CE can create a positive social impact by redistributing and opening up job opportunities for workers with various skills and levels. It is essential to focus on all aspects of the triple bottom line, and by doing this, there will be a need for upskilling and redeployment. CE will benefit from this combination because there will be a more significant appeal to CE's demand and supply labour requirements.

Based on case studies of social enterprises and cooperatives engaged in circular activities, the report explores how CE can benefit from integrating and collaborating with social economy organisations. While the social aspects of CE remain underexplored, the social economy holds vital expertise that is needed to create the conditions, frameworks and protections to ensure a just transition to circularity. The report provides recommendations for entrepreneurs, local and national policymakers to help them understand how they can be part of an ethical and inclusive CE.

Examples of recommendations to local governments are, for instance, to work with social enterprises to employ a mix of demand and supply side interventions, so decent work will become more available alongside skill development opportunities. In addition, working together with social organisations and businesses could attract more financing for social and circular business models

The recommendations provided in the report can help cities and regions adopt measures that will facilitate a safe and just labour market and ensure that the local labour market can meet the needs associated with the transition to a CE, including the development and implementation of Circular Systemic Solutions.