies into concrete action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the theme&nbsp;<strong>\u201cShaping the Future of Industry: Circular, Cleaner, Competitive\u201d<\/strong>, the three-day programme will combine high-level dialogue, sector-specific discussions, technical workshops and partnership-building. 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