On 9 December (3-5 PM CET), the European Commission will be co-hosting a webinar with the World Bank on “Critical Raw Materials and the Circular Economy”. The webinar, which is part of a World Bank learning series on Circular Economy and Private Sector Development (https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2020/09/21/circular-economy-and-private-sector-development-learning-series), will discuss the increasing pressures on downstream technology companies, present circular business models such as extended producer responsibility schemes or the recovery of mining wastes, and reflect on the specific challenges for circularity in developing countries. Logistical details will follow.