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Circularity in Action: 2025 Switzerland Delegation
Embarking on our third sustainability delegation to Europe, we took our first visit to Switzerland. Our week-long delegation focused on uncovering the strategies several Swiss cities (Zurich, Berne, Basel, Lausanne) employ to foster sustainable innovation, champion circular economy principles, and collaboratively shape thriving, livable communities. Read the full recap and our main takeaways!
Learnings from a Sustainability Delegation: What Copenhagen Taught Us in 2025
In late April 2025, nineteen professionals from across the United States spent eight days learning how two Scandinavian cities turn big sustainability goals into everyday reality. We met designers, planners, policymakers, and entrepreneurs. We biked, walked, and talked our way through projects that make circularity practical, visible, and good for people. This is a look at what we saw and why it matters for anyone working to build better cities.
Circularity in Action: 2025 Copenhagen Delegation
Embarking on our second Sustainability Delegation to Scandinavia, we once again set our sights on the vibrant cities of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden. This year, our focus remained on uncovering the strategies these urban centers employ to foster sustainable innovation, champion circular economy principles, and collaboratively shape thriving, livable communities.
From the Board: Circularity is Our Future
San Antonio is at a crossroads like much of the world. Post-pandemic, we've experienced struggles of living in a city and community that doesn't wholly meet the practical needs of residents or encourage them to thrive. We have two options: to either live as we are, or to co-create a new way. The new way Circular San Antonio proposes is a circular economy - a reimagined way of approaching sustainability and economic resilience.
Circularity in Action: 2024 Copenhagen Delegation
Our first United States Sustainability Delegation to Europe led us to Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden to explore how organizations in these cities cultivate spaces for sustainable innovation, advance circularity, and co-create healthy, livable communities. Our delegation of 19 professionals from ten states — representing various industries, including architecture, public policy, deconstruction, education, urban farming, and more — explored how Scandinavian cities are pushing green and social innovation. The seven-day program took place from April 14 to 21, 2024.
Meet the 2024 U.S. Sustainability Delegation to Copenhagen
San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 2024 — Circular San Antonio is excited to announce the 19 delegation members for the 2024 Copenhagen Sustainability Delegation! These US-based professionals represent professional, geographic, and cultural diversity and will embark on a 1-week trip to Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden in April.
A collaborative effort between Circular San Antonio and BLOXHUB, this 1-week trip offers participants a unique opportunity to explore Copenhagen and Malmö's world-renowned circular economy and sustainable urban development efforts, including projects like Copenhill Energy Plant, Danish Architecture Center, Resource Rows, Upcycled Studios, Faelledby, Cisternerne, and many more.