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case study — Union européenne · Afrique · 2026

Circular Finance Mapping — EU CERC

Mapping the circular economy finance landscape across EU partner countries, with a focus on Africa: over 100 funders catalogued, 23 qualitative interviews, a 120-page analysis.

client — EU CERC · Enabel offer — Ovation Lab
T+00:00 — context

Part of the EU CERC Business Lab, the assignment set out to understand how capital actually flows towards circular investments in emerging markets, and to identify the levers that unlock that funding by bringing circular entrepreneurs and international funders closer together.

cue — what we ran

What we delivered.

  1. 01Desk review of global frameworks — IFC, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, EIB, GIZ
  2. 02Structured database: over 100 financial players and R&I grant programmes
  3. 0323 semi-structured interviews: development banks, DFIs, commercial banks, impact funds, foundations
  4. 04Assessment of market barriers across 5 priority pillars, and documentation of real financing journeys
  5. 05Co-creation of knowledge products and interactive web content for the EU CERC platform
T+end — results

What came out of it.

100+
funders and programmes mapped
23
qualitative interviews conducted
120
pages of strategic analysis
T+next — anchor

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