Resources by: SaraA

What 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. To help in understanding more fully how a large UK Read more [...]

The 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 is available at www.cpgrp.com.  

New 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 more specific question could go a long way in framing Read more [...]

The 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 Team award are open to any* Scottish based business or Read more [...]

Green 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 companies. Funding from Green Industries SA is targeted to help Read more [...]

Researchers 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 findings.   The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability (SRS), Read more [...]

Rising 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 in three exemplar sectors, and developing these into a wider Read more [...]

Circular 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 a low-carbon energy system by replacing fossil-based fuels with renewable Read more [...]

State 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 “take- make- dispose” economic model, and envisions a new model that Read more [...]

Our 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 Nations’ Emissions Gap Report as inspiration, the Circularity Gap Report provides Read more [...]

The 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 can make the most significant, tangible progress in realising a Read more [...]

In 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 economy and complex multi-tier supply chains. The key objective is Read more [...]

The 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, cloud computing, analytics and mobility—are enabling speed and scale in Read more [...]

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. Circular economy refers to an industrial system that is “restorative Read more [...]

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 product design can help us find solutions to these challenges. Read more [...]

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 Commission’s 2015 Action Plan for the Circular Economy maps out Read more [...]