The concept of a ‘ circular economy’ is not new. The formation of a Circular Economy Taskforce by the then Secretary of State at Defra provided the impetus to explore how to put this into practice across the built and natural environment and the government has plans to publish its Circular Economy Growth Plan early in 2026, where the built environment should feature as one of the key sectors. We also need to take into account the possible impacts of current world events on, for example, prices, supply chains and stagnation.
This session at Futurebuild provides an opportunity for our sector to demonstrate how we can contribute to a growth economy based on circularity principles.

Chair: David Greenfield, President of the Chartered Institution of Waste Management (CIWM), Managing Director, SOENECS and member, Circular Economy Taskforce.

Panel:
Libby Peake, Taskforce member and Senior Fellow and Head of Resource Policy, the Green Alliance
Eoin Bailey, UK Innovation Manager and Circular Economy Lead, 7 Steel
Katherine Adams, Co-Chair Green Construction Board Resources, Waste and Circularity Group and Co-Founder of Reusefully
Jason Millett, Group Chief Executive, Mace Group
Yetunde Abdul, Director of Industry Transformation, UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)

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