CIRCULAR ECONOMY

IMPACT
Why I Believe We’ll Achieve A Circular Economy
By Jennifer Elks, Contributor
It's not all about the packaging, but it's a very good start.
In Partnership with Sustainable Brands
OPINION
We Cannot Recycle And Beach Clean Our Way Out Of A Plastics Crisis
By Dame Ellen MacArthur
We need to fix it at the source.
IMPACT
40+ CEOs back new narrative for plastics
By Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Contributor
We work with business, govt. & academia to build a framework f...
The New Plastics Economy initiative is supported by Wendy Schmidt, through The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic
BUSINESS
The Circular Economy: Extending The Life Of Things
By Marco Morosini, Contributor
Senior scientist, author
The term circular economy, which shows up more and more at political agendas, is precise but does not express the deep mental change that it implies.
IMPACT
Why a circular economy would be good news for India
By Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Contributor
We work with business, govt. & academia to build a framework f...
Yet in the Indian context, the circular economy proposition is quite different. Whereas studies such as 2015's Growth Within
IMPACT
Amsterdam has created a free Airbnb for city-owned buildings
By Alex Starritt, Contributor
Media Director, Apolitical
Amsterdam has developed an Airbnb for city-owned offices, so residents can use them for free, and may do the same with municipal
BUSINESS
Closing The Loop Amidst the Cobblestones of Malmo
By Davar Ardalan, Contributor
Leading civic engagement and social impact storytelling at Sec...
Malmo, Sweden where old red brick factories and historic canals take you back to the city's origins in the 16th century. The
BUSINESS
Can Circular Economy be the "Rosetta Stone" for Making the Natural Capital Investment Business Case?
By Natural Capital Coalition , Contributor
NGO
For example, restoring coastal wetlands certainly has environmental, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration value. But restored
BUSINESS
4 Obstacles on the Way to a Circular Economy
By Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, Contributor
ARCS
The economic figures in support of circular economy are quite appealing, but they're mainly based on macro-level principles
BUSINESS
A New Film Explores How To Make Phones Without So Much Waste
By Shane Ferro
The key is a modular design, where pieces can be reused.
IMPACT
Why California is spreading waste on the prairie
By Alex Starritt, Contributor
Media Director, Apolitical
The science is comparatively straightforward: as every gardener knows, compost makes plants grow bigger. Their photosynthesis
ENVIRONMENT
The Traditional (and Flawed) Concept of the Circular Economy
By Tom Szaky, Contributor
Tom Szaky is the founder and CEO of TerraCycle, the world lead...
The first limitation to this concept is economic in nature. The economics of waste already prevent our most common waste
BUSINESS
Imagine A World In Which Nothing Gets Thrown Away
By Shane Ferro
It's about much more than just recycling.
ENVIRONMENT
Closing the Loop -- Rethinking Reuse for a Circular Economy
By Tony Shumpert, Contributor
VP of Recycling & Reuse at Savers
Over the last few decades, we've taken great strides to make recycling of paper, bottles and cans second nature in many communities. But what about other items that also are a big part of our daily lives and deserve similar attention?
ENVIRONMENT
The Circular Economy: Butterflies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
By FOMIN, Contributor
The Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Develop...
If we want to fully reach a Fourth Industrial Revolution, we must first pass through a circular economy model, and this requires reflection about issues ranging from industrial policy, to investment criteria, to new business models.
BUSINESS
Walmart's Green Goals Perfectly Encapsulate The Company's Ruthless Efficiency
By Shane Ferro
It turns out being sustainable can also be profitable.
BUSINESS
UPS Is Wrapping Up Big Plans for the Circular Economy
By GreenBiz Group, Contributor
The leading voice for corporate sustainability
For the uninitiated, the circular economy is an alternative to the traditional cradle-to-grave, "take-make-waste" model.
BUSINESS
The World I Want Our Children to Have: Designing for the Circular Economy
By Lewis Perkins, Contributor
President, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
With more and more companies, industry leaders and consumers coming to the realization that the old way of doing things - that
BUSINESS
Circular Economy 2.0
By Alexandre Lemille, Contributor
Valued Circular Economy expert
The concept of Circular Economy in itself is mind-blowing as it imitates natural cycles through feedback loops at several levels of our current extraction, production and consumption chains. Mind-blowing in the multidimensional benefits that could lies under, creating abundance instead of scarcity.
THE WORLD POST
As the EU Buys into Circular Economy, Many Worry It May be Impossible
By Pro Journo, Contributor
A global journalism incubator
Put briefly, a circular economy aims to move from a traditional linear economic system of production and consumption toward a closed-loop (circular) system. A traditional linear system of production sees the extraction of a resource, such as aluminum, to create a valuable good, such as a soda can.
ENVIRONMENT
'It's Gonna Be Messy, It's Gonna Be Slow': The Way to a Circular Economy
By Pro Journo, Contributor
A global journalism incubator
A shift in consumption patterns requires well-informed customers and comparable data. At this year's WRF, vegetarianism was set as the default dietary option when registering for the conference. Meat-eaters, for a change, had to make the extra effort, signing up for a meat meal in advance.
ENVIRONMENT
How Tomorrowland Trashed Today
By Colette Brooks, Contributor
Contributor
Glass: US 33%; EU 70% Metals: US 55%; EU 72% Paper: US 62%; EU 85% Plastics: US 13%; EU 33% If the environmental upside isn't
ENVIRONMENT
Paris Delivered Purpose. Now We Need Policy and People to Follow
By Richard Gillies, Contributor
Sustainability and Communications Director, Kingfisher plc
For the first time in history, every country in the world has agreed on the need for a common climate goal. All 196 nations have bought into its overarching purpose - that we must all take action to prevent our planet's temperature from increasing to a point that would result in dangerous climate change.
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