Q4 Network Meeting participants engaging during the Producer-Led Innovation Session. On Wednesday 3 rd  December we hosted our final CIRCULÉIRE member networking session of 2025: Producer Responsibility as a Driver of Circular Innovation Across High-Impact Sectors. Co-hosted in partnership with WEEE Ireland , this collaborative session explored how producer responsibility (through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes or voluntary initiatives) can drive circular value within...

Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), in its capacity as the secretariat of CIRCULÉIRE, and the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards held on Thursday, November 27th at ESB’s Event Space in Dublin. Open to late-stage start-ups and ventures across the island of Ireland, the Awards are designed to recognise companies pioneering the emergence of the circular economy sector by enabling or...

Katyln O’Riordan (CEO & Co-Founder of Kinset), Richard Brennan (CEO, Evolve Automotive), Michelle Lee (Head of Innovation & Sustainability), and Valentina Tarasco (Circularity Assessment & Metrics Lead CIRCULÉIRE/IMR) at the ESG Autumn Summit 2025. A big thank you to CIRCULÉIRE members  Kinset , Evolve Automotive and General Paints Group  for sharing their circular stories with Valentina Tarasco IMR Metrics & Assessment Lead at the ESG Summit on the 20 th  of November.   Katie O’Riordan CEO...