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Circular Alliances Awards 2026
The Circular Alliances Awards recognise business-to-business collaborations that accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
What the Circular Alliances Awards are
Each year, the Circular Alliances Awards recognise the most effective business-to-business collaborations in support of the circular economy.
Organised by Circul'R in partnership with Bpifrance and ChangeNOW, they single out concrete projects run jointly by several economic players - large companies, start-ups, producer responsibility organisations, public bodies or charities - who transform their industrial or commercial practices together.
The awards ceremony is held at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, a strong signal of institutional recognition for these efforts.
Why do these Awards exist?
Our conviction is simple: no company can make the transition to a circular economy on its own. The barriers - technical, logistical, economic - are too numerous to be cleared in isolation.
Collaboration between economic players is not merely desirable. It is the structural condition for scaling viable circular models. Data sharing, pooled infrastructure, jointly built value chains: this is how lasting, replicable solutions are constructed.
The Circular Alliances Awards exist to make these coalitions visible and to inspire other companies to build similar momentum.
The 2025 winners: three examples worth remembering
The 2025 edition recognised three exemplary collaborative projects:
🏆 Packaging reuse in food service - Pandobac × Transgourmet France. A reusable packaging solution rolled out at scale across food logistics.
🏆 Solidarity-based reuse of Paris 2024 Olympic furniture - Emmaüs France, Paris 2024 and Ecomaison. Olympic Games furniture redirected to work integration channels: circular and solidarity-based at once.
🏆 Digital product passport for household appliances - Arianee, Ecosystem and Fnac Darty. A pioneering collaboration on digital product traceability, in the spirit of the forthcoming European eco-design regulation.
These three examples illustrate the many forms a circular alliance can take: reuse, the social economy, data and digital.
Circularity does not have a single face. It adapts to value chains, to constraints and to the players involved.
Who can enter?
The 2026 Awards are open to a broad range of organisations involved in the circular transition:
- Companies, from SMEs to international groups
- Start-ups and scale-ups in the circular economy
- Producer responsibility organisations
- Public bodies and local authorities
- NGOs, charities and social economy organisations
The essential criterion: collaboration. The point is not to reward a solo initiative, but a project co-built by several organisations, aimed at reducing environmental impact, optimising resource use or rolling out an innovative circular business model.
The full rules are available on the entry page.
Key dates for 2026
- Entries open: 21 April 2026
- Entry deadline: 26 June 2026
- Awards ceremony: 14 October 2026 at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance
Going further with Circul'R
The Circular Alliances Awards are part of the broader approach Circul'R has been developing since 2016 around coopetition between economic players. With more than 12 coalitions launched, Circul'R builds collective momentum across many sectors: cosmetics reuse, wine and spirits, industry, circular finance, communication and more.
FAQ
What you need to know about us.
Qu'est-ce que Circul'R ?
Circul'R est un cabinet de conseil spécialisé en économie circulaire. Depuis 2016, il accompagne plus de 150 grandes entreprises et acteurs publics à travers des missions de conseil, des coalitions sectorielles, des programmes de formation et le Club Circul'R.
What types of organizations do you work with?
Contrairement à un cabinet RSE généraliste, Circul'R est spécialisé exclusivement en économie circulaire depuis 2016. Cette expertise transverse - filières, réglementations (AGEC, REP, ESPR), business models - lui permet de transformer la circularité en avantage compétitif mesurable : réduction d'impact, sécurisation des ressources, conformité et nouveaux relais de croissance.
What is the process for a consulting project with Circul'R?
Circul'R conseille les grandes entreprises privées - dont de nombreux groupes du CAC 40 et du SBF 120 - sur leurs décisions stratégiques, tous secteurs confondus. Le cabinet accompagne également les acteurs qui déploient les politiques publiques d'économie circulaire : éco-organismes, agences, bailleurs de fonds et collectivités.
Do you operate only in France or internationally as well?
Circul'R propose quatre offres complémentaires : des missions de conseil sur mesure pour structurer votre stratégie circulaire, des coalitions sectorielles pour résoudre des problématiques communes entre entreprises, des formations pour monter en compétence sur l'économie circulaire, et le Club Circul'R, le réseau des entreprises engagées dans la transition circulaire.
How can the circular economy be practically integrated into an existing business strategy?
Circul'R accompagne ses clients sur l'ensemble du cadre réglementaire français et européen de l'économie circulaire : loi AGEC, filières REP, CSRD, ainsi que les textes européens récents (PPWR, ESPR, CRMA). Le cabinet traduit ces obligations en feuilles de route opérationnelles, pour transformer une contrainte de conformité en avantage stratégique.
What is a sector-based coalition and how can I participate?
Une mission démarre par un diagnostic de vos enjeux circulaires (approvisionnement, éco-conception, business model, réglementation, etc.). Circul'R construit ensuite une feuille de route chiffrée et priorisée, avant d'accompagner le déploiement opérationnel des actions retenues jusqu'à la mesure d'impact et l'ajustement continu de la trajectoire.
How do you measure the results of your projects?
Basé à Paris, Circul'R intervient principalement en France et en Europe. À l'international, il accompagne des projets de coopération : partage de l'expertise française sur la REP, appui aux bailleurs de fonds sur leurs programmes de transition circulaire dans les pays émergents, via un réseau de partenaires opérationnels et d'experts sectoriels.
What is the average duration of a project?
Contactez l'équipe via le site : Circul'R analyse vos enjeux puis propose le dispositif adapté (mission de conseil, rejoindre une coalition, suivre une formation ou adhérer au Club) pour accélérer votre transition vers l'économie circulaire.