Frontrunner coalition

In the run-up to the launch of the Global Circularity Protocol for Business at COP30 in November 2025, we are establishing a Front Runner Coalition of early supporters of the GCP to spotlight organizations committed to circularity and the momentum they bring to the transition. Check out the letter and contact gcp@wbcsd.org if your organization wants to become a GCP frontrunner

Members of the GCP Front Runner Coalition

Respective organization name and C-Level signatory are added on a rolling basis, by order of endorsement in the respective group

 

GCP Business Champions and Business Advisory Committee Companies

  • Panasonic Holdings Corporation – Yuki Kusumi, CEO
  • TOMRA – Tove Andersen, CEO
  • Vale SA – Raphael Bittar, CTO
  • Ingka Group – Karen Pflug, CSO
  • Toyota Motor Corporation – Yumi Otsuka, Global Head of Sustainability
  • Royal Philips – Harald Tepper, Global Head of Circularity

 

Companies joining the GCP Technical Working Group

  • CISCO Systems Inc – Mary de Wysocki, CSO
  • La Poste – Stéphanie Dupuy-Lyon, CSO
  • Henkel – Ulrike Sapiro, CSO
  • Hitachi Energy – Alicia Argüello, Global Head of Sustainability
  • Circularise – Jordi De Vos, Co-CEO
  • DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD – Katsuyuki Sawai, Senior Executive Officer
  • Syesnqo – Titta Rosvall-Puplett, CSO

 

Other Key Partners

  • Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo – Dr. Naoko Ishii, Presidential Envoy for Global Commons
  • The African Development Bank – Davinah Milenge-Uwella, Chief Program Coordinator
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization – Jerome Stucki, Chief
  • Instituto Clima e Sociedade – Dr. Maria Netto, Executive Director
  • WWF Germany – Heike Vesper, Chief Executive, Policy & Transformation

 

Other supporters

  • Foretica – Germán Granda, CEO
  • CEBDS (Brazil) – Marina Grossi, CEO