Circular / Creative hubs survey and workshop

This report pulls together the key themes and data gathered from the survey, case studies, presentations by the hubs and the workshop. From this information, we have a better insight into the emerging sector and which resources would support the less established players.

The report found that activity in these hubs is primarily volunteer led and is most often in insecure locations and making use of unsuitable spaces. Investment in both the physical and digital infrastructure for reuse as well as skills, networks and logistics is needed for re-use in the creative sector to become mainstream.

There are some well-established hubs with clear interest in sharing lessons learnt and there is strong interest in a network of practice and support. Hubs are keen to support work to build an evidence base for action and investment into the sector.

This is a young sector with a lot of energy and desire to share learnings and create social and environmental impact.