How do you imagine a circular economy?
The first-ever global “Circular Economy Perception Survey”
Learn the basics of a circular economy and take the survey
The survey has ended on 01 June 2022.
Results will be presented in September 2022.
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“There are many definitions of the Circular Economy (CE), Circular Society, Circular World indeed, and there is not much research done in this area. Therefore, Imagine Circularity is a great initiative to collect more different understandings and definitions of CE, especially on this expected large scale. It will be helpful to see how different people understand and define CE, so that for example, as communicators we can start speaking their language and communicate CE in more effective ways to different audiences so that they can relate to CE more.”
Natalya Amirova, Recent graduate M.Sc. in Circular Economy M.A. in Design for SustainabilitySpread the word and help us reach one million participants
About the survey initiative
Imagine Circularity, the first-ever global survey on perceptions of circularity, seeks to understand how different stakeholders see and imagine the circular economy.
The aim is to engage one million participants from around the world to produce a representative sample of their views and understandings.
Designed for knowledgeable experts and newcomers alike, this survey introduces each participant to a range of basic concepts related to circularity and in turn enhances participants’ circular literacy, while also providing insights on the different understandings and perceptions on the topic across a wide range of stakeholders and countries.
As such, this survey is not about knowledge; it is about perception.
Join the initiative
Open to legal entities in countries, regions, cities, industries, universities, and other interested agencies, you are invited to join this global initiative.
The survey initiative believes in multi-stakeholder processes, co-creation and collective intelligence.
As knowledge managers and sustainability experts, we do not use these terms as buzzwords: we walk the talk. The initiative will grow and succeed the more organizations join the exercise, the more people are motivated to participate, and the more stakeholders wish to truly engage others on a transformation leaving linearity behind us.
We encourage local and regional authorities, non-profit organizations, international organizations, universities, businesses or industry associations to embrace this initiative, take ownership and pro-actively engage their respective audiences.
In the Media
Economia circolare, fino al 19 aprile online sondaggio "imagine circularity"
Read the article in Italian on repubblica.it
What are the important R’s or "action imperatives" for the circular economy?
Read this article in Bulgarian on 3E-news.net
Bulgaria is part the first-ever global Circular Economy perception survey.
- Read this article in Bulgarian on 3E-news.net
Imagine Circularity, arriva in Italia il sondaggio globale sulla percezione dell’economia circolare
View this article on economiacircolare.com (Italian)
How do Italians and Maltese imagine their circular economy, asks global initiative
View this press release in English Leggi il comunicato stampa in italiano
The importance of perceptions: the first global initiative on perceptions of circularity
View this article in English on kosovalive.org View this article in Albanian on kosovalive.org
#ImagineCircularity: the circular transformation will not be live-streamed
View this press release on africa-newsroom.com
Imagine Circularity, il sondaggio per comprendere la percezione dell’economia circolare nel mondo
View this article on economiacircolare.com (Italian)
Global survey seeks to understand how circular economy is perceived
View this article on engineeringnews.co.za
Imagine Circularity
is an initiative of
REVOLVE Circular is a non-profit organization registered in Austria; it advocates for the transformation towards an inclusive circular society. REVOLVE Circular is an initiative of REVOLVE, a Brussels-based sustainability communication agency.
The mission of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University is to have a positive impact on the transition to a sustainable society through the development of excellent and relevant knowledge.