CIRCULAR REPUBLIC

𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 🏆 Contact us if you are a start-up in the field of circular economy and get involved in the start-up award competition of the 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in May! You will have the chance to pitch your start-up and win an award in one of the following six categories. - 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀: Innovations that simplify and speed up the shift to a circular economy. - 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁: Solutions that use bio-based or recycled materials in production. - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Efforts focused on repairing, refurbishing, and reusing products to prolong their use. - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁-𝗮𝘀-𝗮-𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: Business models that provide access to products through services, instead of ownership. - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: Methods that reclaim valuable materials from waste. - 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: Platforms that facilitate the shared use of resources. Connect with industry leaders from various branches and investors looking for the next big thing. By joining our festival you can gain media coverage as a start-up and boost your start-up visibility. Learn from industry experts about the latest trends, technologies, and strategies to build your competitive advantage as a circular start-up. The 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 will take place from 𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 in the Munich Urban Colab. Find more information about the festival and all the advantages of actively joining start-ups over the link in the comments. Interested in showing your circular economy impact on the #CRF25 as a start-up? Contact us: startups-circularrepublic@unternehmertum.de #CRF25 #Festival #CircularEconomy #CompetitiveAdvantage #Startups #Pitch 

🚀 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 2025 – 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒! 🔥 Are you ready for 4 days of pure innovation? No fixed teams. No predefined challenges. Just 100 brilliant minds building the future of circularity at UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace GmbH, Munich Urban Colab! UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace GmbH, XPLORE and CIRCULAR REPUBLIC are teaming up to make this hackfest happen as part of the CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL 2025 (May 22-23) – pushing the boundaries of circular innovation together! 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? May 19–22, 2025 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? MakerSpace, @Munich Urban Colab 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐨? YOU – engineers, designers, coders, tinkerers, and visionaries! 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧? Free 6-month MakerSpace membership 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: ✅ Kickoff with industry insights & networking ✅ Form your own team & ideate freely ✅ Prototype with full MakerSpace support ✅ Present your game-changing project at HACK 'N' TALK (May 22nd 17:45) 🏆 Public voting decides the winners in: ➡️ Best Circular Impact ➡️ Best Business Opportunity ➡️ Best Prototype Apply now – spots are limited! 📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 30, 2025 Let’s hack, build, and innovate for a circular future! 💬 Questions? Check out our FAQs  at hackfest.tech #CircularHackfest #Hackathon #MakerSpace #Innovation #Sustainability #Munich #TechForGood

🌟 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡! 🌟 Are you a start-up passionate about sustainability and innovation? We invite you to be part of the Zero Waste Innovation Hub’s opening event! The Zero Waste Innovation Hub is a pioneering initiative by the City of Munich. Our mission is to foster innovative approaches to zero waste, enhance resource efficiency, and promote circular economy practices in Munich's business landscape. Why Should You Join the Opening Event? ♻️ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Learn about Zero Waste Strategies from leaders from academia and economy - and from innovative start-ups that face similar challenges as yourself ♻️ 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰: Connect with potential partners, prospects, and mentors in the circular economy ecosystem. ♻️ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Contribute to making Munich a zero-waste city and a leader in climate neutrality. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭! When: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, starting at 16:00 Where: Munich Urban Colab What to Expect: 💡 Keynote by Prof. Dr. Jan-Diederich Lüken (Technische Hochschule Rosenheim) 💡 Panel discussions and networking opportunities 💡 Insights into Munich's zero-waste strategy 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐔𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐰!

𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐑! 🔄♻️ Yesterday, Carl Warkentin officially launched our Textile EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) project with Interzero, bringing together key industry players to shape the future of sustainable textile management. Since a holistic system solution is needed - integrating collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure - the project brings together representatives from all key value chain steps. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬? ✅ Develop a blueprint for implementing EPR in the textile sector. ✅ Bridge the gap with industry solutions ahead of official EPR legislation. ✅ Build a solid database to drive policy influence and infrastructure readiness across the value chain. A huge thank you to the companies that joined this crucial discussion: MOOT, SOEX TEXTIL VERMARKTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT, Stiftung GRS Batterien (Foundation), BSI - Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikelindustrie e.V. , Schöffel Gruppe, HUGO BOSS, Deichmann, HAIX Group, BASF, Redivivum (Techstars'24), Vecoplan AG, Polysecure GmbH, and matterr. Your insights, expertise, and commitment to circularity will drive real change! 💡 If you’re working on textile recycling, circular business models, or EPR strategies, let’s connect! Collaboration is key to building a future-proof, circular textile economy. 👇 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭! #TextileEPR #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileRecycling #ExtendedProducerResponsibility

𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 H&Z Management Consulting 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 22𝐧𝐝 & 23𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡! Our collaboration has a strong foundation, highlighted by our joint report, "The Importance of Secondary Material Sourcing," which was presented by Matthias Ballweg and Sven Steinert at the Handelsblatt Circular Economy Conference earlier this year. We are excited to build on this success at the FESTIVAL with: ➡️ A kickstart 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭, hosted by H&Z Management Consulting and SUSTAINX, on May 23rd at 8 AM at Flash Gordon (at the FESTIVAL event venue). ➡️ A panel discussion with H&Z Management Consulting on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞." ️ Join us and H&Z to explore the future of circular economy and sustainable supply chains! 👇 You can find the breakfast registration form in the comments below. Carola Frerker Constanze von Lentzke Sabine Feller #CRF25 #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Partnership #SupplyChainResilience

♻️ Calling all circular economy start-ups! ♻️ Are you a start-up working on innovative solutions for a circular future? We’ve got exciting news for you! EasyMatch is here to help you connect with the right corporate partners and scale your impact—all for free! Here’s why EasyMatch is the tool you need to grow your circular business: 🔗 Find the Right Partners Tap into our network and easily connect with corporates ready to collaborate on cutting-edge circular projects. 📈 Get Visibility in the Circular Economy Landscape Your start-up could be featured in the Circular Economy Start-Up Landscape Report 2025. This graphical depiction of leading circular start-ups is now powered by EasyMatch, so signing up is your ticket to getting noticed! 💡 Zero-Cost Exposure It’s completely free to sign up, gain visibility, and start matching with corporates who are looking for innovative circular solutions. 🌍 Be Part of the Circular Economy Movement Joining EasyMatch means you’re not just connecting with corporates; you’re becoming part of a global movement toward a more sustainable future. Ready to make connections? Sign up now and ensure your start-up is part of the Circular Economy Start-Up Landscape! 👉 Link in comments #CircularEconomy #CircularStartups #EasyMatch #Sustainability #Startups #Innovation #CEStartupLandscape Digital Product School by UnternehmerTUM | UnternehmerTUM | Leonhard Teichert | ABAH RUTH JENEBU | Alexander Ruhland | Dominik Becker | Najwa Aziz | Nuriia Akbasheva | Özgür Bulut Akanay | Randall Rabajante | Soumaya Aguel | Suyash Badiger | Bastian Rieder | Kathrin Opielka

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ♻ We are looking forward to hosting this year's 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 together with our official strategic partners from industry BMW Group, Aurubis, PreZero Deutschland, SAP, ebm-papst, and L'Oréal. How can circular business models lead to a competitive advantage in global markets and what are key factors to consider? We will host several panel discussions with our strategic partners from industry covering experiences from our partner’s business perspectives on the path to circularity. Together, we will discuss future challenges of circular business transformation and explore various solutions and strategies on stage with circular economy experts from different backgrounds. On the first festival day, we will open the industry-focused panel discussions with BMW Group about how circularity can be a risk-hedging strategy for corporates. With Dr. Kiri Trier from L'Oréal and other experts from the retail sector we will discuss the future of sustainable packaging and analyze if reuse or recycle is the answer to circular packaging solutions. In another panel discussion with Inge Hofkens from one of the world's leading copper producers, Aurubis, and representatives from the energy sector, we will discuss the key role of circular business models, with a focus on the importance of reusing resources for the energy transition. Join us and get many exciting insights about our current industry partner projects. How can you close the loop in your business? Find it out by contacting us and joining the #CRF25 in May. The link to the whole festival program can be found in the comments. #CircularEconomy #Festival #CompetitiveAdvantage #Partner #CRF25

🚀 Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal – A step forward, but where is the circular playbook? ♻️ The EU’s Clean Industrial Deal (CID) is setting the stage for a more competitive, greener Europe. But let’s be real—circularity still feels like an afterthought rather than the driving force it should be. As our co-founder Susanne Kadner puts it: “Circularity is about keeping materials in use for as long as possible—not just processing waste.” 🔄 So where do we go from here? Right now, circular business models—from product-as-a-service to high-value reuse and remanufacturing—are barely in the conversation. Yet, these are the real game changers for reducing resource dependency and strengthening Europe’s economic resilience. 🔹 What if CID focused on scaling circular startups alongside traditional industry? 🔹 What if funding went beyond recycling to support designing waste out of the system in the first place? 🔹 What if we stopped seeing circularity as a compliance issue and started treating it as a competitive advantage? At CIRCULAR REPUBLIC, we believe collaboration between start-ups and corporates is key to making circularity the backbone of Europe’s industrial strategy—not just a side note. Join us at our festival #CRF25 where we will discuss how companies can build a competitive advantage with circularity! 💡 What bold moves do you think Europe needs to take circularity mainstream? Let’s hear your thoughts. 👇 #CircularEconomy #CleanIndustrialDeal #CircularInnovation #Sustainability #CircularRepublic

🌍 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐎 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 2025 👕♻️ This week, Carl Warkentin, our founder of the Circular Textiles Platform, took the stage at Go Circular 2025, moderating a powerful discussion on the future of circular textiles alongside industry leaders. 🚀 3 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥: 1️⃣ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 – A truly circular economy must integrate social aspects into its transition, ensuring fairness and inclusivity for all. 🌍💡 2️⃣ 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 – While regulatory frameworks are a step in the right direction, policy alone won’t be enough. Europe must lead through innovation and investment in circular solutions. 🇪🇺⚡ 3️⃣ 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 0.3% 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬? – A staggering report from Circle Economy reveals that only 0.3% of materials in textiles come from recycled sources, with almost zero textile-to-textile recycling. This is a wake-up call for the industry! 📉🔄 At CIRCULAR REPUBLIC, we are dedicated to closing this gap by connecting startups, investors, and corporates to scale solutions that will reshape the textile industry for a circular future. 🏗️♻️ 🚀 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? Let’s connect and make circularity the new standard! #CircularTextiles #GoCircular2025 #byCircularRepublic #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileRevolution

🌿 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛 - 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝! 🌿 We are more than excited to invite you to the official launch event of the Zero Waste Innovation Hub Munich on March 25, 2025. Initiated by the Department of Labor and Economic Development of the City of Munich (Landeshauptstadt München), the initiative will be realized by the leading players from the Munich ecosystem Circular Munich, Sustainable AG Unternehmensberatung, and of course, CIRCULAR REPUBLIC. Being based at the Munich Urban Colab, the project will promote and test innovative approaches around zero waste, resource efficiency, and circular economy within Munich's economy. By bringing together key stakeholders, we will boost Munich on its path to climate neutrality! 📅 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? Tuesday, March 25, 2025, starting at 4:00 PM 📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Munich Urban Colab 👉 Join us and register now! You can find the registration link in the comments. What can you expect from the event? ♻️ The presentation of the new Zero Waste Innovation Hub with relevant services for Munich’s economy ♻️ An outlook for upcoming projects and offerings to cooperate ♻️ Impulses and panel discussions with Munich startups on innovative solutions ♻️ An inspiring keynote from a leading expert ♻️ Networking with stakeholders from business, politics, science, and civil society #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #München #Innovation #ZeroWasteCity