The transition to a circular economy requires systemic change across all sectors. To foster collaboration between governments, businesses, entrepreneurs, and experts, PACE has affiliated several cross-cutting initiatives addressing critical global barriers or opportunities in multiple materials and industries.

These projects aim to build a strong foundation upon which joint efforts can build. While some initiatives address the need for a comprehensive methodology to measure performance and progress towards the circular economy, others create spaces for public and private stakeholders to convene, exchange, and coordinate action.

The cross-cutting initiatives seek to provide high-level insights into the state of circularity on a global level, align existing efforts in focused communities of practice, and strengthen the uptake of circular metrics, thereby inspiring more businesses, governments and civil society organizations to join the transition.