Ecomondo continues to expand its international reach. The event organized by Italian Exhibition Group on 4–7 November 2025 at the Rimini Expo Centre, in its 28th edition, consolidates its role as a meeting point for stakeholders in the green, blue and circular economy. More than 350 international buyers from 66 countries, representing all continents, are expected. Priority markets include Egypt, Algeria, Spain, Bulgaria, Iraq, Tunisia, Senegal, Canada, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Jordan. Geographic breakdown of buyers: 31% from Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Central Asia, 15% from the Middle East and Asia, another 15% from North Africa, and 13% each from Central and Sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe. The next shares are Latin America 6%, North America and Australia 5%, and the Far East 2%. Around 90 international associations and more than 30 official delegations from 30 countries round out the picture.
Thanks to cooperation with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ecomondo has become a meeting place for stakeholders in the ecological transition. Delegations will arrive from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The organizers are focusing on the most dynamic markets, matching supply and demand for green technologies. The presence of qualified buyers underscores the show’s ability to connect key environmental players on a global scale. The inflow of international visitors is supported by LuxWing charter flights linking Rimini with Munich Airport and Rome Fiumicino. A program of themed tours, including tracks dedicated to water and plastics, is designed to facilitate networking along key supply chains.
Conference program and key sessions
The conference program includes over 200 conferences and workshops featuring more than 800 experts. Discussions will cover green finance, digitalization, climate change mitigation and environmental remediation. Ecodesign, waste prevention practices and environmental communication will also be addressed.
Among the events under the patronage of the Ecomondo Scientific and Technical Committee, on 4 November a conference titled Technological solutions for resource recovery from end-of-life products and materials in the Mediterranean landscape will focus on technologies that increase resource circularity and environmental benefits across sectors. On the same day, the panel European and Mediterranean nature-based initiatives, digital and cyber-physical projects for innovative water management will focus on integrating nature-based solutions, digital tools and cyber-physical systems in water management. The program also includes a session BlueMissionMed: advancing the EU Mission on oceans and waters in the Mediterranean, organized under the patronage of the Ecomondo Scientific and Technical Committee, the BlueMissionMed CSA consortium and the European Commission. The event will inaugurate the EU Mission Mediterranean Lighthouse annual initiative Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030, with a focus on actions in the current political context of the Mediterranean region.
On 5 November, the conferences What bioeconomy for future generations? Education, innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the Mediterranean and Africa and From sky to earth: Earth observation for sustainable management of critical raw materials are planned, promoted by the Ecomondo Scientific and Technical Committee and the Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster and Politecnico di Torino together with CINECA. On the same day, the event Regulations on waste shipments and their impact on the global post-consumer textiles market organized by Ecomondo and UNIRAU will take place. The panel will address the implementation of regulations, in particular promoting a circular economy in the global textiles market and ensuring transparent and lawful export practices.
On 6 November, the conference Reuse, repair and ecodesign. The virtuous circles of the circular economy is scheduled, organized by the Ecomondo Scientific and Technical Committee. Two sessions will highlight reuse, durability, repairability and ecodesign, presenting references and case studies confirming the feasibility of these solutions in manufacturing.
General Assembly of the Green Economy
As every year, the General Assembly of the Green Economy is planned, organized by the Sustainable Development Foundation in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and promoted by the National Council for the Green Economy comprising 66 business organizations. During the international plenary session on the morning of 5 November, perspectives, strategies and policies of the green economy will be analyzed within the global debate.
African Green Growth Forum
Ecomondo has prepared the fifth edition of the African Green Growth Forum with the participation of the Mission Structure for the Implementation of the Mattei Plan of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo and RES4Africa. The new edition will focus on initiatives to provide access to clean and sustainable energy in Africa, promoted under the Mattei Plan and the Mission 300 program, as well as the role of coordinated public and private investment in achieving economic growth and climate resilience objectives.
Cooperation and internationalization
Conferences dedicated to international cooperation at Ecomondo 2025 advance global engagement through the Ecomondo Mexico and Ecomondo China editions and roadshows held in Serbia, Poland and Egypt that promoted shared, sustainable practices. Thanks to LuxWing charter flights, Rimini will be connected with Munich and Rome Fiumicino, facilitating the participation of international visitors. For the industry, themed tours are planned dedicated, among others, to water and plastics.
Institutional partners
Ecomondo 2025 is organized by Italian Exhibition Group in cooperation with the following entities: European Commission, UNIDO ITPO, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, ITA – Italian Trade Agency, Emilia-Romagna Region, Municipality of Rimini, ANCI, ANFIA, ART-ER, CIB, CIC, CONAI, ENEA, Assoambiente, Sustainable Development Foundation, ISPRA, Legambiente, UNICIRCULAR, UNACEA, UTILITALIA, CIHEAM, CBE JU, EBA, European Environment Agency, ISWA, WBA and Water Europe.
