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Ecomondo, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) event of reference in Europe and the Mediterranean basin for the green, blue and circular economy, will return to Rimini Expo Center from 4 to 7 November 2025.

The 28th edition is being described as the most ambitious yet, designed to connect business growth with environmental and social protection through ethical, inclusive development models. By fostering structured dialogue among industries, institutions and the research community, Ecomondo aims to serve as a go-between for the partnerships needed to accelerate the ecological transition. Renewable Matter will be a media partner of the event, providing in-depth reporting and analysis for the circular economy community.

Why Ecomondo Matters for the Circular Transition

In 2025, Ecomondo will strengthen its international vocation and consolidate its role as a global platform and hub for the circular economy and ecological transition. Strategic outreach is underway to attract delegations and buyers from key European markets—Germany, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Turkey and the Netherlands—as well as from Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and the wider Middle East.

The 2025 edition will also be joined by SAL.VE, the biennial Exhibition of Ecological Vehicles organised in partnership with ANFIA, expanding the event’s coverage of low-impact mobility solutions and urban services. Returning alongside the trade show will be the States General of the Green Economy, organised by the Sustainable Development Foundation and promoted by the National Council for the Green Economy in collaboration with Italy’s Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security and under the patronage of the European Commission, reinforcing Ecomondo’s policy relevance.

Scale, Access and Global Reach

“Ecomondo 2025 will occupy 30 halls covering 166,000 square meters of exhibition space,” explains Alessandra Astolfi, IEG’s Global Exhibition Director of the Green & Technology Division. “Due to synergy with the Italian Trade Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), delegations from all over the world are expected to attend in collaboration with 80 international sector associations, confirming the event’s role as Europe’s leading appointment on the latest innovative models of circular economy.”

Access for international operators will be further supported by new direct flights to Rimini from Munich and Rome, scheduled to operate during the show period and organised by IEG with LuxWing. Ecomondo’s global networking capacity builds on recently completed editions of Ecomondo Mexico and Ecomondo China – CDEPE, with the next Italian satellite appointment, Green Med Expo & Symposium in Naples (28–30 May 2025), extending the brand’s reach across priority Mediterranean markets; each of these will return in 2026.

Innovation Themes, Districts and Knowledge Exchange

Ecomondo 2025 will organise its exhibition and content offering across six themed macro areas: Waste as Resource; Water Cycle & Blue Economy; Sites & Soil Restoration; Bioenergy & Agricolture; Earth Observation and Environmental Monitoring; and Circular and Regenerative Bio-Economy.

Additional thematic focuses will deepen sector engagement through the Blue Economy District for marine ecosystems, Circular Healthy City for resilient urban systems, the Paper District for sustainable paper and packaging design, the Textile District for ethical fashion value chains, and the Trenchless District for No Dig infrastructure technologies.

The Innovation District will spotlight market-ready and emerging solutions, featuring an expanded Start-Up & Scale-Up area and programming dedicated to Green Jobs & Skills. Innovation on display will feed into the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation, which recognizes the most revolutionary technologies across the show’s sectors.

Advanced recycling of strategic raw materials, eco-design and next-generation packaging, artificial intelligence and digitalization to accelerate the ecological transition, satellite-enabled climate monitoring, and pathways to industrial decarbonization—with special focus on textiles, energy, WEEE and construction—are among the headline content tracks expected to draw strong attendance from both industry and policymakers.

A technology-intensive conference programme curated by Ecomondo’s Technical-Scientific Committee will run in parallel to the exhibition, with sessions on regulation and policy (including implications of the Next Generation EU plan), ecosystem restoration, the blue and regenerative economies, AI, Digital Twin applications, predictive resource management, bioenergy, satellite monitoring for land and climate risk, finance, communication strategies and the circular transition in Africa and the Mediterranean basin, where the Mattei Plan is gaining momentum.

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