ECOMONDO 2026 | EVENT PREVIEW
Conference themes A strong focus will be placed on key European regulatory dossiers, with high-level insights into the Circular Economy Act, Bioeconomy Strategy, Biotech Act II, the Pact for the Mediterranean, the RESourceEU Action Plan, and the Critical Raw Materials Act, as well as new provisions on Extend- ed Producer Responsibility (EPR). Other key themes at Ecomondo 2026, with a continued focus on international cooperation and strengthening partnerships with the Mediterranean and Africa, will include healthy and circular cities, artificial intelligence (AI), and new digital technolo- gies which can support the ecological transition, as well as the bioeconomy and bioenergy. During the first two days of the event the States
General of the Green Economy will return, an event which is organised by the Foundation for Sustain- able Development in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and promoted by the National Green Economy Council, with a second plenary session held entirely in English. The organisers say the presence of a steadily
growing number of participants, united by the shared goal of accelerating the ecological transi- tion, confirms Ecomondo’s role as an increasingly important global platform.
Textiles feature One of the key new features of the 29th edition of Ecomondo is a dedicated exhibition section for circularity in textiles, which will take up an entire hall and act as an international hub for the full supply chain at a crucial moment in the rollout of new European sustainability regulations in the sector. Elsewhere, the Waste as a Resource exhibition
area is also expanding, while the Water Cycle & Blue Economy sector will be reorganised into the
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Blue Economy and Trenchless Districts, focusing on wastewater recovery and reuse, trenchless (No-Dig) technologies, and advanced solutions for pumps, valves, and control systems supporting smart network monitoring and sustainable water resource management. At the time of writing the following sectors have also been confirmed: Sites & Soil Restoration, Earth Observation and Environmental Monitoring, Bio-energy & Agriculture, and Circular & Regenerative Bio-Economy, as well as the Circular & Healthy City and Paper District. Another exciting area of the show promises to be the Innovation District. Ecomondo 2026 is curated by IEG in collabora- tion with a wide range of partners including: the European Commission; UNIDO ITPO; the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy; the Italian Trade Agency; the Emilia-Romagna Region; the Municipality of Rimini; the National Association of the Automotive Industry; ART-ER; Assoambiente; the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking; the Italian Biogas Consortium; the Italian Composting Consortium; the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies; the National Packaging Consortium; the European Biogas Association; ENEA; the European Supplier of Waste-to-Energy Technologies; the European Environment Agency; the European Waste Management Association; the Foundation for Sustainable Development; the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research; the International Solid Waste Association; Legambi- ente; OECD; Recycling Europe; the National Union of Construction Equipment & Attachments Compa- nies; Unicircular (the Assoambiente section); Utilitalia; and Water Europe. �
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