Circular Economy Leadership Canada (CELC) was launched in 2018 at the G7 Oceans Summit in Halifax as a network of corporate leaders, non profit think tanks, and academic researchers. An initiative of The Natural Step Canada, CELC is working to connect Canada’s circular economy community and serves as a bridge to similar networks around the world. We provide thought leadership, technical expertise, and collaborative platforms for accelerating systems change and the transition to a low carbon, circular economy in Canada.
CELC is uniquely positioned as a multi-sectoral, national organization dedicated to advancing the circular economy in Canada. We bring strong relationships with governments across Canada, the private sector, academic and policy research networks, and leading global circular economy players.
CELC is dedicated to bringing value to our Strategic Partners by filling existing gaps in the market place and supporting efforts to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in Canada. We do this by:
Building a low-carbon, circular economy in Canada will require an enormous structural and cultural shift to address our currently unsustainable “linear” model. While daunting, the challenge will also bring many new opportunities and advantages.
Collaboration across governments, business sectors, academic and applied researchers, and non-governmental organizations is essential for advancing a thriving innovation ecosystem that attracts investment and creates jobs, while strengthening communities and protecting the environment.
CELC is committed to taking action to lead Canada toward a more circular model. We’re collectively committing to support the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 on responsible consumption and production, and to substantially reduce waste, in all of its forms, by 2030.
We pledge to move the concept of circular economy into action by:
We can’t do it alone – but through CELC, we will have a greater impact and can accelerate the transition in Canada.
Circular Economy Leadership Canada is a multi-sectoral, national organization dedicated to advancing the circular economy in Canada. Learn more from its Managing Director and Chair in this short video.
"The National Zero Waste Council is leading Canada’s transition to a circular economy by bringing together governments, businesses and NGOs to advance a waste prevention agenda that maximizes economic opportunities for progressive innovators – ensuring all materials and products continue to circulate at their highest and best use. Through cross-sectoral collaboration, we actively seek out and showcase the best and the brightest ideas to inspire mainstream adoption of circular business models. This focuses on material reuse as well as smarter product and packaging designs that protect the environment while minimizing costs and creating widespread economic opportunities."
"The solutions to the waste and carbon emissions require thoughtful, stable, harmonized public policy, which enables the private sector and citizens to mobilize. Loblaw Companies Ltd is therefore pleased to join the CELC and are committed to pursing the principles and practices of the Circular Economy throughout our all aspects of our business. Over the coming years we look forward to working with a wide range of players, from our employees, to customers and leaders across different sectors to contribute to the transition to Circular Economy in Canada."
"As the world’s largest retailer, Walmart aims to use our strengths and collaborate with others to make transformational change. We believe this approach is not only beneficial for our bottom line, but also creates shared value for our customers and society as a whole. In Canada, we’ve committed to achieving zero waste across our operations by 2025, resulting in less cost for our business and less carbon gas for the environment. Through collaborative initiatives like the Circular Economy Leadership Canada, we aspire to reshape the way we work to achieve significant and lasting improvement in environmental and social outcomes in a way that also improves our business."
"The move to a circular economy is gaining speed. Consumers want products with less waste – including carbon pollution waste –and more value. Global companies, cities and national governments are moving from a linear, high waste model to a cleaner, zero waste model. It's the smart business move."
"Canadian Tire Corporation prides itself on being a trusted Canadian brand and an integral part of Canadian communities, with a strong commitment to improving environmental and social outcomes for Canadians, our communities and our planet. We believe that collaboration amongst businesses, governments, NGOs, universities and other organizations, working to develop science-based solutions and sharing the levers necessary to effect those solutions, will help to sustain the quality of life we enjoy in Canada and lead to a better future."
"NEI Investments is Canada’s leader in Responsible Investing (RI) with a commitment to helping our clients grow wealth while advancing the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of publicly-traded companies wherever we invest.
The curicular economy concept aligns perfectly with our beliefs about what it means to act responsibly, and our ability to work directly with companies to advance the sustainability goals of the circular economy movement."
"The circular economy, at its heart, is about shifting traditional resource and pollution challenges into opportunities. Instead of seeing these as nothing more than a waste problem, it’s about retaining the value of products, materials and resources in the economy through closed production and consumption loops."
"The transition to a circular economy holds plentiful opportunity – to truly maximize the value of products and materials, eliminate the concept of waste, and establish productive new relationships. Those who embrace this approach will see improved business performance along with better outcomes for communities and the natural world. IKEA Canada is committed to this economic transformation and recognizes the crucial role that the CELC will play in bringing together business, government, and citizens to accelerate the shift and capture the benefits."
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