POLYPROBLEM Camp 2026
Who finances the circular economy? How does the money get to where it is really needed? These questions are the focus of our second POLYPROBLEM camp in Berlin, entitled "Wechsel-Geld“.
Mind the gap
The seventh POLYPROBLEM report, entitled "MIND THE GAP – Plastic Waste swims between values and reality," deals with the causes and effects of the so-called intention-behavior gap.
Buy your way out
Offsetting measures still play a subordinate role in combating the global plastic waste crisis. This is mainly due to an intransparent market and inadequate standardization.
Mind the gap
The seventh POLYPROBLEM report, entitled "MIND THE GAP – Plastic Waste swims between values and reality," deals with the causes and effects of the so-called intention-behavior gap.
Buy your way out
Offsetting measures still play a subordinate role in combating the global plastic waste crisis. This is mainly due to an intransparent market and inadequate standardization.
The responsible use of natural resources is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time.
The Röchling Foundation supports initiatives and organizations that contribute to a circular life and economy with practical solutions, and in particular helps to avoid and reduce plastic waste in the environment.
With our own projects, we create transparency and strengthen the cooperation of civil society, business, science and politics.
We are creating collaborations.
Who is financing the transition to a circular economy? How does the money get to where it’s really needed? And how can the business community, investors, policymakers, and civil society work together effectively to achieve this? These questions are the focus of our second POLYPROBLEM camp in Berlin-Neukölln, titled “Wechsel-Geld.”
The three-year Cradle-to-Cradle Electronics Initiative (C2CEI) creates a platform that goes beyond traditional circular economy principles and establishes Cradle to Cradle (C2C) as a forward-looking strategic standard in the industry.
Founded in 2018, the Osnabrück-based organization Ozeankind promotes environmental awareness among children on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar through environmental protection and recycling projects.
The Röchling Foundation supports civil society organizations committed to the transition from a linear to a circular way of life and economy. Learn more about our funding guidelines here.
How can a sustainable future with plastic succeed? This question was the focus of our first POLYPROBLEM Camp "New Narratives for the Plastic Transition" in Frankfurt, which brought together experts from civil society and business in Frankfurt.
The Bauwende Allianz strives for a climate and socially positive construction and housing sector in Germany. To this end, it mobilizes and connects transformation agents in a broad, mission-oriented movement.
The Pro Ocean organization playfully educates consumers about the differences between "good" and "bad" plastic, thereby promoting conscious consumer decisions.
The initiative "Regenerate Sundarbans" brings together local and international actors to protect the unique mangrove delta in the Ganges estuary as a habitat for millions of people and countless species.
Anthropia gGmbH, based in Duisburg, offers startups with a socio-ecological mission coaching, impact planning, and targeted support to help young companies grow and scale their already developed and tested solutions.
