Shaping the Future of Industry. Circular. Cleaner. Competitive.

The Circular Economy & Green Industry Week 2026, November 2-4, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will bring together policymakers, business leaders, financial institutions, international organisations, researchers and innovators to advance more circular, resource-efficient and competitive industries.

Circular Economy Forum Austria is proud to cooperate with UNIDO in promoting practical implementation, international knowledge exchange and stronger partnerships for circular industrial transformation, co-curating Day 3 ‘The Austrian Circular Economy Ecosystem – From Governance to Scale and Culture’, November 4, with ICEP.

A special milestone will take place on the opening day, 2 November 2026: UNIDO and the Circular Economy Forum Austria will sign a Joint Declaration, formally institutionalising their cooperation. The agreement will provide a foundation for closer collaboration between UNIDO’s international expertise and Austria’s growing circular economy ecosystem—with the shared ambition of translating circular economy strategies into concrete action.

Under the theme “Shaping the Future of Industry: Circular, Cleaner, Competitive”, the three-day programme will combine high-level dialogue, sector-specific discussions, technical workshops and partnership-building. Topics will include circular construction, plastics, textiles, electronics, critical minerals, industrial symbiosis, circular design, Digital Product Passports, financing and circular metrics.

Join us at the Vienna International Centre and help shape the next phase of circular and sustainable industrial development.