Circular Week 2026 Online Conference: Regulate, Repair, Redesign What would it take to make repair the obvious alternative to buying new? A truly circular economy will not emerge from individual choices alone. It requires new regulation, new infrastructure and new forms of collaboration that make keeping products in use longer not only possible, but economically attractive. At the Online Conference of the Circular Week 2026, a dedicated track will look into how we can regulate, repair, and redesign in order to turn circularity from ambition to reality. What this track is about? This track explores how we can build the conditions for a repair and circular society, from the policies and market structures that shape business decisions to the places, services and networks that make repair, reuse and sharing part of everyday life. A guide into the sessions The Mind-Opening Session asks what infrastructure and spaces we need now to enable a society where repairing, sharing and exchanging become as accessible as buying new. The Pioneer Sessions turn these questions into practical perspectives: How can digital repair services compete with the convenience of new purchases? What can repair pioneers teach us about better product design? Which new alliances can extend product lives and close material loops? And how can cooperation and governance unlock circular networks for products and construction materials? Your host: Stephan Schaller “Repair used to make economic sense because resources were more precious than labour. The same can be true again. By shifting the policies and price structures that shape today’s markets, we can make repair not just sustainable, but a real market requirement and a strong business case for companies.” Stephan Schaller, is a CSCP Senior Expert, who has been exploring for many years how circularity can become a practical and compelling part of everyday life. Read his interview to learn more about how we can bring back repair. Check out the full Circular Week 2026 programme here to find out who the speakers are. To join the Online Conference, please register here. To engage with us on the topic of repair, please reach out to Stephan Schaller directly! For all other questions, please contact Nils Kreft.