Closing the Loop 2026

CLOSING THE LOOP | Building a Circular Future Through Innovation and Action Green Promise Initiative International presents the recording of our international webinar, “Closing the Loop: Building a Circular Future Through Innovation and Action,” held on 25 September 2026. The webinar brought together practitioners, entrepreneurs, innovators and sustainability professionals to explore how innovation, collaboration and practical action can help move us from a linear economy towards more circular and sustainable systems. The conversation explored circular economy approaches across sustainable production and consumption, technology, agriculture, sustainable value chains, resource efficiency, sustainable finance, enterprise development and inclusive economic growth. CONTRIBUTORS Adriana Marina Founder, Hecho por Nosotros and animaná Lubna Dajani CEO, Ecosystem Developer, Nature Inspired Designer and Polymath; Founder, Allternet Hamza Egal CEO, Agriculture Value Chain Network (AVN) Wairimu Mwangi Director, Loopworks Ventures Moderators Sophie Tipei Chisveto Ifeanyichukwu Ojo Breakout Facilitators RETHINK: Ifeanyichukwu Ojo INNOVATE: Andrea Guevara ACT: Ezetu Precious Hart KEY THEMES • Circular economy and systems thinking • Sustainable production and consumption • Nature inspired innovation • Responsible technology • Circular agriculture and sustainable value chains • Traceability and waste to value • Resource efficiency • Sustainable finance and enterprise development • Inclusive and regenerative economic approaches • Practical action by businesses, communities and young people The webinar also included interactive breakout discussions focused on three questions: RETHINK How can we reduce waste before it is created? INNOVATE What circular solutions can we develop and scale? ACT What can young people, communities, businesses and organisations do now? Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation, contributed their perspectives and helped make the webinar possible. The conversation continues beyond the webinar. We hope this recording provides useful ideas, perspectives and practical inspiration for building more circular and sustainable systems. Creating Knowledge. Inspiring Action. Building a Sustainable Future. #ClosingTheLoop #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Innovation #SustainableDevelopment #GPII