How Everyday Choices Shape Circular Economies: Meet Us at the World Expo Osaka 2025! Circular economies are ultimately driven by our individual behaviours and the decisions we make every day. As part of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Circular Economy Days at the World Expo 2025, Rosa Strube, Head of Sustainable Lifestyles at the CSCP, will host the session “It starts with us: How everyday choices build circular economies”. Don’t miss it on 23 September 2025! Designed as an interactive dialogue, the session explores how citizens can accelerate circular practices across electronics, textiles, plastics and packaging, furniture, and food—and what governments, companies, cities, and civil society can do to enable them. From tackling fast fashion and planned obsolescence to normalising repair, reuse and responsible end-of-life, the discussion will move beyond “what” to the crucial “how”: removing behavioural barriers, strengthening motivation and habits, and aligning incentives and infrastructure so that the sustainable choice becomes the easy, everyday choice. Session contributor include: Claire Downey, Rediscovery Centre Yasuhiro Higashi, Osaki Town Mayor Momona Otsuka, Chief Environmental Officer, Kamikatsu Alice Yamabe, IGES Maria Nikolopoulou, EESC/ECESP Einar K. Holthe, Natural State AS The session is part of our efforts to advance evidence-based lifestyle change, combining behavioural science, co-creation with cities and businesses, and robust impact measurement. To this end, the panel aims to showcase what works in practice: clear consumer guidance, service and product design that promotes longevity, and policy frameworks that reward sufficiency and circular business models—all aimed at translating policy ambitions in Japan and the EU into everyday actions that collectively drive systemic change. The discussion is part of ECESP’s three-day (22-24 September), nine-event programme hosted across five national pavilions at the World Expo 2025. You can find further details on the Circular Economy Days programme here. The CSCP will also contribute insights to other sessions within the Circular Economy Days, from empowering SMEs to navigating shifting policy landscapes—reinforcing our commitment to sustainable lifestyles as a cornerstone of the circular transition. Event: Interactive Session – “It starts with us: How everyday choices build circular economies Date: 23 September 2025 Place: Dutch Pavilion, World Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan Language: English Join us in Osaka to explore how small, smart choices—backed by enabling systems—can build circular economies that work for people and planet! The CSCP co-leads the Leadership Group on Citizen Engagement & Circular Behaviours as part of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP). For further questions and to explore new collaborations, please reach out to Rosa Strube.