Circularise

05/06/2026

World Environment Day 2026🌍

Our planet gives us everything. Today is a good reminder to give back. Through the work we do, the choices we make, and the systems we help build, every contribution counts.

Here's to a healthier planet. 🌱

03/06/2026

A new report is putting a number to something the raw materials sector has been feeling for a while: the workforce for tomorrow's challenges isn't ready yet.

EIT RawMaterials, Europe's largest raw materials knowledge and innovation community, has published a whitepaper on the skills the industry needs to close by 2030. Three areas come up as most critical: Circular Economy know-how, AI and machine learning, and data-driven Lifecycle Assessment. These are the skills needed to comply with the Critical Raw Materials Act, track supply chain data, and meet Green Deal reporting requirements.

3D-CIRCULAR is a master and doctoral programme designed specifically to train for this gap. Built with partners including the University of the Aegean and École des Ponts Business School, it develops the engineers, data scientists, and sustainability specialists the report is calling for.

Read the full whitepaper here: https://loom.ly/gU33WsI

29/05/2026

Here's a question that doesn't get asked often enough in the digital product passport world: does the transparency DPPs require actually change what happens at end of life?

In March, Deborah Dull, Phil Brown and Judith Ketelslegers published an article in the World Economic Forum arguing that it doesn't always. Their case: transparency is only worth investing in when the data will genuinely change an operational decision. When it won't, you're adding cost without adding circularity.

On 10 June, we're bringing all three authors together for a live panel. They'll work through the framework with real examples, challenge each other where they disagree, and take questions. Free to attend, 60 minutes, and recorded for those who can't join live.

Register here: https://loom.ly/CnRTL5s

22/05/2026

A question we've been hearing a lot lately: "When do we actually need to start on DPPs?"

The honest answer: most companies should have started already.

With the EU's central DPP registry going live in July 2026 and battery passports mandatory from February 2027, the timelines are no longer abstract. But awareness of the deadlines and readiness to meet them are still very different things.

A Digital Product Passport isn't a form you fill in. It's a digital record built from verified supplier data across multiple tiers of your supply chain, from raw materials to finished product. Building that takes time: supplier onboarding, data collection, verification, and connecting to the EU's registry format.

The companies that move now will have options. The ones that wait until it's mandatory will be competing for the same implementation resources at the same time.

If DPPs are on your radar but not yet on your roadmap, this is worth reading: what implementation actually involves and where most companies underestimate it.

👉 Read blog: https://loom.ly/RMbzXuU

DPP upgrade: building a resilient and trade-ready supply chaindpp-upgrade

19/05/2026

The EU's anti-deforestation law just got a lot easier to comply with, and the environmental targets stayed exactly where they were.

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) covers products like coffee, cocoa, beef, wood, soy, palm oil, and rubber. If you sell any of these (or products made from them) into the EU market, you have to prove they did not contribute to deforestation. Enforcement begins 30 December 2026 for large and medium companies.

This month, the European Commission published simplification measures that cut compliance costs by roughly 75%. The main changes: only the first company placing a product on the EU market now needs to submit a due diligence declaration. Downstream companies in the chain collect a reference number instead of filing separately. Small businesses get a simplified form and can use approximate location data rather than precise geolocation coordinates.

The regulation is not getting softer. The deadlines are confirmed. But compliance has been made easier

Read the full commission press release: https://loom.ly/Nj9Mauo

13/05/2026

Battery manufacturers and component suppliers: February 2027 is the first major enforcement date for the EU Battery Passport. Companies that haven't started preparing are running short on time.

Our Japan team is hosting a free Japanese-language webinar on 19 May to break down what the EU Battery Passport (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) requires, walk through Circularise's solution, and explore how compliance can translate into real business value.

Join us for a clear, practical look at what the regulation demands in practice, and what it means for your supply chain.

📅 Tuesday, 19 May 2026
🕓 16:00–17:00 (Japan Standard Time)
🌐 Online | Free
🔗 Register: https://peatix.com/event/4979490/view

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In Japanese 👇

2027年2月の施行開始が目前に迫る中、バッテリーや関連部品の製造に携わる企業は具体的にどのような対応を始めるべきなのでしょうか？ 本ウェビナーでは、欧州バッテリーパスポートの内容を詳しく解説し、弊社のソリューションをご紹介し、規制対応やビジネスにおける活用について掘り下げて解説いたします。ぜひお気軽にご参加ください。

【5/19 Battery passport webinar (Japanese)】
日時：5月19日（火）16:00~17:00 (Japan time)
参加費：無料
実施方法：オンライン
参加登録：https://peatix.com/event/4979490/view

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07/05/2026

KPMG recently published their 2026 supply chain outlook, highlighting three trends they expect to define the year: building resilience, treating sustainability as a live performance metric, and managing tariffs through digital scenario modelling.

What's interesting is that all three depend on the same thing — knowing what's in your supply chain and being able to prove it.

Without verified supplier data, you can't build genuine resilience. Without structured, real-time data, sustainability becomes a reporting exercise rather than a performance measure. And without component-level origin records, modelling the impact of shifting tariffs is guesswork.

Supply chain traceability is what makes all three actionable. Companies that have that data infrastructure in place are already better equipped for the kind of uncertainty the year ahead is likely to bring.

Full KPMG article and our blog on tariffs and traceability linked in the comments.

04/05/2026

Last week, our Japan team attended SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, one of Japan's leading sustainable high-tech conferences, as part of a trade mission organised by StratNL.

Over three days in Tokyo, the team connected with local deeptech and sustainability communities, pitched at the Netherlands Embassy, and took part in the Sakura Deeptech programme. For Circularise, it was an opportunity to build relationships in Japan and explore how the work we do on supply chain traceability translates into new markets.

A big thank you to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan, Trade and Innovate NL, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), Amsterdam Trade & Invest, Invest in Holland, Rotterdam Partners, Oost NL, ROM Utrecht Region, and TNO Japan for organising and supporting the mission.

We're looking forward to the conversations that follow.

01/05/2026

We're looking for a Project Manager to join the Circularise team in a customer implementations and integration support role.

Circularise builds the data infrastructure that makes supply chain traceability work. Our customer base includes large manufacturers in automotive, batteries, chemicals, and plastics — and as EU regulations like the Battery Regulation, ESPR, and CSRD bring more companies into this space, our customer base is growing.

This role sits at the centre of that growth. You'll own enterprise implementations from kickoff to launch, working directly with customer teams on project planning, technical integrations, onboarding, and go-live. You'll also help build the processes that make future implementations faster and more consistent.

We're looking for someone with five or more years in SaaS implementation, enterprise onboarding, or technical project management. You won't be writing code, but you'll need to be comfortable leading conversations with customer IT teams about APIs, data flows, and integration requirements.

Based in or near The Hague, hybrid setup. Full details and application link below.

Apply through the link below 👇
https://loom.ly/NdAZLm0

30/04/2026

ESPR is now in force, and digital product passports are becoming mandatory for a growing list of product categories, starting from 2026.

We've just refreshed our ESPR guide with the latest regulatory updates. It covers what the regulation requires, what a DPP needs to contain, and the key dates to plan around.

Worth reading if your products are sold or distributed in the EU.

Download the guide 👉 https://loom.ly/qbW9B8g

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