China is the world’s largest manufacturer and a significant consumer market. Chinese businesses are demonstrating their capability to incorporate sustainable and circular technology and product solutions, as well as innovative business models, to advance a green, low-carbon and circular transformation. This session of the World Circular Economy Forum 2024 will embark on a journey to delve into the transformative power of circular practices in production and consumption to unravel China’s circular transformation practices and the immense opportunities it presents globally.

This session was recorded at the World Circular Economy Forum 2024 at SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre on 16 April 2024. The session was organised by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, with China Association of Circular Economy.

Speakers include Jocelyn Blériot (Executive Lead, Policy and Institutions, Ellen MacArthur Foundation), Astrid Schomaker (Director, DG Environment, European Commission), Liyang Zhu (President, China Association of Circular Economy (CACE), Yisong Guan (Chief Representative of the Beijing Office, Ellen MacArthur Foundation), Xiaoting Chen (Programme Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation), Pau Sanchis (EU Affairs Director, CATL), Paul Skehan (Vice President, Public Policy, Government Affairs and Communications, PepsiCo), Xiaojun Huang (Senior Vice President and General Manager, Veolia China) and Hua Wen (Program Director, Energy Transition Project, Natural Resources Defence Council NRDC China) and Kai Zhao (Executive Vice President, China Association of Circular Economy CACE).