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Become a climate resilient city through the circular economy

Explore data-driven insights, solutions, tools and practical examples of the circular economy that can help your city achieve its climate and sustainability goals.

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70% of greenhouse gas emissions are linked to material handling and use.

If we transform our global economy to one where waste and pollution are eliminated, products and materials are reused at the highest possible value and nature is regenerated, we can:

• Reduce material use by 28%

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 39%

What the circular economy can do for cities:

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Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Save on landfilling costs

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Improve material security

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Create new livelihood opportunities

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Spur local value creation

Solve your climate challenges.

Start your five-step circular journey.
What is the circular economy?

To transition to a circular economy, everyone involved needs to understand what a circular economy is. Learn about this economic system where waste is designed out.

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Explore city data to discover circular opportunities

Gain insight on sectoral emissions, material use and jobs in cities around the world and identify opportunities for intervention.

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Find practical solutions to make your city circular

Find ready-to-implement solutions from the Circular City Actions Framework, illustrated by city-driven case studies.

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What do we want to achieve with Ganbatte?

Ganbatte is a Japanese word that means ‘moving into action, despite the size of the challenge’. To really accelerate a global circular economy, we need to leverage digital technology and your local expertise to scale!

Doubling global circularity by 2032 with the power of data

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Help all cities thrive within planetary boundaries, by implementing circular strategies

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Partners we work with

Knowledge partners

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Ganbatte is supported by:

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– Magashen Naidoo, Head of Circular Development at ICLEI World Secretariat
– Ivonne Bojoh, CEO at Circle Economy Foundation
– Jordi Pascual, Cities Lead at Circle Economy

Ganbatte is the result of close collaboration between ICLEI and Circle Economy. It builds on our joint experience working on local circular economy plans.

– Magashen Naidoo, Head of Circular Development at ICLEI World Secretariat

With Ganbatte.world, we’re launching a digital platform that offers knowledge, actionable insights and tools to support the implementation of practical circular economy solutions to achieve climate goals. This digital platform will continuously evolve and offer updated content and new features as more users engage with it.

– Ivonne Bojoh, CEO at Circle Economy Foundation

Cities are leading—and will continue to lead—the transition toward a circular economy through innovation and collaboration. Ganbatte Cities aims to support and accelerate the global transition by facilitating access to knowledge and insights that inform decision-making and enable cities to learn from each other.

– Jordi Pascual, Cities Lead at Circle Economy

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