Businesses, organisations, and individuals can take part both online and through local or digital in-person activities and digital events - keep an eye out here on the website and our social media channels!
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Businesses, organisations, and individuals that demonstrate clear circular practices can join as a buddy. To be listed in the Circular Monday database or take part as a buddy, businesses must agree on the goal to make the world circular and sustainable by 2050 at the latest and agree with the values in our Code of Conduct.

Code of conduct

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We use the 12R strategies as a guide, including: Refuse, Reduce, Rethink, Redesign, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, Repurpose, Recycle, Re-earth, and (as a last resort) Recover. Recycling is considered baseline, not leadership so we encourage higher-value practices like reuse, repair, and redesign.

Code of conduct

●  Offering discounts on new, non-circular products during Circular Monday.
●  Using vague or misleading sustainability claims without evidence (greenwashing).
●  Participating without concrete circular actions.

Post a photo of yourself or your group on social media with #CircularMonday, showing something linked to reuse, repair, or renting. You can also attend local or remote events, explore our database of circular businesses, or join as a volunteer. For ideas, check out @circularmonday on Instagram.

Since Circular Monday began in 2017, the campaign has been powered almost entirely by volunteers, changemakers, and over 1,400 circular businesses (“buddies”) around the world. For many years, no one involved received payment, and the movement grew thanks to people freely giving their time and energy. 🌍💚

Today, the campaign has grown so large that it requires professional coordination to run smoothly on a global scale. ClimateHero now invests significant costs and staff resources to manage the campaign, and starting in 2025, we also welcome sponsorships to cover real costs like PR, staff, design, tech, coordination, and global outreach.

👉 What hasn’t changed: Circular Monday will never sell data or personal information. We will never allow paid ads or “pay-to-play” exposure for buddies on the website. The heart of the movement is still voluntary, grassroots, and driven by passion for circular solutions. Sponsorships simply help ensure that Circular Monday can keep growing globally, reaching more people, and supporting more businesses and communities every year.

No. Participation in Circular Monday does not equal endorsement. We celebrate and showcase circular initiatives but do not guarantee or certify any company, product, or service.

That’s great - let’s do it together once a year as well! It will give you more circular buddies to collaborate with and help spread awareness to create more circulents!