Resources by: CEC

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 is to map and promote Circular Economy Italian start-ups. If Read more [...]

At 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 who aim to become circular economy professionals and we are Read more [...]

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 today’s business world. The program includes three levels and accompanying Read more [...]

This 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 benefits for society. Data is already available to measure some Read more [...]

The 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 closing of energy, water and material loops, before 2025. Simultaneously, Read more [...]

On 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 full potential and waste is minimised. The transition holds significant Read more [...]

The 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 different type of economy, where we consume in moderation, where Read more [...]

The 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 the Municipality of Maribor and the wider urban area. The Read more [...]

Päijät-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 solutions Shared economy generates new consumption models and business opportunities Read more [...]

Greece’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 economy in a way that creates jobs, especially for women Read more [...]

This 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, Responsible Consumption and Production.   Having gone ‘zero to landfill’ Read more [...]

LONDON – 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 all Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal) and the Ibero-American Read more [...]

The 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 categories. The awards are designed to recognize and celebrate, on Read more [...]

RILA 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 students to one of these Grand Challenges impacting retail, sustainability Read more [...]

Global 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 might never use again – you rent it. Rather than Read more [...]

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, practical learning experience that champions collaboration, inspires innovation, and builds Read more [...]

Tips & 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 offer in practice? Even if organizations lack a sense of urgency Read more [...]

VIENNA—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 to receive recognition from the international community. The ceremony is intended Read more [...]

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We 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 businesses creating products or providing services (under 2 years old). Read more [...]

Sustainn 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 the design process. Circular products for the development of competitive Read more [...]

Sustainn 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 Cradle ®principles from the early business model conception stages. Circularity Read more [...]

Sustainn 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 well as to minimize and valorize the waste generated, obtaining economical, Read more [...]

The 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 Cerar, the coordinator of the Partnership for Green Economy of Read more [...]

Paris 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 work strategies in connection with metropolitan planning. This multiannual plan Read more [...]

The 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 model and more innovative, competitive and sustainable growth, minimizing the Read more [...]

Derry 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 Waste and the Circular Economy. The strategy aims both to Read more [...]

This 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 agendas. Issuing Authority: Scottish Government Publication date: February 2016 Contact william.hamilton@gov.scot

The 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 initially be used in advancing the circular economy in Finland. Read more [...]

On 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 Economy (BRPCE) has three general objectives: To transform environmental objectives Read more [...]

The 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 primary raw materials (minerals, fossil and metals) by 2030. It has Read more [...]

“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 EU. The document calls for a “change of paradigm” for Read more [...]

Portugal 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: it is a means, in constant evolution, and requires the Read more [...]

The 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’ areas for promoting green and circular economy: the generation of Read more [...]

This 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 to an alternative to the current linear economy – defined Read more [...]

Our 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 already have. We are now looking to share, lend/borrow and Read more [...]

You 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 help you out. You send your shirt (or blouse) to Read more [...]

“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 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who had the Read more [...]

Stuffstr 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 member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100.   The company delivers Read more [...]

With 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 a large environmental impact; every year we produce 21 billion pair Read more [...]

Creating 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 grant in the Global Change Award. Currently they’re running pilot Read more [...]

From 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 to world-class stadiums, local schools, innovative universities and even private Read more [...]

Reblend 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 are and what is important to us.” But it also Read more [...]

The 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 principles. This way, we aim to accelerate the transition to Read more [...]

Flanders 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 (take-make-waste) and to embrace a more circular approach instead (with Read more [...]

The 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 users to contribute to the website by submitting new marketplaces, Read more [...]

The 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 being ambitious on circular economy and will therefore support and Read more [...]

What 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 business add to the circular economy in Europe. At the Read more [...]

All 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 the promise of millions of new jobs. Given the importance Read more [...]

Trento Verde – a website where you can find the good practices of Renewable Municipalities of Legambiente.

‘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 and documentation aimed at all those who care about the Read more [...]

Circular 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 tool library, hold an upcycling workshop, take the circular challenge, Read more [...]

At 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 Great Recovery was a project by the RSA working with Innovate UK which ran Read more [...]

CONCEPT 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 productivity of resources is increased, natural capital is preserved as Read more [...]

Circulairondernemen.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 useful tools to help the business world ‘circular’.   On Read more [...]

Explore 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 projects around Circular Economy and resource efficiency in Leiden, Delft Read more [...]

CIRCLES 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 platform with colleagues or neighbors? Or do you have a story Read more [...]

Economiecirculaire.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 regional, national and international levels. It is aimed at all professionals Read more [...]

Les 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 people to meet and for synergies to form between the Read more [...]

In 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 the way to a more respectful model of people and Read more [...]

OUR 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. The new everyday life will be based on using services Read more [...]

The 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. The toolbox assists companies at any stage of the circular Read more [...]

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 of environmental and resource issues. Applying this method of assessment Read more [...]

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 dimensions of strategic planning, budgeting, investing, and coordinating interdepartmental or Read more [...]

 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 specialist course by tackling subjects including regenerative product design, new Read more [...]

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 emission reduction goals, accounting techniques and standards, and comprehensive emissions Read more [...]

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 graduate certificate, gain an advantage in the workplace, deepen your Read more [...]

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 metal applications in society grew rapidly. In addition to mass Read more [...]

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 creating positive social and environmental impacts – as example, through Read more [...]

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 do this?” You will get the knowledge, action toolkit, and Read more [...]

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 why the built environment needs to change its practices, what Read more [...]

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 ser sostenibles. Para ello se estudian diferentes herramientas que lasorganizaciones Read more [...]

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 circulation in Germany and Japan, and further concluded the possible Read more [...]

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 challenge The transition towards a circular economy is one of Read more [...]

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 per week, and will include access to the EMMA (European Read more [...]

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 content and resources, this course will challenge you to explore Read more [...]

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 co-created with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre Read more [...]

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 DurationTwo Years DeliveryTaught modules 40%, Group projects 20%, Individual project Read more [...]

 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 energy more effectively reuse products and materials deliver increased profit Read more [...]

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 line. In addition, 80% of goods manufactured are eventually thrown Read more [...]

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 development of circular business-models and bio inspired research & innovations. Read more [...]

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 entail? Industrial Ecology is an emerging scientific discipline that takes Read more [...]

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 as a competitive advantage & see sustainable development as an Read more [...]

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 production and marketing sides of bio-based products, whilst using the Read more [...]

The main purpose of the Master of Waste & Circular Economy Management is to raise new managerial figures with legislative, technical, and marketing skills, that may be beneficial not only the firm itself but also the environment. Managerial figures not necessarily to be employed in the waste market, but in Read more [...]

La circular economy è considerata la quarta rivoluzione industriale. Anche grazie a importanti cambiamenti normativi a livello comunitario, sta influenzando in maniera radicale i processi produttivi e distributivi nella parte prevalente dei settori economici. Comporta l’innovazione dei business model con riflessi su offerta e attività di progettazione, trasformazione e vendita. Read more [...]

The Master’s programme in Circular Economy is offered by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) on the Lahti Campus. Face-to-face contact instruction mainly consists of intensive periods in Lahti on Thursdays and Fridays, which is well suited for people already in the working world in Finland or abroad. Title: Master’s Programme Read more [...]

This Master’s programme aims to enable you to apply the ideas of circular economy and risk management into your professional work. You start the process with Designing new products and services by thinking about the whole life cycle and sustainability, from cradle-to-cradle. The accommodating the principles of circular economy to Read more [...]

AMIS, the Master’s Program in Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability  tackles the following themes – all of which are central themes of the EIT Raw Materials: -‘Substitution of critical or toxic materials in products and for optimized performance’ -‘Material chain optimization for end-of-life products’ -‘Product and services design for the circular Read more [...]

The SUMA master programmes aim to train tomorrow’s industrial engineers in collaborative work in a global world and gather some of the best educational programmes in the field of sustainable materials engineering in Europe. They stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership and focus on circular (eco)design, materials substitution, life cycle engineering and circular economy design, Read more [...]

The world’s first footwear recycling system was developed by a team of researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) at Loughborough. This footwear recycling system is able to recover different material streams from footwear including leather, foam, rubber, plastics, and textiles by using various fragmentation and Read more [...]

This project will involve the recovery of raw materials from bio-based waste. The focus may be on formulating new “degradation-on-demand” strategies for the hydrolysis of bio-based and biodegradable materials, such as polylactic acid, or investigating the recovery of natural catalysts, enzymes, and their subsequent employment in material processing. The aim Read more [...]

An opportunity has arisen for an outstanding Ph.D. student to join the REBEL (Resource Efficient Built Environment Laboratory) Group at Edinburgh Napier University to work at the interface between the circular economy and the built environment. The studentship will cover tuition fees, and a tax-free bursary for three years..   Read more [...]

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES), recently granted a four-year research program RUST within the context of the NWO program ‘Closed cycles – Transition to a circular economy’. RUST focuses on Re-USe of Treated effluent for agriculture, and is a collaboration between Wageningen Read more [...]

The Vrije Universiteit PhD programme caters to a curious, creative and critical global student body. As one of the Netherlands’ leading universities, Vrije Universiteit’s central objective is to help our students develop the skills and abilities needed to tackle critical challenges in science and society, and move their fields in Read more [...]

Every year a call for admission will be issued, stating the number of available positions and fellowships (including grants from private/public centers and/or companies). Some of the fellowships may be reserved to foreign and or to candidates working for one of the supporting companies. The selection process includes the evaluation Read more [...]

The Summer School brings together highly motivated PhD candidates from a variety  of disciplines to foster entrepreneurial thinking, increase their awareness regarding circular economy opportunities and provide  them with skills and tools to translate technological ideas into relevant and viable business initiatives.   The Challenge The goal of the programme is the Read more [...]

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other digital currencies have caused a financial frenzy. But they have also stimulated a very interesting discussion about their potential to change the very meaning of money, the business landscape and, finally, our world. I am very happy because this post starts a very important and potentially ground-breaking Read more [...]

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In order to enable the circularity of materials to either ecosystem, the ‘Cradle to Cradle’ principles encompass the following good design practices: Design all products, processes and objects so that after their initial use all materials can be fully re-used in a biological or technological cycle. Avoid hybrid material streams that Read more [...]

According the Imagine 2050 report, companies across three key industries are standing in a mine of wasted materials and energy worth $5 billion, and that is only in the UK. The report was developed by Veolia, a resource optimisation consultancy that operates across the globe. According to the report, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing Read more [...]

The Cradle-to-Cradle framework provides the principles to design eco-effective solutions on the basis of safer materials that can be perpetually cycle back to the technical or biological ecosystems. The technical ecosystem uses inorganic or synthetic man-made nutrients that can be used multiple times without loss of quality. The biological ecosystem uses materials Read more [...]

This report, produced by Technopolis  Group in consortium with Fraunhofer ISI,  Thinkstep and Wuppertal Institute, is a direct contribution to the Action Plan on Circular Economy which was adopted by the Commission on 5 December 2015. The package aimed to help European businesses and consumers make the transition to a stronger Read more [...]

Obsolete industrial parts supplier, EU Automation has published an industry guide for manufacturers interested in making their production method more sustainable by contributing to the circular economy. The circular economy focuses on keeping resources at their highest utility and value at all times. As well as minimising waste and energy Read more [...]

Have you ever felt exasperated by your colleague’s unwillingness to recycle? You are not alone. Fortunately, social scientists have developed an understanding of what it takes to make people change their habits. This is a quick review from findings from the Berkeley Office of Sustainability & Energy(University of California), designed to Read more [...]

Which materials are critical to the European Union? Identifying the critical materials to the European Union is critical. We also need to consider on what basis their criticality should be assessed and what are the implications of a material being identified as critical. The European Commission is in the process Read more [...]

How should we measure the performance of the circular economy? This is one of the critical questions in the circular economy, since its objectives are substantially different from those in the traditional linear economy. This is why EASAC recently commissioned a number of projects on the circular economy, and why the Read more [...]

New guidance released from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) allows architects and designers pursuing the Living Building Challenge (LBC) to incorporate Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Products and Material Health Certificate products into their projects. Circular Buildings, Step-by-Step of the Cradle to Cradle improvement process: Inventory: The manufacturer works with their assessor and supply chain Read more [...]

The report ‘Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the Circular Economy‘ illustrates opportunities for innovation and creativity across a spectrum of industries and sectors: it looks at how we manufacture and use electronics and advanced equipment, how we create our energy infrastructure, how we build and transform our buildings, and how we produce Read more [...]

A new study by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation — the US Chamber’s research arm, Trash to Treasure: Changing Waste Streams to Profits Streams, says companies are not accurately estimating, measuring and managing their waste streams, which means they are throwing away huge opportunities for profit and increased efficiency. Overall, Read more [...]

The report “Potential Circular Economy strategies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics” was conducted as part of a research initiative at the Harvard University Extension School faculty aide research program. The report provides an overview of the key areas where the Tokyo 2020 Olympics can promote sustainability. The recommendations are primarily Read more [...]

BSI have created a free to download Executive Briefing on BS 8001 Framework for implementing the principles of the circular economy in organizations – Guide.   This Executive Briefing is aimed at executives, decision-makers and senior managers. It provides a short overview of why the circular economy might be beneficial to organizations Read more [...]

Forum For The Future is an international non-profit working with business, government and civil society to solve complex sustainability challenges.   In partnership with Unilever, Forum for the Future have developed a toolkit identifying 10 circular business model archetypes. These archetypes distil their long-term research into circular business models and include case studies we Read more [...]

The Circular Economy Toolkit, developed by the University of Cambridge and the Institute for Manufacturing, provides free materials for companies to help create sustainable products, services and business models.   Read through the toolkit, complete the 5 minute opportunity assessment tool and run your own workshop to start creating more valuable and sustainable products and services.   With Read more [...]

The circularity indicators project was executed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation together with Granta Design. It has been co-funded by the LIFE financial instrument of the European Union. The objective of the Circularity Indicators Project is to provide indicators to estimate the circularity of products and businesses. The diagram below shows the material flows taken into account Read more [...]

Interest in the circular economy research has grown remarkably in recent years. Viewed as a concept by some, a framework by others, the circular economy is an alternative to a traditional take-make-dispose linear economy.   The Journal of Industrial Ecology recently published a Special Issue on Exploring the Circular Economy research. A circular economy Read more [...]

On this episode of the World Resources Institute Podcast, Stientje van Veldhoven joins Lawrence MacDonald to discuss the revolutionary idea of a circular economy, and its potential to reshape how we think about sustainable consumption. With a growing world population, rethinking how and what we consider waste will be key Read more [...]

Written by Didier Bourguignon, © fottoo / Fotolia Plastics are everywhere in our daily life: they are used in packaging, buildings, cars, electronics, agriculture, and other sectors. Plastics production is now 20 times higher than in the 1960s, and is forecast to almost quadruple by 2050. Although there are thousands Read more [...]

In this podcast, Circulate asks Jim Miller, Google’s Vice President of Global Operations, what the circular economy can do for Google.   This podcast was recorded as part of the 2016 Disruptive Innovation Festival that the Ellen MacArthur Foundation organises: thinkdif.co.  In this podcast you will learn how Google is undertaking circular economy Read more [...]

Starting from a simple sustainability podcast in 2015, The Green Exchange is fast-becoming a new-generation

Five leading businesses are the first brands and retailers to sign up to the European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP), a Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan which launched in May 2016. The first ECAP participants are brands and retailers Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Funded by EU LIFE, ECAP Read more [...]

The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7m from the EU budget to support Europe’s transition to a circular economy. The EU funding will spur additional investments leading to a total of €398.6m to be invested into 144 new projects in 23 Member States. The support comes from the Read more [...]

Zero Waste Scotland is investing European Regional Development Funds to help small and medium businesses (SMEs) be resource efficient and create a more circular economy. The fund aims to accelerate the development of business innovation, including support for developing new technologies and the infrastructure needed for a more circular economy which could mean sharing, Read more [...]

The circular economy is still a relatively new concept in the US market, but there are definite signs of business, large and small, buying into the idea and attempting to understand what it could mean for their models. A circular economy pilot, including by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Read more [...]

The Circular Economy for SMEs (CESME) project is a Europe-wide initiative created by the Business Development Centre in Denmark. It was established to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to future-proof their business in a green and more sustainable way. Timeline: 4 years. The project will see 10 partners from six Read more [...]

The C&A Foundation is looking for innovative ways to bridge the gap in the implementation of circular business models in companies at all levels of the apparel value chain. Their request for proposals closes February 18, 2018 and there is up to 300,000€ per proposal available. The Challenge  The global apparel sector is becoming more open to the Read more [...]

EIT RawMaterials aims to significantly enhance innovation rates in the raw materials sector through financial support as well as via network and collaboration activities. Each year they have an annual call for funding for the following topics: Upscaling projects: Developing/testing/demonstrating innovative technologies and products at (pre)-industrial scale. Networks of Infrastructure: Creating hubs of a Read more [...]

Private Finance for Energy Efficiency (PF4EE) instrument is a joint agreement between the EIB and the European Commission which aims to address the limited access to adequate and affordable commercial financing for energy efficiency investments. The instrument targets projects which support the implementation of National Energy Efficiency Action Plans or other Read more [...]

Britain’s largest independent Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) recycling and reuse company, Environcom, has won a prestigious business award in recognition of achieving the most comprehensive circular economic business model. In a modern world many items are deemed by consumers as “throwaway items” and as such, are replaced without Read more [...]

The Global Change Award is an innovation challenge, initiated by non-profit H&M Foundation in 2015. By catalyzing early innovations that can accelerate the shift from a linear to a circular fashion industry, the aim is to protect the planet and our living conditions. An expert panel annually selects five winners Read more [...]

Start-ups, students, research groups and career scientists from across the world are welcome to exploit the knowledge of chemistry and solve several real-life chemistry-related challenges.   AkzoNobel launches global chemicals start-up challenge: “Imagine Chemistry“ Imagine Chemistry, launched in conjunction with KPMG, aims to find new sustainable opportunities for AkzoNobel businesses. A dedicated online Read more [...]

In 2013, the Young Global Leaders (YGL) Circular Economy Taskforce from the World Economic Forum came together to build universal awareness amongst business leaders that the circular economy represents a wealth of business opportunities which can reduce costs, increase profits and future proof businesses in a world of depleting finite resources. Read more [...]

The Circulars award program, the world’s premier circular economy award program recognizing individuals and organizations making the circular economy a reality, is open for the 2018 entries until 30th Sep 2017. In the two years The Circulars has been running, the program has attracted over 400 entrants, from 36 countries. Last year, the Winner Read more [...]

To create a profitable company in the green economy, it needs more than just a good idea. Besides a lot of expertise and hard work, the support of partners during the foundation process is essential. This is where Green Alley comes into play.   For the fifth time the supporter of Read more [...]

The Global Change Award is an annual innovation circular fashion challenge – aiming to close the loop for fashion. They are looking for disruptive early stage ideas that add circularity throughout the whole value chain of the fashion industry – changing the way garments are designed and produced, shipped, bought, used and recycled. Each Read more [...]

In the search for genuinely sustainable building design and technology – designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative – we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history have evolved innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes that we can now Read more [...]

Humankind is itself a part of biodiversity in the world and our existence would be impossible without it. Quality of life, economic competitiveness, employment and security, all of these are based on this natural capital. Biodiversity is crucial to ‘ecosystem service’, the services that nature provides: climate regulation, water and Read more [...]

This book provides readers an in-depth understanding of the inner mechanisms and principles of the global supply chain. Authored by the Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum, it draws on a wealth of operational and managerial expertise in the global supply chain industry that Read more [...]

Upward trending and volatile materials and energy prices, difficult credit conditions and the myriad opportunities of the digital revolution are combining to make a circular economy the key value driver for the coming decades. A New Dynamic makes the contemporary case for a profound shift from throughput to ’roundput’, from Read more [...]

This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature s best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature taking advantage of evolution s 3.8 billion years of R&D Read more [...]

The Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows Where will prosperity come from in a global economy facing rising consumer demands, environmental challenges, volatile resource prices, and the end of easy credit? Ken Webster argues that our linear ‘take-make and dispose’ economy is a 19th century heritage adrift in the 21st Read more [...]

‘This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary Read more [...]

The construction industry operates within a linear economy of make, use, dispose. Buildings are stripped out and torn down with astonishing regularity while new buildings are constructed from hard-won virgin materials. But raw materials are becoming scarce, and the demands for them are exploiting fragile ecosystems, even as the global Read more [...]

Do you want to take action at work that will benefit you, your job and your community as much as it helps the environment? Lea Elliott’s Work Like Nature presents lessons from nature to help you make sense of sustainability and start making a difference. These ecosystem ideas are illustrated Read more [...]

In contrast to the linear “take–make–dispose” model of resource consumption, a new industrial model is proposed in the form of a circular economy. This model aims to optimize the use of resources and to reduce or eliminate waste, and is based on re–use, repair, ecodesign, industrial ecology, sustainable supply and Read more [...]

Bioremediation and Bioeconomy provides a common platform for scientists from various backgrounds to find sustainable solutions to environmental issues, including the ever-growing lack of water resources which are under immense pressure due to land degradation, pollution, population explosion, urbanization, and global economic development. In addition, large amounts of toxic waste have Read more [...]

From the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our lives. We are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history. Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital Read more [...]

Reduce, reuse, recycle’ urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart point out in this provocative, visionary book, this approach only perpetuates the one-way, ‘cradle to grave’ manufacturing model, dating to the Industrial Revolution, that Read more [...]

This book is about the mechanisms of wealth creation, or what we like to think of as evolutionary “progress.” The massive circular flow of goods and services between producers and consumers is not a perpetual motion machine; it has been dependent for the past 150 years on energy inputs from a Read more [...]

The term ‘Circular Economy’ is becoming familiar to an increasing number of businesses. It expresses an aspiration to get more value from resources and waste less, especially as resources come under a variety of pressures – price-driven, political and environmental. Delivering the circular economy can bring direct costs savings to Read more [...]

In the second half of the 20th century we got better at extracting the earth’s resources. Much better. So much better in fact, that for 40 years, despite demand for natural resources growing, the cost of those resources decreased. Not anymore. Since 2000, prices for the world’s natural resources have Read more [...]

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet— Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Meadows’ newly released manuscript, Thinking Read more [...]

The book describes two system innovations that will revolutionize the economy: 3D printing and biomaterials. 3D Printing holds the promise to manufacture on demand, locally and with less waste and energy. It may use a wide range of material types such as metals, ceramics, sand, synthetic materials such as plastics, and Read more [...]

The Biomimicry Resource Handbook: A Seed Bank of Best Practices contains over 250 pages of our most current biomimicry thinking, methodology, and tools for naturalizing biomimicry into the culture. We believe there is no better design partner than nature. But biomimicry is more than just looking at the shape of a flower Read more [...]

This book presents a detailed background to the circular economy in China, explores government measures to promote it in China’s market economy, and introduces the supporting laws and policies. The book goes on to describe, from a technology perspective, successful circular economy practices in sectors such as agriculture, iron and steel, Read more [...]

This book presents an in-depth study on and summary of the current practice and theories for the construction of eco-cities in China in the context of the country’s rapid urbanization. It argues that by 2020, 60% of China’s population will live in cities. And the evolution from “green cities” to “eco- Read more [...]

A new industrial revolution is slowly taking shape in the form of businesses that are learning to eliminate and prevent waste and do more with less in a bid to become more profitable and mitigate damage to the environment and society.  The terms used to describe these activities are sustainability (often defined as ‘the capacity Read more [...]

From the authors of “Cradle to Cradle,” we learn what’s next: The Upcycle. “The Upcycle” is the eagerly awaited follow-up to “Cradle to Cradle,” one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons gained from 10 years of putting the Cradle to Read more [...]

Products that Last starts where most books on product development end. From the perspective of designers and entrepreneurs, once a product has been designed, produced and sold, it disappears beyond the newness horizon. They are little aware of the opportunities that exist in the next product universe, where money is made from Read more [...]

Ken Webster, the author of “The Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows”, has worked with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since January 2010. He has a background in economics education and environmental issues. Webster calls himself a generalist and emphasises how everything is connected and thus the need for systems thinking. In Read more [...]

The book “Sustainability in Fashion: A Cradle to Upcycle Approach” explores different aspects and offers the most recent research in an easy to digest manner. More specifically it is a collection of academic articles outlining research regarding how sustainable fashion is impacting consumers and the industry. The book is a Read more [...]

This is the first book on circular economy in Portuguese initiatied by the Dutch Consulate in Rio de Janeiro with the aim to highlight the learnings gained through the knowledge exchange activities carried out in partnership with the industry federation and its members. The book has been developed by Beatriz Luz, the founder Read more [...]

This 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 from our current, linear model that has led to environmental Read more [...]

Tarapacá Circular® is an idea competition run by the Center for Innovation and Circular Economy (CIEC) and Tarapacá Labs. The organisations are launching the first call for open circular innovation focused on individuals with an idea or project that falls into the circular economy framework and attempts to solve existing challenges within the region.  The Read more [...]

From the authors of “Cradle to Cradle,” we learn what’s next: The Upcycle. “The Upcycle” is the eagerly awaited follow-up to “Cradle to Cradle,” one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons gained from 10 years of putting the Cradle to Read more [...]

This is the first book on circular economy in Portuguese initiatied by the Dutch Consulate in Rio de Janeiro with the aim to highlight the learnings gained through the knowledge exchange activities carried out in partnership with the industry federation and its members. The book has been developed by Beatriz Luz, the founder Read more [...]

Developed by the National Zero Waste Council, a cross-sector leadership initiative to advance waste prevention in Canada. The Council is taking action on the factors that drive waste generation to support a high quality of life, environmental sustainability and economic prosperity with less resource and energy consumption. This toolkit is a how-to Read more [...]

Throughout the past 5 years, the Dutch social enterprise Circle Economy discovered countless inspiring and innovative case studies, articles, and reports that highlight the circular economy in practice.   The company produced the Knowledge Hub, the go-to source for over 500 circular economy case studies and reports, in one place. Circle Economy invites anyone to search, Read more [...]

The Regional Government of Extremadura is working on a ‘Strategy for a Green and Circular Economy’ titled “Extremadura 2030”. The objective is to encourage the production of goods and services while reducing the consumption and waste of raw materials, water and energy sources, thus based on the principle of closing Read more [...]