Official CEI Certificate Circular Economy Specialist The #1 Certificate towards becoming a circular economy expert. Offered by Circular Economy Institute (CEI) Overview To earn this CEI Certificate you will immerse yourself into a self-study program that will give Read more [...]
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Navrangpura (India)
Category: EducationAkshat Stock Market Training Hub Classes provides career-driven courses in the financial market, encompassing NSE, SEBI, and BSE certifications. These courses integrate NCFM & NISM certifications, endorsed by NSE & SEBI, preparing you for professional trading and investing. Whether you Read more [...]
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Italian Circular Initiatives
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This tool enables you to navigate and explore Circular Economy innovative ventures arising in Italy! Click on the “Learn more” button to view the map, which is arranged by both sector and circular economy strategy. The CEC Milan’s goal Read more [...]
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Janam Fertility Centre | Best IVF Centre in Jammu
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Category: EducationAt Janam Fertility Centre, we know difficult situations can be and that is why we have become the best ivf centre in Jammu. Our professionals in the ivf centre in Jammu are here to support you every step of the Read more [...]
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Traininginseo – Digital Marketing Course and SEO Training in Ahmedabad
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Category: EducationGet Best Digital Marketing Course, SEO Training, PPC, and Social Media Marketing Classroom Training from Google certified trainer in Ahmedabad. Our institute offers 3-FREE sessions to know how you can earn monthly 25K ₹ + by becoming Google Certified. Request Read more [...]
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Our Philosophy towards Investment will always be Investor Centric. We have always believed in relationship based approach rather than transactional. These core principles have made us build more customer relationships across market cycles and made us a market leader in Read more [...]
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Krishna Crane Engineers
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We at Krishna Crane Engineers Crane and Hoist Company have an expert team of well-experienced engineers, who are specialized in crane manufacturing in India. We are established since 2005, we are the Manufacturers & Suppliers of : Electric wire Rope Read more [...]
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Babaria IP, is a professionally managed premier law firm with a clearly defined mission and effective working principles. Specialized services in the field of intellectual property rights, market research, project management. Address : No. 906, Shitiratna, Beside 3rd eye, Read more [...]
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Top-Notch Tutorials | Best Coaching Centre & Institute in Dwarka
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Category: EducationTop-Notch Tutorials is a trusted yet dynamic brand which has been supporting students over the past years to prepare them for chasing their career aspirations and come out with flying colours. Top-Notch has a legacy of teaming up with students Read more [...]
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Coonoor Estates
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Coonoor Estates is a boutique real estate company that sells land as well as finished homes in the hill station of Coonoor, in the Nilgiris. It caters to HNIs and UHNIs who are looking for a second/holiday home or retirement Read more [...]
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Deccan Express – PACKERS & MOVERS IN SECUNDERABAD HYDERABAD
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Deccan Express Packers And Movers In Hyderabad, Secunderabad is a leading packing and moving service provider in Secunderabad with head office at Delhi and many branches in different cities of India, the company offers a comprehensive solution to all your Read more [...]
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SUREWiSE is one of South Australia’s largest general insurance brokerages. Contact us today for the right insurance cover and the right advice for home and business owners in Adelaide. We provide Cyber insurance, commercial property insurance, aged care insurance, equine Read more [...]
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Visionary Finance
all (United Kingdom)
Category: ResearchVisionary Finance Ltd is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is is entered on the Financial Services Register under reference 516472. The FCA does not regulate some forms of buy-to-let, international, bridging and commercial mortgages. The Read more [...]
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Finwings Academy – Stock & Share Market Trading, Technical Analysis, Options trading Courses & Classes in Ahmedabad
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Category: EducationFinwings stock trading academy is one of the stock market training institute in ahmedabad providing crash courses, short term courses and medium-term courses focusing on those who Want to be a trader or invest in the Indian stock market. We Read more [...]
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GovOS
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As a leading provider of government software solutions in the United States, GovOS is highly dedicated to providing governments with innovative solutions and industry-leading services that will help them deliver impactful change in their communities. From tax collection software to Read more [...]
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The Japanese Circular Economy and Sound Material-Cycle Society Policies: Discourse and Policy Analysis
all (Japan)
Category: ResearchAlthough the Japanese government is an early adopter of Circular Economy (CE) policies and developed the concept of the Sound Material-Cycle Society in the early 2000s, its CE policies have nonetheless been poorly researched and understood, especially in English academic Read more [...]
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My Care Plan Manager I Registered NDIS Plan Manager Services Provider
all (United States)
My Care Plan Manager is a trusted, reliable and responsible financial intermediary providing a thorough plan management service to participants around Australia. As an imperative ‘middleman’ between a participant, the NDIA and service providers, we make sure you are empowered Read more [...]
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TC Services USA
Montvale (United States)
Category: StrategiesHarnessing the power of significant tax savings, TC Services USA helps businesses capitalize on tax credits for business owners. From the well-utilized work opportunity tax credit to the invaluable employee retention tax credit and the innovation-driven R&D tax credit, our specialized team is dedicated to Read more [...]
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Redi-Data, Inc.
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Category: StrategiesRedi-Data helps clients discover new customers with a comprehensive line of healthcare professional, consumer and business postal and email lists, data services, direct and digital marketing solutions. We provide affordable solutions to help our clients connect with their target audience Read more [...]
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StayinFront Inc.
all (United States)
Category: ResearchStayinFront is a leading, global provider of mobile, cloud-based field force solutions, analytics and advanced image and video recognition solutions. For almost two decades, StayinFront has developed software focused on retail execution and improving in-store selling and efficiency. Our award-winning Read more [...]
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EcoKadai vs Industrial Compostables:The Circular Economy Champion
Madurai District (India)
In recent years, the world has witnessed a growing awareness of the environmental impact of single-use plastics and conventional disposable tableware. As a result, there has been a surge in the production and adoption of compostable and biodegradable tableware products. Read more [...]
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Who Says Your Business Is None Of Our Business: The small business’s response to our global sustainable development goals
all (Spain)
Category: BooksThe clock is ticking. We need to ACT NOW on our climate crisis. Humanity is at risk. When the whole world is talking about creating a more sustainable, equitable and conscious way of living, how has this changed the way Read more [...]
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Knitting Circular Ties: Empowering Networks for the Social Enterprise-led Local Development of an Integrative Circular Economy
Hull (United Kingdom)
Category: ResearchKnitting Circular Ties: Empowering Networks for the Social Enterprise-led Local Development of an Integrative Circular Economy Circular economy (CE) discourse primarily focuses on business-as-usual and resource-related economic processes whilst overlooking relational-spatial aspects, especially networking for local development. There are, however, Read more [...]
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Lithiom-ion Battery Supplier – Robocraftstore
all (India)
Robocraftstore.com top most supplier of 3d printers, stepper motors and controllers, e-bike motors and controllers, sensors, led panels, wireless solutions, batteries and chargers, robot parts, industrial power supply, custom laser cutting, assembly of electric vehicles (evs), ev kits, rc fixed-wing Read more [...]
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CMR Kataria Recycling Pvt. Ltd.
Ahmedabad (India)
CMR-KATARIA is one of the India’s largest authorised unit dedicated to scrapping and deregistration of End of life Vehicle (ELV). Using the recycling process, we have the vision to make roads safer and environment clean. At CMR-KATARIA we offer a Read more [...]
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Transition to a Sustainable Circular Society: More than Just Resource Efficiency
all (Netherlands)
Category: ResearchWhile the conceptual underpinnings of the circular economy (CE) date back to the 1970s, the concept has recently become a major discourse in contemporary sustainability debates. The idea of CE, as it is now understood, is thus rather new and Read more [...]
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Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen
all (Netherlands)
Category: ResearchGroundbreaking academic research titled: “Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen” 📰 🏙 The article finds that the circularity policies of the abovementioned cities focus on economic competitiveness and technological innovation and thus fail Read more [...]
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Turn Surplus Assets into Assets that Drive Sustainability
Canton (United States)
Category: Tools & MetricsCompanies committed to sustainability need programs and processes that support their pledge to seek better ways to advance the initiative across their enterprise. Currently, the lack of a properly managed surplus asset program is misaligned with this pledge, and has Read more [...]
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Viably
all (United States)
Category: Awards & FundingViably will fund your ecommerce business with working capital to extend your cash flow. Sign up for free, connect your accounts, and receive funding offers tailored to your business. With free cash flow tracking and insights, you’ll always know where Read more [...]
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Become an Endineer. Learn how to design the end of the consumer lifecycle.
all (United States)
If you work in sustainability or circular economy, the perspective taught in Endineering will be an eye-opener. It was such an revelation. I couldn’t stop thinking about how everything ends, and how a better ending should be. Why ends? Read more [...]
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Endineering: Designing consumption lifecycles that end as well as they begin.
all (United States)
Category: BooksHow many ads have you designed? How many products have you launched? Have you ever designed an ending? Does it matter? There is a gap in the consumer lifecycle that needs attention – the end. The problems of consumerism are Read more [...]
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Ends. Why we overlook endings for humans, products, services and digital. And why we shouldn’t.
all (United States)
Category: BooksThe Ends book makes a compelling case that demonstrates how, over centuries, our changing relationship with death has led to the loss of our relationship with endings. Giving rise to guilt-free consumers, an overly-blamed business sector and a society which Read more [...]
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Astu Zero Waste Fashion Experiential hub
Vaddarapalya (India)
Category: Case studiesZERO WASTE FASHION: We have the Zero Waste Fashion section where you can get custom wear stitched with zero waste production, where unused swatches are reused to make beautiful and functional products from coasters, table runners, pouches, bags, festive give-aways, Read more [...]
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Why Should We Recycle Our Faulty Electronic Devices?
all (Singapore)
Category: News/ArticlesIntroduction Advancements in technology come in leaps and bounds, meaning it doesn’t take long for new gadgets to become obsolete shortly after they reach their target market. Manufacturers are making their devices more powerful and promoting new features every Read more [...]
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REFLOW Podcast – Circular Economy in Cities
all (Finland)
Category: PodcastsReflow podcast introduces you to different topics related to circular economy in cities. Subsribe on your favourite platforms or listen directly here
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REFLOW Academy
all (Finland)
Following a massive open online course approach (MOOC), the purpose of the REFLOW Academy is to offer interested stakeholders the possibility to enrol in a set of three online courses focusing on circular economy transition The first course, “Introduction to Read more [...]
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The Buy Nothing Project
Bainbridge Island (United States)
The Buy Nothing Project is a social movement gone viral via hyper local gift economies, powered by a B-Corp innovating scalable digital tech. We build endless closed-loop local supply chains, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, where material goods are shared, used, reused, and recycled Read more [...]
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Circular Supply Chain: 17 Common Questions (How Any Supply Chain Can Take the Next Step)
all (United States)
Category: BooksLook around you. Everything you see was put there by one of us. By a supply chain professional. Every material that is in our economy today is there because we planned, sourced, made, moved, and managed it to where it Read more [...]
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CICLO PLATFORM: DEVELOP ONLINE CIRCULAR ECONOMY SKILLS
Limassol (Cyprus)
Through its eight modules, the CICLO platform aims to upgrade, free of cost, the opportunities for up-skilling and re-skilling of long-term unemployed and low-skilled workers, in the field of the evolving circular economy market: Circular Economy: What’s in a name? Recycling Management Read more [...]
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CE Implementation framework validation
Belgrade (Serbia)
Category: Tools & MetricsDear colleagues, We (CirEkon, with the huge aid of Sustainn amazing team) have been designing the implementation framework through an EIT Climate-KIC supported project (CE Beacons) in order to fit the context of transition countries, and focusing on Balkan Read more [...]
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Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum
Ixelles - Elsene (Belgium)
Packaging Waste & Sustainability Forum Running in Brussels and available online Hear from policy experts and packaging providers on the creation of a circular economy through the CEAP and the European Green Deal. This year’s panel of experts includes speakers Read more [...]
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Call for Papers: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management – Special issue on Circular Economy, Climate Solutions and Sustainability.
all (Australia)
Category: ResearchCall for Papers: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management – Special issue on Circular Economy, Climate Solutions and Sustainability. The International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM) https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijccsm is a fully indexed, Q1 (according to Scimago) Read more [...]
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Best Small Business: Good Food for All Competition
all (United States)
Category: Awards & FundingThe UN Food Systems Summit competition ‘Best Small Business: Good Food for All’ will identify the best small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the world transforming food systems for a better tomorrow. The competition will uncover not only the small Read more [...]
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aRoundTable 2021 process, Session 3: Make
Nakuru (Kenya)
Join us for the next step in the aRoundTable 2021 process, Session 3: Make, on the 31st of May at 6:00pm CEST, where organizers and participants in select communities will build on the outcomes from Sessions 1 and 2 (https://lnkd.in/d6sYcMN) Read more [...]
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Circular Business Podcast
all (India)
Category: PodcastsCircular Business Podcast Circular Business Podcast is a series where where we view circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your host Sreepriya Sridharan, and I welcome you aboard on this journey to understand the basics of circular economy, its Read more [...]
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Call for Sectoral-Bridging Studies
all (United Kingdom)
Category: Awards & FundingThe UK Manufacturing Symbiosis NetworkPLus (UKMSN+) was set up to address the circular economy priority area in the EPSRC Manufacturing the Future programme. For this second round, £420k has been allocated to fund Sectorial-Bridging Feasibility Studies no longer than Read more [...]
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Four Steps to Taking Circular Action and This Circular Economy Podcast Turns Two!
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 61: Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the Getting in the Loop podcast! To celebrate, I’m answering your most frequently asked questions: “How can I get started implementing a circular economy?” “What can I do?” In this episode, I Read more [...]
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Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Torrelavega
Torrelavega (Spain)
Se pone en marcha una comisión de trabajo para dar impulso a la economía circular apoyados en nuestra incorporacion al Pacto Mundial de la Onu, teniendo como objetivo prioritario los ODS. Mediante la puesta en marcha de esta Comisión, la Read more [...]
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How to Communicate Effectively about Circular Economy with Virginia Cinquemani
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 60: In this episode, Virginia Cinquemani shares the mistakes us circular economy professionals often make when we talk about circular economy. Are you making any of them? Get ready to find out! Through her company Green Gorilla, Virginia coaches sustainability Read more [...]
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Inner Circle: Making the Impossible, Possible
Toronto (Canada)
Category: PodcastsJoin Erin Andrews, Executive Director of Impact Zero, as she talks her way through the sustainability world. Together, we talk to business owners, experts, activists and others who are working on sustainability and circular economy initiatives on the ground: together Read more [...]
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Circular Economy in Sweden and the Nordic Circular Hotspot with Elin Bergman
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 59: I’m thrilled to welcome Elin Bergman to the podcast. Elin has been called the “Circular economy queen of Sweden.’’ In this episode, you will hear how Elin stumbled upon the circular economy and how ever since she has been Read more [...]
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CEnTOUR -Circular Economy in Tourism
all (Cyprus)
CEnTOUR – Circular Economy in Tourism Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer CENTOUR is a European project funded by COSME, with duration from September 2020-2023. It forms a strategic opportunity to Read more [...]
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The Circular Economy: Step Beyond Sustainability
all (United Kingdom)
Category: News/ArticlesColin Elkins chats to Tom Harper, managing director of Unusual, about the Circular Economy and how it applies to more than just sustainability. The Circular Economy: Step Beyond Sustainability Tom Harper is an enthusiastic exponent of the Circular Economy and has studied Read more [...]
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Episode 04: How to decouple profit from environmental impacts with Daniel Böckin
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Category: PodcastsDaniel Böckin is about to finalize his PhD on environmental assessment of circular solutions at Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden! A great moment to share his knowledge and critically discuss the challenges of truly decoupling environmental impacts from profits Read more [...]
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CICLO EU ERASMUS+ PROJECT (2nd Newsletter)
all (Cyprus)
Category: News/ArticlesThe CICLO’s 2nd newsletter is now published!! Read it in English and in Greek, soon available through our official website also in Italian, Slovakian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The European Erasmus+ 2 years project “CICLO – Boosting the Circular Economy skills of Read more [...]
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Agent C2C: Positive for People and Planet (Illustrated Young Adult Novel in ebook or paperback format))
all (United States)
Category: BooksAn illustrated Young Adult Novel written by George and Ehrengard Hohbach with Scott Marcano Illustrations by Juan Romera An Action Comedy based on the extraordinary life story of Michael Braungart, world-renowned chemist and co-founder of the groundbreaking Cradle to Cradle Read more [...]
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Michael & Mia: An Adventure in the Positive Cycle of Nature ( Illustrated Middle Grade Novel in ebook or paperback format)
all (United States)
Category: BooksAn illustrated Middle Grade Novel written by George and Ehrengard Hohbach with Scott Marcano Illustrations by Juan Romera An adventure and discovery journey based on the extraordinary life story of Michael Braungart, world-renowned chemist and co-founder of the groundbreaking Cradle Read more [...]
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Circular Design Challenge 2021
Mumbai (India)
Category: Awards & FundingThe Circular Design Challenge is a platform for young fashion/accessory designers and entrepreneurs to showcase and win a prize for their innovative ideas and collections made by using materials from diverse waste sources including plastic. Launched in collaboration with Fashion Read more [...]
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Fall Recap: 3 Circular Economy Events You Don’t Want to Miss
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEPISODE 56: It’s been a crazy year hasn’t it? I hope all of you have been well considering this year has looked quite different than usual. One upside to going digital is the plethora of virtual events about circular economy. Read more [...]
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CICLO – Boosting the Circular Economy skills of the EU services Labor Force
all (Cyprus)
This innovative Erasmus+ European project started in October 2019 and will have a total duration of two years. It envisions the development of an interactive, needs-oriented online Circular Economy (CE) labor market ecosystem and skills mapping and provides a training Read more [...]
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Moving to Reusable Packaging and Circular Economy Systems with Jennifer von der Heydt
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 58: Jennifer von der Heydt of Loop-it joins me on the podcast today! Jennifer is CEO and Co-Founder of Loop-It, which is an easy, convenient and affordable reuse system for products. Their reusable coffee cups can already be found in Read more [...]
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The Routledge Handbook of Waste, Resources and the Circular Economy
all (United States)
Category: BooksThe Handbook introduces, contextualises, critiques, and discusses a range of perspectives associated with the concept of the circular economy. These perspectives span an array of subjects including economics, environmental policymaking, sociology, environmental science, environmental and industrial engineering, management, international development, and human Read more [...]
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Circular Economy in the Indonesian Agricultural Sector Part 2
Kecamatan Grogol petamburan (Indonesia)
Agrodite presents a new paper on circular initiatives in the Indonesian Agriculture Sector. It is a continuation of the first paper published in May. This paper has three new case studies including a beer brewer, a multinational food production company Read more [...]
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Circular Economy 2020 Year-in-Review
all (United States)
Category: News/ArticlesAt the Circular Economy Club (CEC) We envision a new era where all cities worldwide function through a circular model, setting the end of an age of waste. With that in mind, we continue to help to bring the circular Read more [...]
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Circular Economy in the Indonesian Agricultural Sector
all (Indonesia)
This first edition of CE in the Indonesian Agricultural sector gives an overview the concept of circular economy in general. It explains the difference between a linear model and circular model. After that, in this edition a start is made Read more [...]
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Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions
all (Netherlands)
Category: ResearchThe EU’s Circular Economy Policies are comprehensively reviewed and analysed in a new academic paper published in the journal Sustainable Production and Consumption. This research examines the 25 new CE directives, communications and regulations enacted by the Junker Commission and Read more [...]
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A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm
all (Netherlands)
Category: ResearchThis research reviews the long history and diversity of circularity thinking to develop the first typology of circularity discourses, which identifies and conceptually classifies 72 different CE-related concepts from the Global North and South alike (such as industrial ecology, Read more [...]
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aRoundTable – turning ideas into real-life projects through circular design-thinking methods and tools
all (United States)
aRoundTable is a Global Circular economy Collaboration Initiative to bring communities locally and globally around the table and find circular solutions for a post-Covid recovery. The aim is to help design and activate projects to fast track the Circular Economy transition Read more [...]
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HappyPorchRadio : Digital and Software in the Circular Economy
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsJoin us as we explore the topics that connect the esoteric digital world to real world issues affecting us all. HappyPorch Radio is for anyone interested in design, UX, development, PR, comms, social and web and digital agency leadership. Read more [...]
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Circular, But How? – Episode 03: How to make single use products circular with Lyndsey Parette from DUNI
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Category: PodcastsLyndsey Parette, Environmental Coordinator at DUNI, shares how circular economy can be applied to single use and disposable products. Duni is Scandinavia’s market leader in take-away solutions and single-use tableware, but single use products are not really what we strive Read more [...]
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Circular, But How? – Episode 02: How to choose a circular economy strategy with Prof. Anne-Marie Tillman
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Category: PodcastsProf. Anne-Marie Tillman, co-author of the book a ‘Hitchhikers’ Guide to LCA’ and Professor for Environmental Systems Analysis at Chalmers University in Gothenburg in Sweden, explains how looking at product characteristics can help choose a circular economy strategy that reduces Read more [...]
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Circular, But How? – Episode 01: How to turn waste into scalable products with Morten Risom Nielsen from Lendager Group
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Category: PodcastsIn this episode, Morten Risom Nielsen engineer and product developer at Lendager Group, shares his experiences with turning waste into successful new products. Lendager Group is based in Copenhagen and has been spearheading circular economy implementation in the built environment. We Read more [...]
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Circular Hub
all (United States)
The Circular Hub is an interactive learning space focusing on transferring knowledge about the circular economy and regenerative environmental solutions that also aims to tackle social and economic challenges. We offer seminars, workshops, activities and games in a broad range Read more [...]
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Alternative Materials Tool (for single use plastics)
Singapore (Singapore)
Category: StrategiesIn cases where reusable packaging is not possible, the Alternative Materials Tool guides businesses towards single-use packaging materials with a lower environmental footprint, without transferring the environmental cost to another system. It provides a precise ranking of alternative materials and Read more [...]
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Just Realities: the podcast that explores the concept of Justice
Troyes (France)
Category: PodcastsThis is a bi-weekly (fortnightly) podcast that explores the concept of justice and how it changes depending on the perspective you take and the context you are in. Our idea is to showcase exciting projects/research/initiatives that are generating more “just Read more [...]
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Video | HSSMI Virtual Q&A Series – Circular Economy
undefined (United Kingdom)
Will the events from the past few months (including the pandemic and its consequences) help reset our thinking on unsustainable production and help us move towards circular economy? What are some of the most interesting recent examples of companies embracing Read more [...]
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Video | End of Life Strategies for Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries
London (United Kingdom)
Recognising the environmental and financial benefits of recovering battery parts and materials, HSSMI has published a report which outlines strategies for end of life batteries in order to create a sustainable battery supply chain in the UK. Our Circular Economy Read more [...]
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The Circular Experiment and Action-Oriented Circular Economy with Ashleigh Morris
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 50: Welcome back to the Getting in the Loop podcast. We’re kicking off our Fall 2020 season with a milestone. We’re celebrating 50 episodes of the Getting in the Loop podcast! Wow, truly could not have done it without YOU, Read more [...]
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Future Fashion Now Design Competition
all (United Kingdom)
Category: Awards & FundingLaunched by WeDesign in collaboration with the Foundation and the UN, Future Fashion Now is a global, sustainable design competition that enables entrants to rethink how the fashion industry works. Inspired by Make Fashion Circular and the UN’s Sustainable Development Read more [...]
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Explore the Ways of Recovering and Maximising Battery Value in HSSMI’s Latest Report
London (United Kingdom)
The increased pressure to move away from fossil fuels and internal combustion engines is driving the mass introduction of electric vehicles (EV) and their associated, predominantly lithium-ion, batteries (LIBs). Due to their hazardous nature, batteries pose a challenge when they Read more [...]
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Nature-Based Solutions to 21st Century Challenges
all (United States)
Category: BooksThis book provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges. In the 21st century, society is faced by rapid urbanisation and population growth, degradation and loss of natural capital and associated ecosystem Read more [...]
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Economía Circular, el cambio cultural
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Category: BooksCircular economy represents an opportunity to remove myths, try new solutions, promote different paradigms. Not only from its positive environmental impacts, such as the fight against climate change, also through its effects on production models, the economy and employment, among others. Read more [...]
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Online Workshop: How to Build a Green Business (August 4th, 2020)
Toronto (Canada)
How to take your idea and turn it into a reality! We’ll talk mindset, business model, landing-page hosting options, marketing, and more! Date: August 4, 2020 @ 2pm About this Event If you’re looking to start an environmentally-driven business, have Read more [...]
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COVID-19 and the Circular Economy: Creating Resiliency with Walter Stahel
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 047: Today we’re thrilled to welcome Walter Stahel back to the podcast! In this episode, you will learn about the International Society for the Circular Economy (IS4CE) and its inaugural conference, which will be held digitally on July 6 – Read more [...]
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HSSMI Packaging Optimisation
London (United Kingdom)
Category: Tools & MetricsHSSMI Packaging Optimisation | Extract Maximum Value from Your Packaging What is packaging optimisation? Packaging optimisation focuses on evaluating and changing the current state of packaging waste in your facility. We will assess your current waste volumes, identify cost Read more [...]
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HSSMI Circular Economy Bootcamp
London (United Kingdom)
Category: Tools & MetricsAre you a decision maker who wants to learn about circular economy? Then this HSSMI Bootcamp is for you. Our subject matter experts in circular economy will explain how circular economy principles can be applied in complex environments, aiming to Read more [...]
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HSSMI Waste Systems Review
London (United Kingdom)
Category: Tools & MetricsHSSMI Waste Systems Review | From Waste to Opportunity What is waste systems review? Waste is more than what is in your skips and bins. It represents potential challenges, risks, and opportunities in brand, IP, risk management, innovation, procurement, Read more [...]
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Circular Business Marketing : A Plan for leading and doing marketing in your company
Riga (Latvia)
Category: BooksAs a Marketer, You can always have a patient for growth but impatient for profits. The marketer’s job is to do both. Doing marketing helps you to strategically communicate your message to your intended audience, to get immediate profits. Leading Read more [...]
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Circular Economy in a Time of COVID-19
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 43: I had planned for this episode to be a recap of my trip to the Circular Economy Symposium at Harvard, which took place earlier this month and I know some of you tuned into virtually! But, today I Read more [...]
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Proposal for a Citizen Initiative on Ecological Public Procurement
Guadalajara (Spain)
Category: StrategiesCitizen Initiative Proposal for a Citizen Initiative on Ecological Public Procurement There is no single and clear application framework with specific legislation on aspects of public procurement. Good practices adopted by any country focus, sometimes only on defining Read more [...]
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Aprende Economía Circular Online (en Castellano)
Madrid (Spain)
Aprende Economía Circular Online (AECO) es la primera plataforma, 100% en castellano y enfocada a iberoamérica, dedicada a la capacitación a distancia en Economía Circular. Se trata de varios recorridos formativos en modalidad aprendizaje en autonomía o tutorizados sobre los Read more [...]
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Circular Plastics and Collaborating for the Circular Economy with Jeff Wooster
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 40: You may have wondered what big companies are doing about the circular economy, so today Jeff Wooster joins us to talk about just that! Jeff Wooster is the Global Sustainability Director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics. Dow is Read more [...]
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BeeCircular TV and BeeMAG – Articles, digital tools, interviews and case studies
Almada (Portugal)
BeeCircular MAG is an online magazine, available in English and Portuguese, with regular articles and videos related to Circular Economy, Eco-innovation, Eco Entrepreneurship and Eco Events. The purpose of this magazine is to create value for the BeeCircular community, with Read more [...]
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Circular Design Thinking Methodologies
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Discover the Circular Economy with this Circular Design Thinking Toolkits with 3 canvases and 17 flashcards. Circular Business Models for a Circular Economy Imagine a restorative and regenerative economy by design. Learn how to limit the extraction of raw materials Read more [...]
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Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 The Circular Economy Club Round Table discussion report 11/12/2019
Madrid (Spain)
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 The Circular Economy Club #SIF19 #COP25 Round table discussion report 11/12/2019 Circular Economy Club reporting the outcome of the roundtable discussion to the forum. During the COP25 Madrid, in the side event organised by Climate Action’s Read more [...]
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Circular Change and National Circular Economy Roadmaps with Ladeja Godina Košir
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 36: In today’s episode, you’ll hear about Ladeja’s work to create a Circular Economy Roadmap for Slovenia and how she is working with people all over the world to implement circular change. Ladeja and I reflect on the importance of Read more [...]
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Ten recommendations for the new circular economy action plan of the European Commission
Paris (France)
Category: News/ArticlesThe European Commission just launched a green deal with a specific consultation on circular economy.This new action plan will speed up the EU’s transition towards a circular economy by strengthening the European industry while helping to fight against climate change Read more [...]
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Adopting a more circular approach to paints and varnishes
Paris (France)
Category: News/ArticlesThe EU Ecolabel criteria for Indoor and Outdoor Paints and Varnishes set requirements for proper use and disposal of paints and varnishes. This is in line with the EU Waste Framework Directive, which prioritises waste reduction at its source, followed Read more [...]
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Ecocanvas · Circular Business Model Design
Madrid (Spain)
Ecocanvas methodology represents a circular update & upgrade of the famous original Business Model Canvas (Osterwalder and Pigneur’s (2010)). Created and launched in 2012 (N. Cerantola, Ecologing) as a unique and simple visual tool, it became a comprehensive methodology that allows Read more [...]
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Circular Economy 2019 Year-in-Review
all (United States)
Category: News/ArticlesAt the Circular Economy Club (CEC) We envision a new era where all cities worldwide function through a circular model, setting the end of an age of waste. With that in mind, CEC provides the highest certification standards for individuals Read more [...]
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Curso Online en Español
undefined (Brazil)
SENAI, from Brazil, is offering a Circular Economy online course, free of charge for Spanish speakers with the contribution of Exchange 4 Change Brasil and Cirkla Modo. SENAI, de Brasil, ha elaborado un curso gratis online sobre ECONOMIA CIRCULAR en español, Read more [...]
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Curso Online
undefined (Brazil)
SENAI, from Brazil, is offering a Circular Economy online course, free of charge for Portuguese speakers with the contribution of Exchange 4 Change Brasil and Cirkla Modo. O SENAI brasileiro oferece um curso sobre ECONOMIA CIRCULAR em português, online Read more [...]
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Furn360: Online course on Circular Economy in the Furniture Industry
Elsene (Belgium)
Are you thinking of taking the path towards a greener furniture industry? Do you want to launch a new furniture company following the principles of the circular economy? Do you need more information about tools and instruments to move to Read more [...]
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Podcast Alternativas empresariales sostenibles desde la Economía Circular
all (Mexico)
Category: PodcastsEn Este Podcast Se Trata el tema de las Alternativas Sostenibles empresariales al integrar a la Economía Circular en un modelo de negocios. ♻️???? Podcast Spotify ? shorturl.at/gjnI2. Podcast Anchor anchor.fm/bios PocketCasts: https://pca.st/03vtn9df
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Leadership for a Circular Economy with Wayne Visser
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 031: Today I’m talking with Prof. Dr Wayne Visser who is the Director of the Sustainable Transformation Lab at Antwerp Management School. In this episode, you will learn the four qualities of leaders and how you as an individual Read more [...]
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Love Zero Waste
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsOn the podcast Love Zero Waste, Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist talk to leading entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, and policymakers, working across the planet to create large-scale change towards zero waste and circular economy. We have released 2 seasons already, Read more [...]
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FORGET MARS CIRCULAR ECONOMY, THE NEXT BIG BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Zürich (Switzerland)
Category: BooksForget Mars: Circular Economy, The Next Big Business Opportunity introduces circular economy, which will revolutionize the business world as we know it. By addressing the ever real issues our earth faces, this book acts as a survival guide for all companies Read more [...]
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Moving to a Circular Economy with Walter Stahel (Part 1)
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 023: In this special two-part episode, we hear from the founding father of the Performance Economy Dr. Walter Stahel. In today’s episode (Part One), we learn about Walter’s background, how his work on the performance economy began, and his Read more [...]
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R-Circular
Torres Vedras (Portugal)
Category: Case studiesA community-based project to ignite circular economy at local level. Main focus: upcycling of clothes (textiles) and furniture (wood). Main actions: awareness sessions and workshops to the community Secondary actions: Development of new upcycled products under the brand “r-circular”; to Read more [...]
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Why Re-use and Refurbished Gadgets might be the Key to Circular Economy Shift for E-waste
all (United States)
Category: News/ArticlesWhy Re-use and Refurbished Gadgets might be the Key to Circular Economy Shift for E-waste Across the world, households are using and hoarding more electronics than ever before. In today’s technologically driven society individuals have become increasingly dependent on electronic Read more [...]
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soulincubator: Act on Plastic Challenge
Berlin (Germany)
Category: Awards & FundingProject Together, soulbottles and the Röchling Foundation have created the soulincubator, a support program which supports young start-up founders who want to create and shape a future with less plastic waste! We support initiatives that have solutions to reduce, recycle Read more [...]
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Developing the Circular Water Economy
all (United States)
Category: BooksThis book presents new research on policy innovations that promote the development of the circular water economy. In contrast to the linear economy, the circular water economy promotes the reduction of water consumption, reuse of water, and recovery of resources Read more [...]
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Packaging and plastics in a circular economy with Olaf Boerner
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 022: Today we’re talking with Olaf Boerner about plastics and packaging in a circular economy. In this episode, you will learn about current trends in the plastics industry and packaging sector, discover what it means to be plastic free Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Indicators: A Taxonomy
all (United States)
Category: ResearchIn response to the growing development of a wide variety of circularity indicators (c-indicators), a taxonomy has been developed to gain clarity about their focuses, purposes and possible usages (e.g., benchmarking several circular economy business models, comparing two product designs Read more [...]
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Circularity Indicators Advisor
all (United States)
Category: Tools & MetricsAll the indicators and tools you need to assess, improve and monitor the circular economy performance of products, plus associated services and systems. The C-Indicators Advisor: the tool to select and implement the right circular economy indicator(s). http://www.circulareconomyindicators.com/ciatool.php Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #8 – Elaine Kerr and industrial symbiosis
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsIn the latest Circular Economy Podcast episode, Elaine Kerr, Deputy Director of International Synergies Northern Ireland talks to Catherine Weetman about industrial symbiosis and how it ‘oils the wheels’ of the circular economy. Elaine explains what industrial symbiosis is, Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #7 – Katie Whalen – fun and games with the circular economy
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsLatest Circular Economy Podcast! In Episode 07 we hear how Katie Whalen designs games to help businesses and schools to learn about the circular economy. The first game, In the Loop, explores circular economy concepts and strategies. Her new game, Read more [...]
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CEI Specialist® Program
all (United States)
CEI Specialist® Program Achieve the circular economy highest professional distinction – the CEI Specialist® designation. The CEI Specialist® Program is a self-study program that will give you the most comprehensive understanding of how to advance real-world circular economy analysis and implementation skills in Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Guidebook for Cities
Wuppertal (Germany)
Category: ResearchThis is a project output from my year as a German Chancellor Fellow in Germany and the title of the book is ” Circular Economy Guidebook for Cities”
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How to Invest in Circular Business with Andrea Brown
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 019: Andrea Brown of the impact investment manager Quadia joins us on the podcast today! In this episode, you will learn about impact investing, hear Andrea’s thoughts on promising new business models that can help the transition to a Read more [...]
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Rethinking Business and Circular Economy with John A. Lanier
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsEpisode 017: Rethinking Business and Circular Economy with John A. Lanier Today I am thrilled to welcome John A. Lanier, the Executive Director of the Ray C. Anderson foundation. John works to advance the legacy of Ray, his grandfather, whom you Read more [...]
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EU Ecolabel ambassador: Kavat an innovator in ‘eco-performance leather’
Paris (France)
Category: StrategiesThe Swedish company Kavat is one of the first footwear companies to have acquired the EU Ecolabel in 2008. Kavat produces durable and high-quality shoes made of sustainable materials, with more environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. By obtaining the EU Ecolabel Read more [...]
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Reducing plastic waste and tourist accommodations
Paris (France)
Category: News/ArticlesReducing plastic waste has become a priority for many countries across Europe, driven by the European Union’s strategy to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Throughout these discussions, tourist accommodations are seen as important actors of change, due to the amount Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #5 – Ecodesigner Katie Beverley
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsIn the latest Circular Economy Podcast, we talk to #ecodesign expert Katie Beverley of PDR International Centre for Design and Research, to find out how user-centred design and #systemsthinking helps to design better #circulareconomy solutions. If you want to Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #4 Recycled Ocean Plastics with Jo Godden of RubyMoon
all (United Kingdom)
Category: Podcasts“After 25 years working in the fashion field, I decided I no longer wanted to be part of the problem, I want to be part of the solution.” In Episode 4 of the Circular Economy Podcast, Jo Godden talks Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #3 Circular Asset Management with Tom Harper of Unusual Rigging Limited
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsTom Harper talks to Catherine Weetman about some of the circular economy projects he has introduced to Unusual Rigging Limited, including circular asset management. Fuelled by a drive to ‘be the change’, Tom has designed and implemented initiatives including asset Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast #2 – What linear economy risks are you facing?
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsThe Circular Economy podcast, where we find out how circular approaches make a better business (and a better world!) In Episode 2, we dig a bit deeper into the way we do business now, the linear economy, and why that’s Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Podcast – #1 What is a Circular Economy?
all (United Kingdom)
Category: PodcastsNEW! The Circular Economy podcast, where we find out how circular approaches make a better business (and a better world!) Catherine Weetman, of Rethink Global, talks to inspiring people who are making the circular economy happen: rethinking how we design, Read more [...]
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“Economía Circular para todos”. Conceptos básicos para ciudadanos, empresas y gobiernos.
Alcobendas (Spain)
Category: Books¿Qué es la Economía Circular? La Economía Circular plantea un cambio del modelo de producción y consumo global actual, hacia un desarrollo sostenible, teniendo en cuenta los aspectos económicos, ambientales y sociales. A diferencia de la Economía Lineal de Tomar-Producir-Usar-Tirar, Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Management Briefing
all (United States)
Category: ResearchThis 42-page circularity briefing aims to help you grasp the opportunity that the circular economy presents to your business. Key learnings include: Technology and policy innovations in the push back against single-use packaging Corporates, investors and countries leading the way on circularity Read more [...]
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Circular Economy French MOOC
Montreal (Canada)
ÉCONOMIE CIRCULAIRE : UNE TRANSITION INCONTOURNABLE Un cours en ligne sur l’économie circulaire, ?gratuit et accessible aux étudiants, aux professionnels et aux décideurs de tous horizons!? Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant :https://bit.ly/2W49QpL Les inscriptions de la première édition se tiennent jusqu’au 17 juin Read more [...]
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Book : Activate the circular economy
all (United States)
Category: BooksWhether it is from an economic, social, environmental or even a public health point of view, waste is everywhere. It is at the juncture of most of today’s ills: pollution, climate change, the rarefaction of resources and of biodiversity, and Read more [...]
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MAGARU, THE FURNITURE INSPIRED IN ORIGAMI
Madrid (Spain)
Category: News/ArticlesChallenges the traditional approach to furniture design, making their sustainable and high-quality products available to the average spender MADRID, MAY 2019 — MAGARU is a new design initiative launched this month by Jaime Martin Villalba from Buenos Días Studio Read more [...]
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Mid-Course Correction Revisited: The Story and Legacy of a Radical Industrialist and his Quest for Authentic Change
all (United States)
Category: BooksThe original Mid-Course Correction, published 20 years ago, became a classic in the sustainability field. It put forth a new vision for what its author, Ray C. Anderson, called the “prototypical company of the 21st century”—a restorative company that does no Read more [...]
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Global Leadership Program on the Circular Economy 2019
Adelaide (Australia)
The Global Leadership Program on Circular Economy is in-residence, practitioner’s program developed in collaboration with the UN. This much sought-after program is aimed at eminent government officials and business executives leading their organizations towards circular economy. This program is limited Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Magazine | Ecosystem Magazine
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Category: News/ArticlesCEC Buenos Aires has partnered with Revista Ecosistema, a sustainable business magazine from Argentina, to make a special edition of the magazine focused exclusively on circular economy. This magazine number (in spanish) outlines the state of the art of the Read more [...]
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Podcast Circular Metabolism #5 – Rethinking Urban Nature (Matthew Gandy – University of Cambridge)
Brussels (Belgium)
Category: PodcastsOn the fifth episode of the Circular Metabolism Podcast, we had the opportunity to chat with Matthew Gandy, one of the pioneers of urban political ecology. Matthew is Professor of Geography, and Fellow of King’s College at the University Read more [...]
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Getting In the Loop with Anna Tari, Circular Economy Club Founder
all (Sweden)
Category: PodcastsGetting In the Loop is a weekly podcast dedicated to exploring how to transform to a more circular society. Join host Katie Whalen as she examines the challenges facing our current resource use and discovers alternatives to the ‘take, make, dispose’ Read more [...]
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The EU Ecolabel: reducing the toxicity of paper production processes
all (United States)
Around 3,000 different types of chemicals (amongst which a number are toxic) can be used in paper-making. Although paper products are mostly biodegradable and easy to recycle, these hazardous substances can still affect human health and environment throughout every step Read more [...]
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How AI Technologies Can Benefit a Circular Economy to be Real, Relevant and Revenue Generator
Zürich (Switzerland)
Category: News/ArticlesArtificial intelligence (AI), is no longer a thing of science fiction, it is very much part of our everyday science fact. With the world’s population expanding at a rate of approximately 83 million people per year, it is understandable that Read more [...]
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Course “Sustainable Estrategic Design” (spanish)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Posgraduate Course CAP “Sustainable Estrategic Design” Starts May 6, 2019 Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban planning, University of Buenos Aires. “What tools apply to minimize the environmental impacts of products or systems? How do we incorporate sustainability in the Read more [...]
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Guía Autodiagnósticos en Economía Circular en la Industria Navarra
Pamplona (Spain)
Category: Tools & MetricsEsta guía es una herramienta que facilita la realización de autodiagnósticos de circularidad en las empresas, y les ayuda a reflexionar sobre aquellos aspectos sobre los que pueden trabajar para introducir cambios en la forma de diseñar y producir bienes Read more [...]
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Podcast Circular Metabolism #4 –The right to flows
Brussels (Belgium)
Category: PodcastsWelcome to the Circular Metabolism Podcast (EN + FR). This podcast is hosted by the Chair of Circular Economy and Urban Metabolism held by Aristide Athanassiadis and Stephan Kampelmann at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In this podcast, we talk Read more [...]
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Brilliant Perth podcast
Crawley (Australia)
Category: PodcastsWelcome to Brilliant, a podcast on the people, who are leading the charge in making Perth, Western Australia, the world’s first Brilliant City. What makes a city Brilliant you ask? Tune in to find out. Hosted by Dylan Lamb, co-founder Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Course (In Spanish)
Valle de Bravo (Mexico)
Los desafíos que enfrentan la responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) y la sustentabilidad requieren de una visión innovadora y de amplio alcance que la economía circular posee. La Economía Circular está reconfigurando a gobiernos, industria y academia el rededor del mundo. Read more [...]
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Renewable Matter magazine
Milan (Italy)
Renewable Matter is a magazine in English and in Italian, online and on paper, edited by Edizioni Ambiente. Renewable Matter gathers articles and essays from the most innovative visions of economy and society drawing on the concept of bioeconomy, circular Read more [...]
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Natural Eco Capital Capacity Building Activities
all (Nigeria)
Category: News/Articles1. A One-Day Seminar for the Department of Environmental Assessment, Federal Ministry of Environment by Natural Eco Capital “Integration ofthe Emergent Issues of Climate Change, Natural Capital and Circular Economy into the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process in Nigeria” Read more [...]
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Podcast Circular Metabolism #3 – What 21st century cities should be making?
all (United States)
Category: PodcastsWelcome to the Circular Metabolism Podcast (EN + FR). This podcast is hosted by the Chair of Circular Economy and Urban Metabolism held by Aristide Athanassiadis and Stephan Kampelmann at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In this podcast, we talk Read more [...]
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UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2019
Shenzhen (China)
UNLEASH is a global innovation lab, which gathers 1,000 talents annually to collaborate on solutions to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNLEASH 2019 will be held in Shenzhen, China from November 6-13. Transportation, accommodation and materials are Read more [...]
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Circular Metabolism Podcast – Episode 2
all (United States)
Category: PodcastsWelcome to the Circular Metabolism Podcast (EN + FR). This podcast is hosted by the Chair of Circular Economy and Urban Metabolism held by Aristide Athanassiadis and Stephan Kampelmann at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In this podcast, we talk Read more [...]
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Circular Metabolism Podcast – Episode 1
all (United States)
Category: PodcastsWelcome to the Circular Metabolism Podcast (EN + FR). This podcast is hosted by the Chair of Circular Economy and Urban Metabolism held by Aristide Athanassiadis and Stephan Kampelmann at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In this podcast, we talk Read more [...]
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MOOC Urban Metabolism for Policy Makers
all (United States)
The world is urbanising rapidly. In 2009, the number of people living in cities (around 3,5 billion) surpassed the number living in rural areas. While the urban population is hosted only on 3% of global land area, it is also Read more [...]
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Circular Economy: Sustainable Materials Management
Lund (Sweden)
This free online, self-paced, course can be found on the Coursera MOOC platform with sessions running continuously from November 2018 onward. The course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials Read more [...]
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Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy (Ep3)
Category: PodcastsThe third episode of series one of Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy asks the questions “What happens to the waste industry?”, “What’s next?” Bex-Rae Evans – Consultant at UX agency Sigma Tom Passmore – CEO and Co-Founder at Dsposal Professor Read more [...]
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Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy (Ep2)
Category: PodcastsThe second episode of series one of Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy asks the questions “Are their any examples of the Circular Economy in action?”, “Why isn’t everybody doing it?” Bex-Rae Evans – Consultant at UX agency Sigma Tom Read more [...]
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Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy (Ep1)
Category: PodcastsThe first episode of series one of Tech for Good Live and the Circular Economy asks the questions “What is the Circular Economy?”, “What is No Zero Burden?”, “Why Should Price Tell the Truth?” Bex-Rae Evans – Consultant at UX agency Sigma Tom Passmore – Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Club Milan – Fashion Forward Edition #1 Summary Report
Category: ResearchThis report is a summary of the discussions held during Fashion Forward Edition #1 on the 30th of January 2019 in Milan, Italy. The event was co-organized by the Circular Economy Club Milan, Taipei+Milano Sustainable Design Collab, and InterNations Changemakers Read more [...]
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Global Good Awards – Entries open until 1st March
Category: Awards & FundingThe Global Good Awards is an all-inclusive awards programme open to all sectors and all sizes of business, charity, public sector and social enterprise. We recognise purpose-driven organisations for doing ‘global good’ in their communities, for their people, for the Read more [...]
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Enablers and Barriers to a Circular Economy
Category: ResearchR2Pi – The Route to Circular Economy – an EU Horizon 2020 project on circular business models and policies to enable the transition has published a report on enablers and barriers. Circular economy business models allow Europe to address the Read more [...]
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Food in the circular economy
Food in the circular economy Over the last 100 years, the agricultural system has been disrupted by several technologies that have transformed food supply completely. Whereas food supply used to be from local farms serving local markets, it has Read more [...]
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Master thesis collaboration – Development of circular supply chain concepts
Category: Call for PartnersDear CEC community, within the course of our master thesis we want to develop circular supply chain concepts and strategies. Therefore, we are looking for collaborators and partners in order to apply the concept of Circular Economy in a practical supply chain Read more [...]
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What Does Circular Economy Look Like in the UK?
In the face of climate change and growing resource scarcity, there is an urgent need to move away from conventional production models. Our latest report Mapping Circular Economy Activity in the UK was developed in response to interest from Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council. Although Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Indicators, by Statistics Netherlands
Category: Tools & MetricsThis report presents the newly developed method for measuring economic indicators on the circular economy, furthermore it presents the first results for the period 2001-2016. Both internationally and nationally there is growing interest for the circular economy (CE) and its Read more [...]
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Circular Economy for local productive districts (INTERREG)
Category: News/ArticlesThe CirCE2020 project (Expansion of the CIRcular Economy concept in the Central Europe local productive districts) aims to facilitate the uptake of circular economy principles in five pilot areas of Central Europe. Since the beginning (July 2017), the 8 project Read more [...]
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The Liveability Challenge
The Liveability Challenge is a global platform that hunts for and accelerates the launch of innovative and ground-breaking solutions to challenges that cities in the tropics face in the 21st Century. With 12 years left before humanity exhausts the world’s Read more [...]
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Pensa Circolare Podcast
Category: PodcastsLo scopo del podcast Pensa Circolare è parlare di Economia Circolare e di sostenibilità ambientale ad imprenditori, manager pubblici e privati, che sentono la necessità di comprendere che cos’è l’Economia Circolare e di come l’applicazione di modelli di business circolari e sostenibili, Read more [...]
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Amsterdam Circular Economy Strategy
Category: StrategiesThe Amsterdam Metropolitan Area has joined forces to move towards a circular economy because of the great opportunities it can offer to the region. Its main aim is finded smart solutions for the limited availability of resources through redesign and Read more [...]
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Danish Circular Economy Strategy
Category: StrategiesOn 1 September 2018, the Danish government presented its strategy for circular economy. With EUR 16 million divided between 15 initiatives, the government accelerates the transition to a more sustainable society, where materials and products are recirculated, used for their Read more [...]
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France Circular Economy Roadmap
Category: StrategiesThe transition towards a circular economy is a key project of the ecological and social transition. The linear model — producing, consuming, discarding — is inevitably leading us towards the depletion of the planet’s resources. We must move towards a Read more [...]
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Maribor Municipality (Slovenia) – Circular Economy Strategy
Category: StrategiesThe underlying idea of the Strategy for the Transition to the Circular Economy in the Municipality of Maribor, as well as the Wcycle project, is its to have an own innovative model as a system for managing all the resources available in Read more [...]
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Paijat-Hame Finnish Region – Circular Economy Roadmap
Category: StrategiesPäijät-Häme’s roadmap has five main themes, with regional goals and actions set for each. The overarching themes are: Closed loops of technical streams to create added value Sustainable business from bio-circular economy Towards energy self-sufficiency by sustainable transport and energy Read more [...]
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Greece National Action Plan on Circular Economy
Category: StrategiesGreece’s Governmental Economic Policy Council ensorsed a National Action Plan on Circular Economy in early 2018 to set the country on a path towards the long-term adoption of circular economy principles. This further supports Greece’s economic strategy in its key quest to “Green” the Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Club (CEC) 2018 Year-in-review
Category: News/Articles2018 has been an action-packed year for the Circular Economy Club (CEC). Internally—thanks to the steady and passionate engagement of the CEC Members and volunteers—the club has seen outstanding growth in terms of membership and development. Over the past 12 Read more [...]
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FlexPack Recovery Challenge
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition and Closed Loop Partners have teamed up to challenge the best and brightest entrepreneurs to uncover solutions to one of the most important challenges in sustainable packaging through our joint FlexPack Recovery Challenge. The Problem: Read more [...]
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Water and Circular Economy
Category: ResearchWater systems intersect with all sections of society and industry. Opportunities exist in these interfaces to create additional value by application of circular economy principles. This white paper sets out the theoretical basis for a framework to identify the opportunities Read more [...]
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Corporate Sustainability Lessons Learned Going circular: Our 10 year journey
Category: ResearchThis report, first published in November 2015, is part of a series focusing on the PwC ‘Going Circular’ programme, which seeks to alleviate pressure on materials, water and the climate in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 12, Read more [...]
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Spanish President Hands Award to Circular Economy Club (CEC) Founder
Category: News/ArticlesLONDON – Anna Tarí, Founder and CEO of the Circular Economy Club (CEC) received the “Youth Awards” in the category of Circular Economy. The prestigious Youth Awards are organized by the Ibero-American Secretariat (which gathers the Heads of State of Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Incubator
Category: Awards & FundingAccelerate the transition to a circular Switzerland Are you passionate about transforming Zurich into a more sustainable city? The Circular Economy (CE) Incubator enables individuals and startups to prototype and develop innovative solutions contributing to accelerate the transition towards Circular Read more [...]
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Circular economy acceleration program – open call for SMEs in Europe
Category: Awards & FundingCircular Economy Acceleration Program UP TO €60K per SME Mentoring, networking and designer/business consultancy support C-VoUCHER, the project funded under Horizon 2020 EU Programme aims at creating circular value link-chains in traditional industries. Who can apply? We are looking for companies willing to Read more [...]
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La Quinta Revolución. ¿Por qué necesitamos una economía circular?
Category: News/ArticlesTras las revoluciones industriales que se originaron en el S.XIX, nos fuimos desarrollando hasta alcanzar nuestro actual e insostenible modelo de producción y consumo lineal, es por ello que, ante este nuevo escenario de incertidumbre y cambio, debemos dar el Read more [...]
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Economía Circular. Un nuevo modelo de producción y consumo sostenible
El cambio climático, la sobreexplotación de los recursos y la destrucción de los ecosistemas, provocados por un sistema de producción y consumo desmesurados, son retos a los que debe enfrentarse la sociedad actual. Las organizaciones internacionales están buscando alternativas para Read more [...]
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Master in Design per l’Economia Circolare
We form designers able to help companies to innovate products and processes in the perspective of Circular Economy. _____ How can design help produce and consume responsibly with environmental quality, economic prosperity and social equality for the benefit of current Read more [...]
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circular.academy
The circular.academy toolbox offers a step by step approach to support businesses in their transition towards circular economy. Each tool is a stand-alone module that can be used separately or in combination with other tools in a tailored session. Based Read more [...]
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Report on circular economy competences in the furniture industry
Category: ResearchCircular economy provides a promising avenue to create more value in the sector by addressing simultaneously resource constraints, consumer value and profitability challenges. The transition from linear to circular however requires significant changes at micro, meso and macro levels, from Read more [...]
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Online Master of Science in Biomimicry – ASU Online
ASU Online’s Master of Science in Biomimicry is a first of its kind program focusing on an emerging discipline that seeks to apply life’s strategies to human design. Through this degree program, students will learn the methodology and practice Read more [...]
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Cradle to Cradle Congress 2018 – Special Track: Fashion & Textil
Category: News/ArticlesCradle to Cradle Congress 2018 – Special Track: Fashion & Textil By Alice Beyer Schuch – Sep/2018 Last 14th/15th September the Cradle to Cradle Congress took place in Lüneburg, Germany. Organised by the C2C Association – which is planning a Read more [...]
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Podcast Smicval Market – Le super marché inversé pour échanger, réutiliser et valoriser les déchets.
Category: PodcastsPodcast sur le Smicval market, avec Nicolas Sénéchau, le directeur général du syndicat du SMICVAL. “Donnez, prenez, recyclez.” c’est la devise du SMICVAL Market et cette devise elle correspond également au parcours proposé à l’utilisateur dès qu’il met les Read more [...]
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The Circulars 2019
Category: Awards & FundingThe Circulars, an initiative of the World Economic Forum and the Forum of Young Global Leaders, is the world’s premier circular economy awards program. The awards are open to individuals and organizations from commerce and civil society in seven distinct Read more [...]
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Circular Taipei 2018-2022 White Paper
Category: StrategiesCircular Taipei: Leading Taipei towards sustainable resource, environmental, economic, culture, and social development. Eight development routes have been planned for the Circular Taipei Strategy Map. The concept of a circular economy has been connected or extended to different policies Read more [...]
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A circular campus by 2030 – The case of TU Delft
Category: Case studiesCircular Economy (CE) has been gaining traction as an alternative for the traditional produce- use-dispose economic system, with the potential of alleviating virgin material use and environmental impacts. TU Delft recognizes the potential for this concept and has articulated the Read more [...]
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Tech Global Retail Challenge
Category: Awards & FundingRILA and the Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University are excited to tackle the pressing issues surrounding retail and the Grand Challenges facing our societies through an innovative retail case competition. The (R)Tech Global Retail Challenge helps expose Read more [...]
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Podcast pour activer l’économie circulaire
Category: PodcastsPour continuer à convaincre de plus en plus d’entreprises et dirigeants d’activer l’économie circulaire, l’agence de design circulaire WIITHAA a lancé un tout nouveau podcast audio. Justine Laurent et Brieuc Saffré, ses deux associés, partent à la rencontre d’entrepreneurs, de Read more [...]
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LAUNCH Innovation Challenge 2018: ‘Customer Engagement and New Business Models’
Category: Awards & FundingGlobal Call for Innovators working with ‘Customer Engagement and New Business Models’ – LAUNCH Innovation Challenge 2018 is open Imagine a world where all products are services. Instead of buying new expensive gear for every adventure – gear you Read more [...]
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National Cleaner Production Programme (NCPP) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category: Case studiesThe objective of the programme is to support companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina to increase their productivity, improve their resource efficiency (water, energy, raw materials), minimize pollution and improve the working conditions of their employees. The programme therefore contributes to Read more [...]
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Circular Futures
CircularFutures is a Leadership Development Program created by Ashoka in co-creation with eBay and our co-creation partners. We are convening 30 changemakers in the field of circular economy from a diverse range of disciplines to take part in an interactive, Read more [...]
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Urban Water Security
Category: BooksIn the 21st Century, the world will see an unprecedented migration of people moving from rural to urban areas. With global demand for water projected to outstrip supply in the coming decades, cities will likely face water insecurity as a Read more [...]
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Blue and Green Cities The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources
Category: BooksThis book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous Read more [...]
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Climate Resilient Water Resources Management
Category: BooksThe effects of climate change are beginning to impact water quantity and water quality across the globe. However, there is no single action or strategy that any government can implement to ensure a community is resilient to climate change-related extreme Read more [...]
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The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Category: BooksThis book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy. Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance Read more [...]
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Natural Resource Management and the Circular Economy
Category: BooksThis book provides insight into how governments are using a variety of innovative fiscal and non-fiscal instruments to develop circular economies with significant economic and environmental benefits. It emphasises the urgent need for these circular economies and to move away Read more [...]
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Good practices
Category: Case studiesGPP-Furniture: An open learning resource on Green Public Procurement for the furniture industry Do you work in the European furniture and woodworking industry, and interested in finding out how the European public sector can apply Green Public Procurement when procuring Read more [...]
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Organising for the Circular Economy
Category: BooksAttention for the circular economy (CE) is increasing, in the public as well as in the private sector, both in the Netherlands and across wider Europe. Given the potential contribution of the CE to the larger challenges of our time Read more [...]
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Earth911 Interview: Stuffstr Turns On the Circular Economy
Category: PodcastsBritish consumers have a new option for recirculating products they buy at retailer John Lewis: it’s Stuffstr. Here is additional coverage of the new service and growing circular economy in Britain from The Guardian. CEO John Atcheson spoke with Earth911 Read more [...]
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Circular Route – A Roadmap for a Circular Business Model
Category: BooksTips & tricks, new business models and insights from 31 Dutch organisations that have embraced circularity … read all about it in this special English edition. The popularity of the circular economy is growing, but what does it have to Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Hotspot Scotland
Category: News/ArticlesZero Waste Scotland is delighted to announce that Scotland has been selected as this year’s host nation for Circular Economy Hotspot – a major international event and trade mission to showcase our nation’s progressive approach to developing a circular economy Read more [...]
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Zero Waste design and consultancy
Category: News/ArticlesWe provide zero waste design and consultancy for companies to set and reach their zero waste targets: for example for products, packaging and events.
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2018 Global Sustainability Film Awards
Category: Awards & FundingThe non-for-profit media organisation, tve, would like to invite business leaders engaged in sustainability in the Circular Economy Club to participate in tve’s annual Global Sustainability Film Awards. The Awards recognise businesses who are pioneering new solutions to sustainability challenges, Read more [...]
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Global Chemical Leasing Award 2018 – Aug. 15 Application Deadline
Category: Awards & FundingVIENNA—The Global Chemical Leasing Award ceremony will showcase the world’s best practices, innovative solutions and research related to the chemical leasing business model. The event, scheduled for Nov. 6 in Vienna, is a valuable opportunity for companies, researchers, academics and creative individuals Read more [...]
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Veolia and EIT RawMaterials Startup Village
Category: Awards & FundingVeolia and EIT RawMaterials drive their third startup campaign for startups in the field of circular economy. APPLY HERE! Our ambition is to accelerate the time to market of the innovative concepts through the support of EIT RawMaterials and Veolia Read more [...]
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Interactive Tool for learning about Circularity
Category: News/ArticlesThis is an Interacto Graphic! Join the discussion or start a new one. Just read-click-comment! ACCESS the interactive tool HERE.
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Project EFFECTIVE: Circular biobased fibers and films (H2020)
EFFECTIVE is a ground-breaking international R&R project, financed by the European Horizon 2020 programme, will begin in June 2018. The coordinator of the consortium is Aquafil Slovenia while Circular Change is leading all communication and dissemination activities. Introducing the EFFECTIVE project The consortium was awarded a Read more [...]
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Blue Patch Business Awards 2018!
Category: Awards & FundingWe are delighted to announce that the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards 2018 are now open. SMEs across the British Isles are invited to come forward and nominate themselves for one or more of the following categories: New Business Award: For new Read more [...]
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Zero-Waste Systems Engineering Overview
Category: Tools & MetricsSustainn helps you to design circular products and services from scratch through the Zero-Waste Systems Engineering process. Zero-Waste Systems Engineering is a structured process for the design and development of competitive, zero-waste and inclusive products, by means of the integration of Circular Economy concepts from the early stages of Read more [...]
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Circularity Canvas
Category: Tools & MetricsSustainn helps you to outline a Circular Business Model from scratch through the Circularity Canvas Methodology. It helps to take the first step to circularity and to conceive economical, social and environmentally sustainable business models. It aims to reduce the waste generation integrating Circular Economy and Cradle to Read more [...]
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5-step Circularity Assessment
Category: Tools & MetricsSustainn helps you to unveil all the potential Circular Economy-oriented business opportunities to improve the competitiveness of your company through a “5-step Circularity Assessment”. Circularity Assessment is oriented to maximize the efficiency in the use and exploitation of materials and resources, as Read more [...]
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EYELEVEL and ECOR Join Forces to Bring Circular Retail to Conscious Brands
Category: News/ArticlesOrganizations announce partnership in sustainability for the retail environment during Holland Circular Economy Week. [AMSTERDAM, NL] — EYELEVEL and ECOR have formed a strategic partnership around their shared vision to realize and co-create circular retail environment solutions. The announcement comes Read more [...]
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Constructing A Green Circular Society
Category: BooksBook: Constructing A Green Circular Society Edited by Munjur E. Moula; Jaana, Sorvari; Pekka, Oinas . Publisher: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland Printing house: Unigraphia Oy ISBN: 978-951-51-3111-9 (Paperback), 978-951-51-3112-6 (PDF) About book This book focuses on the comprehensive Read more [...]
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Slovenia – Roadmap Towards the Circular Economy in Slovenia
Category: StrategiesThe Roadmap was commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia. It was created as part of the activities of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia dr. Miro Read more [...]
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Paris – White Paper on the Circular Economy of Greater Paris
Category: StrategiesParis has adopted a plan for circular economy for 2017-2020, which has been elaborated based on 65 proposals made after a General Assembly on circular economy and included in a White paper on the circular economy of Greater Paris. These initiatives were thought as unifying Read more [...]
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Spain – Circular Spain 2030
Category: StrategiesThe Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment has opened the public information of the draft of the future Spanish Circular Economy Strategy, a document that includes an Action Plan (2018-2020) with 70 measures aimed at achieving a development Read more [...]
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Northern Irish Region – Circular Economy Strategy
Category: StrategiesDerry City and Strabane District Council, Northern Ireland, has approved a strategy developed by Eunomia aimed at developing a Zero Waste Circular Economy. The strategy is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, and brings together the principles of Zero Read more [...]
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Scotland – Making Things Last: A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland
Category: StrategiesThis strategy sets out our priorities for moving towards a more circular economy – where products and materials are kept in high-value use for as long as possible. It builds on Scotland‟s progress in the zero waste and resource efficiency Read more [...]
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Finland – Finnish road map to a circular economy 2016-2025
Category: StrategiesThe Finnish Roadmap to achieve a Circular Economy goal is to create a shared mindset in Finnish society to promote the circular economy and determine the most effective means to do it. The Roadmap focuses on 5 focus areas, topics that will Read more [...]
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Brussels – Regional plan for the circular economy, Brussels Capital Region
Category: StrategiesOn 10 March 2016, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region adopted the Brussels Regional Program for a Circular Economy 2016 – 2020 (BRPCE), with a budget of €12.8 million for the year 2016. The Brussels Regional Program for a Circular Read more [...]
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The Netherlands – A Circular Economy in the Netherlands by 2050
Category: StrategiesThe Government-wide programme for a Circular Economy is aimed at developing a circular economy in the Netherlands by 2050. Its ambition is to realise, together with a variety of stakeholders, an (interim) objective of a 50% reduction in the use of Read more [...]
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Italy – Towards a Model of Circular Economy for Italy
Category: Strategies“Towards a Model of Circular Economy for Italy – Overview and Strategic Framework” is a document that defines Italy’s strategic positioning on the issue in line with the commitments adopted under the Paris Agreement, UN Agenda 2030, G7 Communiqué and within Read more [...]
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Portugal – Leading the transition: a circular economy action plan for Portugal
Category: StrategiesPortugal already has a long history of policies to promote the efficient use of resources: in the management and valorization of specific waste streams, energy efficiency and green growth. This action plan is therefore not a beginning or an end: Read more [...]
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Catalonia – Promoting Green and Circular Economy in Catalonia
Category: StrategiesThe Strategy for Promoting Green and Circular Economy of the Government of Catalonia aims to foster sustainability as a strategic area to attain economic recovery, increase competitiveness, create jobs, and reduce environmental risks. This strategy is structured into key policies’ Read more [...]
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London – Circular Route Map
Category: StrategiesThis route map outlines a vision of a capital city thriving through the adoption of the principles of circular economy: an economy which keeps products, components and materials at their highest use and value at all times. It looks forward Read more [...]
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Garbage 31
About. Garbage 31 features best circular economy solutions for every piece of trash in a visually interactive and beautiful manner. Just type a word in the circle or drag 3D item from the pile and have all the information at Read more [...]
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The Little Book of Circular Economy in Cities
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Category: BooksWhat this little book tells you Cities are complex systems whose quality, efficiency and resilience cannot be addressed solely as economic issues.1 This little book has arisen out of work carried out as part of the Liveable Cities research programme. Read more [...]
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Inspiring Sustainability Podcast
Category: PodcastsInspiring Sustainability is an organisation to work with game changers: sustainable, low carbon, circular economy and cleantech start-ups and high growth enterprises, to tell their story and turn commercial potential into exponential reality. Visit the Podcasts in Inspiring Sustainability Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Perspectives Series
Category: PodcastsThe Circular Economy Perspectives Series is a compilation of essays, podcasts and videos from leaders in various industries embracing the circular economy in their approaches to business. This series is brought to you exclusively by CP Group. More information about CP Group Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Investment Fund
Category: Awards & FundingWe are investing £18 million as grant funding to small and medium sized enterprises who are helping to create a more circular economy. The Circular Economy Investment Fund is a funding opportunity for businesses and organisations in Scotland working in all Read more [...]
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How can small to medium-sized local businesses improve the legacy of major city events and conferences?
Category: Awards & FundingNew focus: What could a truly circular events space look like? We’ve kept the challenge fairly broad to include and encourage as many ideas as possible so far, and your contributions did not disappoint! We have also realised, however, that a Read more [...]
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Scottish Environment Business Awards
Category: Awards & FundingThe Circular Economy Award of the Vibes Awards (Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland)recognises businesses that can demonstrate a circular approach to material use and business function. Who can apply?: All categories with the exception of the Green Read more [...]
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Funding from Green Industries SA
Category: Awards & FundingGreen Industries SA provides funding for unlocking the potential of the circular economy, developing infrastructure to process and create new products from wastes, seed funding for new technologies, the commercialisation of research in South Australia and support for innovative start-up Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Thinking and Action at the University of Edinburgh
Category: ResearchResearchers and practitioners at the University of Edinburgh have been working together to identify how principles of the Circular Economy can be embedded in Research, Learning & Teaching and Operations at the University and have published a report on their Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Scotland
Category: ResearchRising resource risks and the growing recognition of the economic value being lost in waste have raised business interest in the circular economy. This analysis shows how Scotland could help to make its economy more circular, by assessing potential opportunities Read more [...]
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Circular economy in the energy industry
Category: ResearchCircular economy enables new business opportunities for the Finnish energy industry Finland strives for a global frontrunner position in circular economy. The energy industry is a significant player in creating a sustainable economic system: in addition to leading us towards Read more [...]
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The new big circle
Category: ResearchState of current circular trends and practices in companies Corporate leaders are increasingly seeing the business and societal value of strategies to re-use and recycle resources-and are moving toward what’s commonly known as a “circular economy.” This approach rethinks the traditional Read more [...]
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Ellen Macarthur Foundation Research Reports and Publications
Category: ResearchThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation was established in 2010 with the aim of accelerating the transition to the circular economy. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing the circular economy on the agenda of decision Read more [...]
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The Circularity Gap Report: Our World is Only 9% Circular
Category: ResearchOur world economy is only 9.1% circular, leaving a massive ‘Circularity Gap’. This alarming statistic is the main output of this first Circularity Gap Report, in which we launch a metric for the circular state of the planet. Taking the United Read more [...]
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Developing a Roadmap for the First Circular City: Amsterdam
Category: ResearchThe city of Amsterdam has made a major step in the transition to become one of the world’s first circular cities. Commissioned by the city, Circle Economy implemented its newly developed City Circle Scan to identify areas in which Amsterdam Read more [...]
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Towards the circular economy: Accelerating the scale-up across global supply chains
Category: ResearchIn this report, the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, with analytics provided by McKinsey & Company, acting as project adviser, joined forces to reconcile the concept of scaling a circular economy within the reality of a global Read more [...]
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Circular Advantage: Innovative Business Models and Technologies that Created Value
Category: ResearchThe report “Circular Advantage, Innovative Business models” published by Accenture shares five circular business models (Circular Supplies, Resource Recovery, Product Life Extension, Sharing Platforms and Product as a Service) and ten technologies—in particular ‘digital’ in the form of social media, Read more [...]
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Floow2
Category: Case studiesOur society is changing. Access to items is becoming more important than actually possessing them. We are currently in the midst of a transition to a circular and sharing economy in which we make more efficient use of everything we Read more [...]
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VanHulley’s Circular Case Study: Converting Shirts into Boxers
Category: Case studiesYou probably recognize this: a shirt, hanging in your closet. It is too dear to throw it away, but too worn out to wear it, maybe stained, maybe too small or even too large to wear… This is where Van Hulley can Read more [...]
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The World’s First Ink Made Out of Air Pollution: AIR-INK
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Category: Case studies“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant of their value.” Buckminster Fuller Fossil fuel based air pollution is rich in carbonaceous particulate matter. Anirudh Sharma is a researcher Read more [...]
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The Best App To Get Rid Of Stuff Sustainably
Category: Case studiesStuffstr increases the use and recirculation of the things we buy, helping people reduce clutter and keep things out of landfills. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company is a recognized leader in the global movement towards a circular economy and a Read more [...]
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A Zero Waste Shoe – FungalFutures
Category: Case studiesWith her project ‘Rethinking High Fashion Shoes’ Kristel Peters explores innovative methods and possibilities for shoemaking. She aims to trigger both the Fashion and the shoe industry to design future products, within the concept of circular economy. Shoes have Read more [...]
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Circular Fashion: Reverse Resources
Category: Case studiesCreating a new business logic for the textile industry ClimateLaunchpad finalist Reverse Resources won third prize in the 2015 National Final in Estonia and won entry into the Climate-KIC accelerator during our Grand Final. Soon afterwards they landed a €150k Read more [...]
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From Your Shoes To The Surface
Category: Case studiesFrom the rubber in a running track to the carpet padding beneath your feet, Nike Grind—a raw material made from recycled athletic shoes and Nike manufacturing scrap—is used in diverse surfaces. Nike Grind is bringing increased sustainability and performance feel Read more [...]
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Circular Fashion Example: Old Textiles into New Yarn
Category: Case studiesReblend turns old textiles into new yarn to create a fashion collection with positive impact. The Reblend team loves fashion & textiles. They say fashion “gives a a reflection of ourselves. We can use it to express what we like, who we Read more [...]
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Digital Technologies and Business Model Innovations for the Circular Economy
Most of the current production and consumption systems are linear, adopting a “take, make and dispose” model and thereby contributing to the depletion of natural resources. To achieve sustainable growth, firms need to shift from linear to circular economy models. Read more [...]
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Open Course in Engineering Design for a Circular Economy – TU Delft
Products and equipment all around us are made of materials: look around you and you will see phones, computers, cars, and buildings. We face challenges in securing the supply of materials and the impact this has on the planet. Innovative Read more [...]
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PhD in Supporting SMEs in the Circular Economy
The Circular Economy (CE) is based inter alia on sharing, leasing, reuse, repair, refurbishment and recycling, in an (almost) closed loop, which aims to retain the highest utility and value of products, components and materials at all times. The European Read more [...]
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C2C Center map
Category: Case studiesThe gateway for Cradle to Cradle knowledge, expertise and professionals The C2C-Centre is the springboard to anything you need to know on Cradle to Cradle. We connect knowledge, expertise and people on the practical application of the Cradle to Cradle Read more [...]
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Close the Loop – Circular Fashion directory
Category: Case studiesFlanders DC and Circular Flanders have developed a tool to guide fashion entrepreneurs through the basics of a more sustainable way of working. With this online platform we want to encourage the industry to steer clear of a linear system Read more [...]
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MarketPlace Hub
Category: Case studiesThe MarketplaceHUB is a tool for businesses and policymakers to establish a network of circular economy practitioners. It allows users to find a marketplace according to one’s location or by material category. The Hub also aims at facilitating knowledge exchange through case studies and encourages Read more [...]
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Circular Europe Network directory
Category: Case studiesThe Circular Europe Network directory is a gateway to best practices on circular economy from cities and regions. Browse the cases on the map and by category and check out CEN activities. ACR+ wants to support local and regional authorities in Read more [...]
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Business Europe directory
Category: Case studiesWhat is the industry platform about? The platform is a web tool managed by BusinessEurope and its national members that contributes to the EU’s agenda on circular economy. It continuously brings new examples of innovative ways in which industry, SMEs and other Read more [...]
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Global Scan Best Practices
Category: Case studiesAll over the world, a growing number of companies have started to develop and apply circular business models. Governments have good reasons to act as well: circular economy strengthens the economy by saving on valuable resources, stimulates innovation and offers Read more [...]
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Trento Verde
Category: Case studiesTrento Verde – a website where you can find the good practices of Renewable Municipalities of Legambiente.
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Storie de Economia Circular
Category: Case studies‘Italian Atlas of Circular Economy is an interactive web platform that records and recounts the experiences of the economic and associative realities engaged in applying, in Italy, the principles of the circular economy. It is a tool for sensitization, information Read more [...]
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Circular Cambridge
Category: Case studiesCircular Cambridge is inviting a large number of organisations and individuals to showcase their innovations or come up with their own events that minimise waste, promote sharing, swapping and reuse. There’s lots to do. You could run a clothes swap, create a local Read more [...]
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The Great Recovery
Category: Case studiesAt any point in a circular economy all materials (resource) hold their value. In our resources pages you will find a mine of information and insight to challenge your thinking and inspire you to new ways of doing. The Read more [...]
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Examples in Portugal
Category: Case studiesCONCEPT CIRCULAR ECONOMY consists of a regenerative and restorative economic model in which resources (materials, components, products, services) are managed in a way that preserves their value and usefulness for the longest possible period of time. In this way, the Read more [...]
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Nederland Circulair
Category: Case studiesCirculairondernemen.nl is the online community of the Netherlands Circular! This program encourages people and organisations to undertake circular business and to produce, consume, finance and organise more innovatively. In addition to the community, we also organise practical activities and offer Read more [...]
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Centre for Sustainability Circular Economy map
Category: Case studiesExplore current LDE CfS co-creation initiatives through our interactive Circular Economy Map which includes research, education, extra curricular activities, knowledge events, internship opportunities and so much more! On the Centre for Sustainability Circular Economy map you can find education, initiatives and other Read more [...]
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East Netherlands Map of initiatives
Category: Case studiesCIRCLES is looking for companies, researchers, students, residents’ initiatives and municipalities that are proud of their contribution to the circular economy. Does your company have an innovation to promote reuse, for example? Are you researching new business models? Have you developed a sharing Read more [...]
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Map of case studies in France
Category: Case studiesEconomiecirculaire.org allows you to discover, activate, share or carry out circular economy projects in business areas: mobility, energy, synergy, services, etc. Industrialists, consulting firms, companies. The collaborative platform aims to organize knowledge about the circular economy and mobilize those involved at Read more [...]
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Case studies France – Apur
Category: Case studiesLes Canaux, Centre for Solidarity-based and Innovating Economies, a City of Paris initiative, federates all economic key players who put solidarity and the protection of the planet at the heart of their project. The association acts as a catalyst, enabling Read more [...]
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Case studies in Auvergne – France
Category: Case studiesIn Auvergne-Rhône Alpes, the economic and energy transition of companies and regions is both a necessity and a real opportunity in terms of employment and resources, economic development, regional planning and sustainable development. In this context, the circular economy opens Read more [...]
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Finish case studies highlighted in Sitra Fund
Category: Case studiesOUR WORK The aim of our future-oriented work is to make Finland a successful pioneer in sustainable well-being. Read more about our themes. Carbon-neutral circular economy The way we live, travel, eat and do business is undergoing a radical change. Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Toolbox
Category: Tools & MetricsThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC), The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), and The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) have developed this web-based toolbox to help the private sector incorporate circularity into their core principles and business practices. Read more [...]
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Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): from Theory to Practical Application
Overview This short course will give you an introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) methods and how to apply them in real-life situations. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a rapidly evolving tool used to determine impacts of products or systems over a range Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Methodology: Practical Applications
Two-day course in Managing the commercial, policy and social dimensions of strategic planning for: Individuals intending to learn about the Circular Economy, including meaning, benefits and application. Professionals looking to deal effectively with the changing commercial, policy and social Read more [...]
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Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy – University of Bradford
Duration: 9 months – 6 years Attendance mode: Part-time Award: PG Certificate Suitable for international students Start date: January, July The Faculty of Management & Law of the University of Bradford have designed the Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy Postgraduate Certificate to provide a comprehensive and stimulating Read more [...]
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Green Building Certificate – Harvard Extension School
Build the knowledge and skills necessary to help communities design and develop more sustainable housing and transportation options. KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES Understand the tenets of green building, including water, energy, resource efficiency, and waste reduction. Implement greenhouse gas emission management principles, such as Read more [...]
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Sustainability Certificate – Harvard Extension School
With more than 7 billion people on the planet, climate change dominating the headlines, and growing scarcity of natural resources, there is a strong need for individuals and organizations to design and implement effective sustainability and environmental management solutions. Through this professional Read more [...]
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A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism
Acerca de este curso: Metals are present everywhere around us and are one of the major materials upon which our economies are built. Economic development is deeply coupled with the use of metals. During the 20th century, the variety of Read more [...]
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Circular Economy and New Fashion Businesses – online course at Slow Fashion Next – Spain
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Slow Fashion Next is a Sustainable Fashion Platform in Spain, which was born with the objective to show alternatives to the current fashion system, working in three fronts: to give visibility for designers, brands, companies, initiatives and other organizations who are Read more [...]
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Advanced Training in Circular Systems Design
This 4-week live program with Leyla Acaroglu will help you fill the gap between your desire to enact creative change and your ability to actually do it. This is an advanced level program with one-on-one mentorship in “How the hell do I Read more [...]
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Sustainable Products and the Circular Economy
Sustainable products can create financial and societal benefits for construction companies, building owners, and occupiers, as well as being crucial to supporting the environment in which we live. Knowing how to source, select and implement these products can be challenging. During this course discover Read more [...]
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ABIERTO Sostenibilidad ambiental de las organizaciones en la economía circular (Course in Spanish)
Todas la organizaciones tienen en su mano caminar hacia la sostenibilidad, participando en la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. En este curso se trabajan conceptos complejos como la sostenibilidad y se analiza en qué beneficia a las organizaciones Read more [...]
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Resource Environment and Circular Economy – Beijing University of Technology (course in Mandarin)
The online course focuses on the importance of circular economy to sustainable development. Different case studies have shown that the main constraints to sustainability are resource shortage and environmental pollution. The course analysed the different cases and technologies for resource Read more [...]
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with business, government and academia to build a framework for an economy that is restorative and regenerative by design. Our mission is accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Below you can find a sample of our Read more [...]
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System Reset Design and Technology for a Circular Economy
The activities in this collection, from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, are all designed to introduce the principles of the circular economy to students in secondary school. Before teaching the activities, it is recommended that teachers firstly introduce the concept of Read more [...]
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Circular Economy EdX
Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable society? Tackle the challenges in the transition towards a circular economy? In this course you will analyse what it takes to create a circular economy including sustainable supply chains. Circular economy Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Course – Three C Project
The course is aimed to everybody who works in education and wants to know more about circular economy. The course is integrated in the European project Three C Project. The course will run for 4 weeks, 1h course + 2 homework Read more [...]
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Designing ‘Cradle-2-Cradle’ Products – C2C
A free web-based course on practical concepts and strategies for regenerative and circular design. Get practical product design strategies to create Cradle to Cradle Certified products that support the circular economy with this FREE web-based education program. With approximately 2-hours of online Read more [...]
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Circular Economy Open Course – TU Delft
Our global society is not sustainable. At the same time, we want to sustain our economies and offer opportunities for a growing world population. This course is about providing solutions: a Circular Economy. The course is led by TU Delft and Read more [...]
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Technology Innovation and Management for a Circular Economy MSc
The transition towards a circular economy has been rapid over the last four years. This MSc provides industrial professionals, senior managers, and executives with the knowledge and skills to manage the transition of their organisation towards a circular economy. At a glance Start dateOctober Read more [...]
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Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy – Distance Learning MBA
Duration: 2 – 6 years Attendance mode: Part-time Award: Master in Business Administration Suitable for international students Start date: January, July We offer the world’s first and only MBA focused on the Circular Economy. This new economic model aims to: use resources and Read more [...]
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MSc in Moving Towards Sustainable Development with a Circular Economy – New Jersey, America
A linear “take-make-dispose” economy, which is the most popular economic models around the world, is largely wasteful because up to 90% of the raw materials used in the manufacturing process end up as waste even before the leaving the production Read more [...]
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MSc in Bio Inspired Innovation – Utrecht, Netherlands
Bio inspired design and science are used for innovations that support a transition to a sustainable, circular economy. The Master’s programme Bio Inspired Innovation (BII) offers a unique blend of knowledge and skill training that will support the search for and Read more [...]
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Master of Science in Industrial Ecology (IE)
The Master of Science in Industrial Ecology (IE) offers talented students from around the world the opportunity to enhance their expertise and work on the grand challenge of achieving global prosperity within planetary boundaries. What does this master’s programme Read more [...]
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MSc in Applied Circular Economy – Zaragoza, Spain
The master’s program in Applied Circular Economy, developed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Zaragoza and University of San Jorge, seeks to train professional experts who can give concrete and measurable answers to companies that want to innovate using circular economy Read more [...]
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MSc in Bioeconomy in the Circular Economy – Milano, Italy
The “Master Biocirce Program” offers an extensive training program for professionals interested in working within the bio-based goods and services industry using biological resources and bio-technological processes. It allows the professionals to go in depth in all the aspects related to the Read more [...]