Madrid’s circular economy hub takes top Eurocities award

Madrid has been recognised for its circular economy achievements at the annual Eurocities awards in Cluj Napoca, Romania.

The city won the ‘Innovation ecosystems: attracting and retaining talent’ award category for its Centre for Innovation in the Circular Economy (CIEC) – a hub that fosters innovation by supporting business entrepreneurship to help reduce waste and embrace sustainability.

“We knew we needed to bring in more small and medium-sized enterprises and that we needed to have the universities involved in the development of the centre,” said Cristina Sanabria Brassart, an Advisor in the City of Madrid’s Economy Department.

“We also wanted to have anchor companies and progra...