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The United Nations Environment Programme has launched a call for proposals to identify national non-profit organizations to serve as implementing partners for its $200,000 InTex Africa Project.

The $5,000 BeGreen Programme helps young founders launch or scale ventures in the green economy by offering training, mentorship, and grant funding.

The R1,000,000 Orange Corners Designs Incubation programme is now open for applications for both Cape Town and Johannesburg cohorts in 2026.

The €200,000 Global Change Award is a global innovation challenge launched by the H&M Foundation in 2015 to accelerate the transition to a circular and planet-positive fashion industry.

The €30,000 House of No Waste Competition (HØW) calls upon aspiring young architects, landscape architects, building and structural engineers, planners, builders, material and environmental scientists, product designers, and built environment professionals to engage in a global competition that tackles pressing issues of the circular economy, Resource Nexus and waste management in the built environment.

To increase the impact of the €250,000 AfriFOODlinks incubation project, one Open Call is launched as part of the Cascade Fund and FSTP mechanism.

L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s leading beauty company, is opening the first call for applications for its €100,000,000 newly launched Sustainable Innovation Accelerator to address the critical solution gaps within the industry and accelerate the delivery of L’Oréal’s sustainability ambitions.

CIRCO Hub Nigeria, in collaboration with the Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is now accepting applications for its program aimed at helping Nigerian business owners transition to a circular economy.

The R2.5 million South African Circular Economy Demonstration Fund, is an initiative of the Government of South Africa, implemented through Circular Innovation South Africa (CISA). The Fund is aimed at demonstrating proven circular economy interventions that have not yet achieved scale or impact in South Africa.

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its R2million circular economy related research projects commencing in January 2026.