ECOMONDO 2025: THE FULL INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION PROGRAMME

• From 4^th to 7^th November at Rimini Expo Centre, over 200 events between conferences, forums and meetings with sector experts, 70 of which organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, to foster dialogue between companies and institutions.
• Important global players in attendance, demonstrating the event’s central role for industrial sustainability.
• Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation and Charity Dinner on 4^th November to promote excellence and sustainable innovation players.

Rimini, October 28, 2025– At Rimini Expo Centre from 4^th to 7^th November, Ecomondo, organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), will spotlight the circular, green and blue economies, bringing together companies, researchers and institutions in a global dialogue. Sustainability professionals and stakeholders will be able to delve further into key ecological transition topics by participating in the numerous events that will be taking place thanks to an international schedule, consisting of more than 200 events, around 70 of which organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, which has always guaranteed the scientific rigour and quality of the contents.

TOPICS AND MAIN EVENTS AT ECOMONDO 2025

RESOURCE RECOVERY AND CIRCULARITY

On Tuesday 4^th November, the international seminar entitled “Technological solutions for resources recovery from end-of-life products and materials in the Mediterranean landscape”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, Società Chimica Italiana - CABC Division, ISWA international, ATIA - ISWA, will explore new technologies that could increase resource circularity and environmental assets in different economic sectors.

Scheduled for 6^th November, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, the two-session event “REUSE, REPAIR and ECO-DESIGN. The 'magic' circles of Circular Economy”. The first session will provide a general overview on reparability and eco-design with international points of view and witness accounts from the industrial manufacturing sector and will introduce the second session, which will focus on textiles with leading companies in the sector presenting their activities in the circular economy field.

WEEE AND CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS

One of the main themes at Ecomondo 2025, with a specific new area within the Expo’s Waste as Resource district, will be WEEE (waste from electrical and electronic equipment) in relation to the scarcity of critical raw materials for which generating greater collection and recycling is becoming increasingly urgent.

Tuesday 4^th November will see the event entitled “Circular economy best practice for WEEE, Waste Batteries and Packaging Waste: from policy development to industrial case studies", organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and Erion, where solutions and industrial cases to improve the management of technological waste will be presented in light of the new European regulations on packaging, batteries and critical raw materials. On Thursday 6^th November, the “Italy responds to CRM Act” session, again organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, together with Turin University and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, will unite key players, including the government, the geological service, research bodies and industry, to discuss the key elements of an Italian response to the CRM Act.

CIRCULAR TEXTILES AND FASHION

The textile sector will be one of the most significant topics of the 2025 edition. The main events will include the conference on “Made in Italy Textile Industry challenges and opportunities in a circular economy perspective – what’s next?” (5^th November), organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and AISEC (Italian Association for the Development of the Circular Economy), will address issues regarding traceability, regenerative materials, innovation and new circular models for the textile sector. Also on 5^th November, the “Waste Shipment Regulation and its impact on the global market for post-consumer textiles” conference, organized by Ecomondo and UNIRAU. This meeting will focus on the new European Waste Shipment Regulation, which aims to improve waste export control, prevent illegal shipments, increase traceability, and encourage recycling and reuse within the framework of the circular economy. The debate will especially address implications for the global post-consumer textiles market with a focus on flows towards countries in the southern hemisphere and the importance of ensuring transparency and regulatory compliance along the textile industry’s value chain.

On Wednesday 5^th November, the seminar on “Urban textile waste. EPR is coming: who are the producer consortia and what is their vision for the development of the system”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and UNIRAU, will address the imminent arrival of the Extended Producer Responsibility regime for textiles. The event will explore how EPR, in line with the EU’s strategy for the sector’s circularity, will have to provide the current Italian supply chain with the necessary economic and organizational contribution to increase collections, enhance reuse and develop a quality recycling industry.

On 6^th November, the conference entitled “Environmental and regulatory compliance: daily challenges and solutions for the textile industry supply chain” organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and Next Technology Tecnotessile, will focus on waste management and environmental regulatory compliance in the textile industry.

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

On the sustainable finance front, the most important event will be “Managing climate risk: insurance products and obligations for companies” (4^th November). Organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and the Sustainable Finance Forum, the conference will offer an in-depth analysis on the risks connected to the climate crisis, policies for natural disasters (CatNat) and regulatory evolution at both Italian and European level.

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION

On 4^th November, Ecomondo will host several events dedicated to water cycle innovation and governance. The two-session event “European and Mediterranean nature-based, digital and cyber-physical initiatives projects to innovate water management”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, Utilitalia, IRSA-CNR (Water Research Institute), the Polytechnic University of Marche, ISPRA, WATER4ALL and Water Europe, will present European and Mediterranean experiences and projects that integrate digital, nature-based and/or cyber-physical solutions to make water management more efficient and resilient. In the afternoon, the workshop entitled “Water regulation in Italy and the European Union”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and REF, Aqua Pubblica Europea, will offer a discussion on directives and economic tools for the sustainable management of water resources and the promotion of public-private partnerships in the sector.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

On Tuesday 4^th November, the event “BlueMissionMed: Strengthening the EU Mission Ocean and Waters in the Mediterranean”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, the BlueMissionMed CSA Consortium and the European Commission, will mark the official launch of the EU mission’s annual Mediterranean Lighthouse initiative “Restoring our Ocean and Waters by 2030”, with particular attention to the actions undertaken in the Mediterranean’s current political context. The main cooperation and innovation activities for the protection of oceans and waters during the days of the event will be presented.

The “Blue Horizons: Trans-Mediterranean Cluster Collaboration for Innovation in Energy, Clean Tech, and Bioeconomy” conference is scheduled for 6^th November. Organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and the BIG Blue Italian Growth Cluster, the meeting will gather representatives from institutions, research and industry in Mediterranean countries to foster transnational cooperation and promote innovation in the energy, clean tech and bioeconomy sectors.

AFRICA GREEN GROWTH FORUM

The fifth edition of the Africa Green Growth Forum, scheduled for Thursday 6^th November, will highlight initiatives for access to clean and sustainable energy on the African continent promoted as part of the Mattei Plan and the “Mission 300” Programme, a multilateral program led by the World Bank and the African Development Bank, which aims to provide clean and reliable electricity to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. The event will also be an opportunity to explore the strategic role of coordinated public and private investments in the pursuit of sustainable growth and climate resilience objectives in Africa

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE GREEN TRANSITION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND AFRICA

On Friday 7^th November, the conference “Strategic EU R&I Projects for the Green Transition in the Mediterranean and Africa”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and APRE, will present the European Union’s strategic vision to promote cooperation in research and innovation with Mediterranean and African countries, through tools and partnerships such as Horizon Europe, PRIMA, EDCTP and EU–AU R&I Partnership. Tools, good practices and successful projects involving Italian public and private players will be illustrated, highlighting the role of research and innovation as a bridge between Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean, in line with the Mattei Plan.

BIOECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND AFRICA

The conference entitled “What bioeconomy for the next generation? Education, innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities across the Mediterranean and Africa” ​​is scheduled for 5^th November. Organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and the Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster (SPRING), the meeting will address the role of new generations in the development of a sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy with particular attention to training, innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the Mediterranean and Africa.

BIOENERGY AND AGROECOLOGY

On 4^th November, during the “The need for dissemination and critical issues in accessing technologies in agriculture” meeting, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee and CIB – Italian Biogas Consortium, the challenges of the primary sector on the road to agroecological transition will be explored in depth with particular focus on access to innovative technologies and the valorisation of anaerobic digestion as a lever for the sustainable development of agricultural companies.

EARTH OBSERVATION

On the topic of Earth observation, two events have been scheduled for  Wednesday 5^th November: “Earth Observation for Security and Sustainability: Dual-Use Innovations and AI at the Service of the Planet”, organized by Ecomondo and Kelvin273 to explore the role of Earth observation technologies and artificial intelligence as key tools for global security and sustainability; and “From sky to ground: Earth observation for sustainable critical raw materials management”, organized by Ecomondo’s Technical Scientific Committee, Turin Polytechnic and the European Commission, on the strategic role of Earth observation technologies and satellite data in the sustainable management of critical raw materials (CRM), a key topic for the green and digital transitions. The speakers - representatives from European institutions, research bodies and industrial stakeholders - will delve into how Copernicus services, in situ data and remote sensing can support European policies, the transparency of value chains and the environmental sustainability of resources.

RESEARCH, SKILLS AND GREEN INNOVATION

On Thursday 6^th November, Ecomondo is organizing the meeting entitled “Investing in research, developing skills. The road to green innovation for Italian companies” with the participation and intervention of astronaut, pilot and Air Force Colonel, Walter Villadei. Strategic tools and synergies will be presented to support the ecological and digital transition of companies, enhancing the role of research, training and STEM skills as levers for sustainable innovation. Friday 7^th November, however, will be dedicated to training and Green Jobs with a programme of four events open to young people and students: “Green jobs, the capital of the future. National chart on professions and skills for sustainability”, “Blue Skills & Jobs: new professional profiles and new skills for sustainable blue growth”, “Young waves for change: Mediterranean youth driving the Mission Ocean and Waters”, and lastly, “Talents for sustainability - GREEN JOBS & Award SKILLS for the best skill communication video 2025”, the latter organized with schools participating in Unioncamere’s citizenship skills certification programme for sustainable development.

ESG CEO SUMMIT – SECOND EDITION

The second edition of the ESG CEO Summit will be held on Tuesday 4^th November at Ecomondo to address the topic of “Sustainable future between compliance and competitiveness”, bringing together CEOs and representatives from large companies with the aim of exploring, in light of the new geopolitical and economic scenario, the conditions for a fair transition, which will strengthen - rather than hinder - European company competitiveness in the global context.

COMMUNICATION AND CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

The Good Communication Forum 2025, organized by Ecomondo in collaboration with FERPI, is scheduled for 5^th November and will involve representatives from the worlds of science, communication and journalism, together with company managers. In an open and concrete discussion on tools, metrics and communication choices, which starts from how communication can help overcome misleading narratives, generate trust and express a new idea of ​​development, the event will address the topic of the relationship between sustainability and competitiveness, aiming to demonstrate how both can - and must - go in the same direction.

SPECIAL EVENTS

On 4^th November, during a Charity Dinner in the presence of policy makers, companies and journalists and with speeches and witness accounts from international “green leaders”, the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation will be awarded to the most advanced and promising technologies in Ecomondo’s various exhibition sectors. The proceeds from the dinner will be donated to Go Green, a company specialized in building running tracks and games for children using recovered rubber.

Events at Ecomondo 2025 will also include the 15^th edition of the Sustainable Development Award, established by the Sustainable Development Foundation and Ecomondo and aimed at companies, start-ups and local administrations that stand out for eco-innovation, environmental and economic result effectiveness and diffusion potential. The award will be presented during a ceremony on the afternoon of Wednesday 5^th November in the Innovation District.

THE STATES GENERAL OF THE GREEN ECONOMY

The States General of the Green Economy, organized by the Sustainable Development Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and promoted by the National Council of the Green Economy, will be back at Ecomondo. The new edition, with a focus on the European green economy in the new global context, will open on 4^th November with a presentation of the Report on the state of the green economy 2025 and will continue on the 5^th with a plenary session, this year, for the first time, entirely in English.

The constantly updated programme of Ecomondo 2025 events is available for consultation on the event website at the following link: https://www.ecomondo.com/it/eventi/palinsesto-convegnistico/programma

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Ecomondo 2025 is organized by Italian Exhibition Group with the collaboration of: the European Commission; Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security; Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy; Agenzia ICE - Italian Trade & Investment Agency; Emilia-Romagna Region; Rimini Municipal Council; ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities); ANFIA (National Automotive Industry Association); ART-ER; CIB (Italian Biogas Consortium); CIC (Italian Composter Consortium); CONAI (National Packaging Consortium); ENEA; Assoambiente; Sustainable Development Foundation; ISPRA (Environmental Protection and Research Institute); Legambiente; UNICIRCULAR (Assoambiente section); UNACEA (National Union of Construction Equipment & Attachments Companies); UTILITALIA; CIHEAM (International Centre For Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies); CBE JU (Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking); EBA (European Biogas Association); European Environment Agency; ISWA (International Solid Waste Association); WBA (World Biogas Association); Water Europe.  

ABOUT ECOMONDO 2025

Event: International trade show; Organization: Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.; Frequency: annual; Edition: 28^th; Dates: 4-7 November 2025; mail: ecomondo@iegexpo.it; Website: www.ecomondo.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/EcomondoRimini; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecomondo-the-green-technologies-expo/

PRESS CONTACT IEG/ECOMONDO 2025

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