While both are round, it’s not only their shape that the Doughnut economy and circular economy share. The Doughnut Model adds a deeper dimension to the circular economy by connecting environmental sustainability with social equity.

The Let’s Go Circular network gained inspiring insights during an online workshop with URBACT ad-hoc expert Willem van Winden, founder of REGENALYZE. Here’s how the Doughnut can support your circular strategies:

• Assess and Analyse: position your circular projects within the broader framework of planetary boundaries and social foundations, ensuring they contribute to both environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.
• Prioritise: Focus your circular initiatives on addressing pressing social shortfalls and ecological overshoot
• Fund: establish targeted funding mechanisms, such as the Amsterdam Doughnut Deals, to back innovative ideas that advance circular economy project
• Boost Communication: Engage in discussions and visualisations that highlight the interplay between environmental and social impacts, deepening the understanding of how circular solutions can create holistic outcomes.

The ASSET project is exploring the options in the Eurodelta megaregion (in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany). Regenalyze supports ASSET’s ambitions by providing strategic advising and policy analysis.