Ecomondo 2025, one of Europe’s flagship events for the green, blue, and circular economy, will return to Italy's Rimini Expo Center from November 4 to 7 with a renewed emphasis on international participation, said its organiser Italian Exhibition Group (IEG).
The 28th edition of the show is set to be the most expansive yet, with 30 halls spanning 166,000 sq m, as it aims to strengthen its position as a global platform for ecological transition and circular economy innovation.
Ecomondo aims to serve as a networking platform that promotes dialogue between industries, institutions and the world of research, combining business growth with environmental and social protection through the adoption of ethical and inclusive development models.
International delegations are expected from countries including Germany, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, the Netherlands, and across North Africa and the Middle East, such as Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The presence of 80 international sector associations, in collaboration with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Trade Agency, is expected to reinforce the event’s global scope.
"Ecomondo 2025 will occupy 30 halls covering 166,000 sq m of exhibition space," said Alessandra Astolfi, IEG’s Global Exhibition Director for the Green & Technology Division. Thanks to collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), delegations from all over the world will attend in collaboration with 80 international sector associations, confirming Ecomondo’s status as Europe’s premier event for circular economy innovation.”
To support international attendance, new direct flights to Rimini from Munich (Germany) and Rome (Italy) will be operated by LuxWing during the event dates.
Co-located events and strategic partnerships
Ecomondo 2025 will also host the biennial SAL.VE ecological vehicle exhibition in partnership with Italy’s automotive industry association ANFIA.
The States General of the Green Economy, organised by the Sustainable Development Foundation, will return as a central institutional fixture.
The event is promoted by the National Council for the Green Economy in collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security and with the patronage of the European Commission.
Ecomondo 2025 will spotlight artificial intelligence, digitalisation, satellite monitoring, industrial decarbonisation, and recycling, with targeted focus on sectors such as construction, energy, textiles, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
The Innovation District will see an expanded Start-Up & Scale-Up zone and initiatives on green jobs and skills development. The Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation will honour outstanding technological advancements.
A full agenda of conferences, seminars, and roundtables will cover regulatory frameworks, policies, blue and regenerative economies, AI applications, Digital Twin technologies, ecosystem restoration, bioenergy, and predictive resource management.
Six themed exhibition areas
The event will be organised into six macro areas: Waste as Resource, Water Cycle & Blue Economy, Sites & Soil Restoration, Bioenergy & Agriculture, Earth Observation and Environmental Monitoring, and Circular and Regenerative Bio-Economy.
Other highlights will be the Blue Economy District for marine ecosystems, Circular Healthy City for circular and healthy cities, the Paper District for sustainable paper design, the Textile District for ethical fashion and the Trenchless District for No Dig technologies.
The event's international expansion continues with the recent editions of Ecomondo Mexico and Ecomondo China – CDEPE and the Green Med Expo & Symposium in Naples, all of which will return in 2026.-TradeArabia News Service
