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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 Read more [...]

Organizations 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 [...]

Book: 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 [...]

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 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

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 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 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 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 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: 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’ 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 Read more [...]

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 [...]

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. Read more [...]

Inspiring 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 [...]

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 Read more [...]

We 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 [...]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

The 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 [...]

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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 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 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, 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 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 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, 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, 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 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 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 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 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. 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 Read more [...]

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As sleeping economic giants like India grow, the worry is they’ll take on the same bad habits as advanced countries. Alternatively, emerging economies could take on more “circular” approaches, according to a new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Read more [...]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

The Circular Design Guide is a collaboration between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO. The guide has been developed with input from leading businesses, over 400 students and specialist design institutions. The new tool includes 24 methods and a resource bank enabling change makers, entrepreneurial 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 Read more [...]

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation developed the Circular Economy Toolkit for Policymakers with the Danish Business Authority and Danish Environmental Protection Agency as key contributors to the pilot phase.   The report Delivering the circular economy: a toolkit for policymakers describes a step-by-step methodology and demonstrates its Read more [...]

Circular economy is a fast growing trend in municipalities around the world – but what are municipalities really doing to integrate the concept into their operations?   Based on a five month intensive research project, the report “Circular Economy in 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 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 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 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. 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 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, 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 Read more [...]

This podcast series presented by Colin Webster explores the recently published book A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy. Each programme features an interview with authors of the book’s chapters. These leading experts on architecture, agriculture, design, 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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  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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

The Circular Design Challenge, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and hosted by OpenIDEO, is calling upon a global community to submit ideas, innovations, and new technologies with the potential to transform the plastics economy.   As part of the New Plastics Economy Innovation 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 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 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 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 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 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’ 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 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 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 Read more [...]

The second book of the series A New Dynamic reflects on the necessity to develop a whole-system approach to re-think our economy. This edition brings together thought leaders who can see beyond the boundaries of their respective areas of expertise, 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more [...]

The circular economy requires our business ecosystems to consider all human and living systems. Taking action at the design phase under a systemic approach is the most efficient way to imagine and create sustainable business models, products, services and societies.  Available 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 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 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 Read more [...]