The Circular Communities Scotland team would like to extend a huge thank you to our members, stakeholders and other representatives from the sector for joining us at our 2025 Annual Conference ‘Building Capacity for Sustainable Communities’ and contributing to it’s success.
Hosted at the RADDISON BLU Hotel in Glasgow on November 12th, our 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition welcomed our members, partners, key industry speakers and suppliers to the sector to come together and network.
Address from Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Climate Action Gillian Martin MSP
Due to scheduling conflicts with United Nations Climate Change Conference, MSP Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Climate Action, presented a recorded message to those attending our Annual Conference, noting the meaningful and considerable contribution our members have made to Scotland’s circular economy and communities across the country this year.
Building Capacity for Sustainable Communities & our 2025 Impact Report
Our theme of ‘Building Capacity for Sustainable Communities’ is all about listening to our members, learning from their expertise, and supporting them to do even more of what they do best. Explore our 2025 Impact Report of the same name to discover some incredible statistics about tonnages saved from landfill, and social value added to our economy, as well as case studies from some of our members, demonstrating the contributions they make to their communities, including New Start Highland, Remake Scotland, Fresh Start and CAN Arts of Sculpture Group PLC.
Special thanks to our Contributors and Sponsors
Special thanks to our keynote Claire Donovan of End Furniture Poverty, and Iain Gulland of Zero Waste Scotland, John Ferguson of Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) and Binn Eco Park, Claire Downey of The Rediscovery Centre and our CEO Michael Cook for contributing to our policy session ‘How Do We Prioritise Reuse in Scotland?’.
We were also delighted to spotlight our members New Start Highland with James Dunbar and Creation Mill presented by Emma Louise Duncan, and offer our breakout facilitators time to work with and support our members one on one, with thanks to Izi Robe and Chiara Fingland, Rosie Wylie and Marie-Anne Brown, Simon Cook and Nicola Aeberli, Lucinda Broadbent and Catalina Bingham, Dr Nicki Souter and Dr Lynn Wilson.
Thank you also to our sponsors Zero Waste Scotland, Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd, Social Enterprise Scotland, Social Investment Scotland, SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations), Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) and Community Enterprise, without which our Annual Conference wouldn’t be possible.
Download our Presentations
If you weren’t able to attend Conference this year, or would like a recap on some of the amazing work happening in our sector, you can download and view our key presentations below.
Claire Donovan End Furniture Policy
James Dunbar New Start Highland
Michael Cook Themed Presentation
If you have any questions or are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at our Annual Conference next year email our Events Officer Elaine Ritchie, elaine@circularcommunities.scot