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November 13, 2025
Circular Economy Act: For a circular, competitive and sovereign European economy
Every year, the European Union throws away just under 90% of the raw materials it consumes, while remaining dependent on foreign powers for its supplies. This dual vulnerability highlights the urgent need to reinvent our economic model. The Circular Economy Act (CEA), to be presented in 2026, should represent an opportunity to transform this fragility into a major lever for competitiveness and industrial sovereignty, while accelerating the ecological transition.
Post-Covid shortages, the war in Ukraine and Chinese coercion of critical metals have revealed just how vulnerable our "extract-produce-discard" model is. By remaining trapped in a linear economy, the European Union is missing out on a major source of competitiveness: up to 465 billion euros in annual savings for its companies and 500,000 additional jobs by 2030.
Yet solutions already exist. Waste reduction, reuse, repair, remanufacturing and qualitative material recycling are all complementary levers for strengthening European sovereignty, creating jobs that cannot be relocated, reducing industrial costs and accelerating decarbonization.
Despite their potential, these models are struggling to develop in the absence of a favorable economic framework. Against this backdrop, Impact France fully supports the European Commission's initiative to draw up a Circular Economy Act (CEA) by the end of 2026. This project, long-awaited by players in the sector, offers a structuring opportunity to clarify the European framework for action, secure investments and strengthen coherence between existing policies. We recommend that the CEA draw on the hierarchy of actions now established in European policies - reduce, reuse, recycle - to effectively guide future measures. We also emphasize the need to stimulate the supply of high-quality recycled materials, support demand via appropriate economic instruments, and align regulations to enable the development and massification of European circular industries.
Impact France presents its 10 proposals in 3 priority areas:
Plus de deux ans après l’adoption de la directive européenne sur la transparence salariale, le projet de loi prévoyant sa transposition en droit français a été présenté en Conseil des ministres le 10 septembre dernier. Alors que l'examen du texte à l'Assemblée nationale et au Sénat doit débuter à l'automne, ce texte ambitieux marque une étape décisive pour l’égalité professionnelle en France. Dans cet article, Impact France présente les principaux enjeux du texte et, deux mois après une grande consultation de ses dirigeants sur le sujet, partage son regard sur cette réforme.
Une trentaine d'entrepreneurs et dirigeants d'entreprises membres du Cercle Énergie d'Impact France ont écrit, le 19 septembre 2026, au ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique, Roland Lescure.
