The Regional Outlook “Navigating sustainable and circular business support in the Mediterranean” provides a Mediterranean overview of the role and experiences of Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in promoting ecosystems that foster the emergence of fair and circular enterprises.

The publication has been developed in parallel with regional coordination efforts among BSOs, which have materialised, for example, in the regional meeting held in Tunisia in December 2025.

It features contributions from about twenty BSOs, regional actors, and circular entrepreneurs across around ten countries.

The Outlook examines the role, experiences, and networking activities of BSOs, as well as access to finance and investment for sustainable businesses, and supportive public policies. It also includes testimonials from circular economy businesses regarding the support they have received from BSOs.

Finally, an essential element of the publication is the “Mediterranean Manifesto for sustainable and circular business development”, which defines a set of ten principles to be followed by BSOs to ensure effective support for the creation of just and circular enterprises, and which has already been endorsed by more than thirty organisations from over ten countries.

Future publications in this series will continue to reflect the state of the ecosystems that support the creation of justice-oriented sustainable business models in the Mediterranean, drawing on contributions from key stakeholders in the region.