The city of Amsterdam wants to be a regenerative and inclusive city for all citizens while respecting the whole planet. Applying principles from Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics, the Amsterdam City Doughnut is a pioneering and deeply collaborative process involving more than 100 officials and businesses from the city. The participants have worked together to co-create an agenda for systemic change, to create a circular Amsterdam that works for both city residents and the planet.
This report summarises the outcomes of the multi-stakeholder process towards creating the first City Doughnut, which will guide the creation of strategies for a circular Amsterdam. Applying the Doughnut to Amsterdam has given city officials an analytical compass to navigate circular initiatives that contribute positively to both the social and ecological prosperity of the city. Focused on three priority value chains—Biomass and Food, Construction, and Consumer Goods, the collaborative process developed 17 circular policy initiatives for Amsterdam. These span the diversity of the city ecosystem, including:
- Encouraging healthy, sustainable and plant-based food consumption by all citizens;
- Preventing overconsumption and minimising the use of fast-moving consumer goods; and
- Promoting circular area development through flexible zoning and regenerative urban design.
